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July 24th, 2012
Written by Rita Cook in Focus on Health, Latest News with 0 Comments
All children’s vaccinations are important.That’s what Michael Marshall, MD, an independently practicing physician on the medical staff at Methodist Charlton Medical Center, specializing in pediatrics and internal medicine in Dallas, Texas, says.“The ones that are going to trip parents up the most this year are the relatively new requirements for the tetanus diphtheria, acellular pertussis, and...
July 23rd, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
The terrible shooting in Aurora, Colorado, claimed the lives of twelve people and wounded fifty-eight others, yet another ominous example of how violence and terrorist acts are seemingly becoming a part of life in America in historic proportions. What happened in a crowded theatre early Saturday morning in Colorado was unprecedented in the history of this nation.Such acts of violence appear to...
July 18th, 2012
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
Concrete sidewalks offer little inspiration for environmental awareness or creating a positive effect on race relations in a community. Their chief duty is for pedestrian transportation, and the maze design is not aesthetically pleasing or a respite from the city streets. A concrete wilderness is ideal to navigate through a confusing city, but these urban trails cannot connect all the needs of...
July 17th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
Amid all the negative campaigning between President Obama and Republican nominee hopeful, Mitt Romney, the partisan and non-partisan commentary, the Republican convention will soon take place in Florida. What will be the role of diversity, compassion, and inclusion?With the Tea Party’s emergence and influence on the Republican Party, it is a question worthy of serious consideration if not during...
July 16th, 2012
Written by Rita Rizzo in Eyes On The Enterprise, Latest News with 1 Comment
Is the mainstream American workplace unfriendly to the very poor? I contend that it is. What is my evidence? I am a consultant who facilitates training for hundreds of workforce development professionals annually. When I conduct my workshop entitled, “Helping the Poor Find and Keep a Job,” I hear the frustration expressed by those who attend. It seems that finding jobs for those who lack a work...
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