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August 22nd, 2012
Written by Rita Cook in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
Gone are the days when Tequila was merely a party drink used as a means for teenagers and young adults to drink along with salt and lime. These days tequila is a cultured spirit with the brands and flavors as diverse as the people who now call this their after dinner drink of choice.
From the country of Mexico, tequila is produced by fermented juices from the Blue Agave plant, which, as noted by...
August 20th, 2012
Written by Russell Roberts in Latest News, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Mary Edwards Walker had the bad luck to be born a century too early. Throughout her lifetime, she received severe criticism for practicing medicine and fighting to achieve equal rights for women, things we take for granted today.
Born on November 26, 1832, on the family farm in Oswego, New York, Walker’s father Alvah, a freethinker and reformist, had a profound influence on her, particularly...
August 17th, 2012
Written by Cindy Ferraino in Common Ties That Bind, Latest News with 0 Comments
As the baby boomer generation, and this means parents ranging in age from 48-66 years old, including all races & ethnicities, begin inching their way toward retirement through a turbulent job market, their plans to bask in the glow of retirement are now clouded with the recent upswing in welcoming adult children back home. The adult children involved in this upswing are “the boomerang”...
August 16th, 2012
Written by Wendy Innes in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
The Amish are a group of people that most of us hear of, but not many people outside the Amish community know much about the structure of this society. While often treated as tourist attractions, the world could learn a lot from the Amish society, who are a devoutly religious group with strong values.
The Amish originated in the Anabaptist movement in Switzerland in the 1500s. In 1693, Jacob...
August 15th, 2012
Written by D. A. Barber in Cover Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
With Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz, on hand in Washington D.C., the Center for American Progress (CAP) released a study on August 8, 2012, that “takes a look into Latinos’ successes and challenges as one of the fastest-growing populations in the country.”
That report comes on the heals of CAP's Progress 2050 report released...
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