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Find Out How to Make a Difference in the Careers of the Nex Generation of Professionals
Articles
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New Jersey Nets Help Out The Unemployed
Nets team president and chief executive Brett Yormark announced Tuesday that unemployed people in New Jersey would be able to receive free basketball tickets.
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Taking the Unemployment Office on the Road
These days in northern Ohio, an RV equipped with computer workstations and offices treks out to unemployed citizens to make job hunting easier.
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Some 691,000 US children went hungry last year, a 50% increase
Some 691,000 children went hungry in the US in 2007, an alarming rise of 50 percent over the previous year, Agriculture Department reported.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Gates Grants Aim to Help Low-Income Students Finish College
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced nearly $70 million in grants as part of an ambitious initiative: to double the number of low-income students.
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As the economy spirals downward, domestic abuse appears to be increasing around the region and the country, advocates and shelter officials say.
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US Hospitals Feel Debt, Credit Troubles
Gainesville's first community hospital has been on life support since the Shands Healthcare system in northern Florida bought it a dozen years ago.
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Tough Choices For America's Hungry
"Everything is high in sodium and trans fats ... and that's all we basically can afford. There's not enough assistance to eat healthy."
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Child Poverty 'Billions Needed'
An extra £4.2bn a year will have to be spent on tax credits if the government is to meet its target of halving child poverty, a report warns.
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Obama Signs Recovery And Reinvestment Act With Reinstated Support For The Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Smithsonian Institution have secured a small allotment of federal funding as part of the $787bn Recovery.
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Last night President Obama awakened "a renewed spirit of national service." The American Republic must now respond.
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Moroccan Graduates Face Bleak Prospects
Morocco has an unusual problem - the more educated you are, the harder it seems to be to get a job.
People
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Blog posts
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Updates from NextAid's Africa Projects
Dear NextAid Supporter, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and thank you for your ongoing support of NextAid. As a grassroots organization, we truly rely on the involvement an...
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Economic Fallout...Mothers do not lynch me...What is a Dad to do???
Today I was let go from my job at 9:30 AM. It was the first time to have such a situation occur in my life. Through no fault of my own my company decided to give up on the current expansion project...
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Russell Simmons Weighs In: Do The Right Thing -- Detroit
I was thrilled and inspired by President-Elect Obama's choice of Senator Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, a subject I blogged about on Global Grind in the face of stiff opposition from some ...
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Yesterday we wrote a short book about Autism and Health Care reform. 72 active participants and who knows how many watching from work, let their fingers do the talking. We typed over 524 comments d...
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Eco Maniac: Putting the 'Eco' in Economic Justice
As the campaign really gets rolling in the U.S., I find myself in the middle of discussions about issues — the environment, gay rights, women's rights, the war, health care and so on. While all of ...
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Reality Bites, Back to Work, and Autism Hurts
It is with a sad heart that I must tell you that I will not be able to be as prolific in my posts. Yesterday was a dose of reality. I started training to be a representative in the insurance and fi...
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What makes a person a person. Rambling thoughts from a Dad. Autism Support.
I often ponder how I would feel if I had the mental capabilities and were trapped inside a vessel that could not communicate. Too me it seems like it would be very frustrating. Trapped on a deserte...
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Last year, I wrote a blog posting about volunteerism. It's a topic I believe very deeply in and a practice that is a part of my own life so I want to take another look at it now that we have moved ...
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Congress is listening... but learn the truth about the Stimulus Bill and spread the word
1) Republican Governors don't want the Senate version of the Stimulus package - it eliminated most of the money they would use to pay teachers, provide health services, etc. 2) The money we have...
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On Friday, February 20, 2009, I was terminated by Wal-mart #0753 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. I was fired for policy violations that were far less than violations by other employees who are still employed...
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Change-Maker in Women's History: Dolores Huerta
From DoSomething.org When you hear about the movement for the rights of farm workers, the first mention is Cesar Chavez, but a woman, Dolores Huerta, was just as essential to the struggle as was...
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Our Dysfunctional Health Care System In The United States
The following are facts that are believed to exist regarding the present U.S. Health Care System. This may be why about 80 percent of U.S. citizens understandably want our health care system overha...
