The Obesity-Hunger Paradox The New York Times | WHEN most people think of hunger in America, the images that leap to mind are of ragged toddlers in Appalachia or rail-thin children in dingy apartments reaching for empty bottles of milk. Multimedia | Once, maybe. | But a recent survey found that the most severe hunger-related problems in the nat...
Summary Box: Obama Mulls Choices for Fed Vacancies The New York Times | Filed at 5:26 p.m. ET | RESHAPING THE FED: President Barack Obama needs to fill three vacancies at the Federal Reserve. Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, is his top pick to be vice chairman. | MAIN STREET'S PAIN: Yellen is considered a ''dove,'' meaning she favo...
Census, taxes and job preparation The Examiner | Job hunter searches online for work (Photo AP/Paul Sakuma) | | The U.S. Census Bureau still has job openings. Everyone should have received a census questionnaire or wi...
Good questions to ask when interviewing vocational agencies to serve your loved one The Examiner | As the parent of a child with a disability you face many challenges. One of the most daunting is what to do as he or she approaches the age of twenty one. As we have discussed in previous articles, your child may qualify for adult ...
A glimmer of hope for the unemployed who lost their benefits: MA job report The Examiner | Save Money: New Cobra Rules, Mass Health, the Commonwealth Connector, discount generic medications Thousands lose unemployment benefits while working part-time Thousands lose unemployment benefits; Kate fought the law and the law won Visit the stat...
Survey Shows March Madness May Improve Employee Morale The Examiner | No surprise: Bonuses still reign as top employee reward, survey says Survey: Adapting to new culture top concern when re-entering workforce Survey: Worker relationships with supervisors, colleagues remain strong Survey reveals employees’ most pri...
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Siemens moves power unit to NC, adds 825 jobs The Examiner Comments RALEIGH, N.C. (Map, News) - German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG is consolidating production of gas turbines for electric utilities in North Carolina to position itse...
Siemens Expanding NC Power Unit, Adding 825 Jobs The New York Times | Filed at 11:56 a.m. ET | RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG plans to add hundreds of jobs as it expands a North Carolina unit into a global productio...
San Francisco supes vote to extend smoking ban The Examiner Comments SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - San Francisco officials have moved one step closer to expanding the city's smoking ban to include numerous outdoor areas. | The board of superv...
Broadband update: FCC unleashes a Broadband speed test tool The Examiner | The need for speed seems to grow exponentially. Technology developments related to Broadband and Smart Grid mean speed is an ever more present and visible commodity.. Fortunately, the FCC is fueling an environment of transparency and openness that ...
How to engage employees in sustainability initiatives The Examiner | Image from flickr.com | Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area are a cradle of green and sustainability innovations. Research has shown that sustainability best practices call for companies to integrate sustainability into their business str...
Donald Trump and Bret Michaels face off on 'The Celebrity Apprentice' The Examiner | Donald Trump and Bret Michaels both know what it’s like to be the star of a reality show in which they eliminate contestants. Michaels (the lead singer of Poison) was the main attraction for "Rock of the Love With Bret Michaels," a ...
Obama unveils change for No Child Left Behind, how has Nebraska done under the current Act The Examiner | In his weekly radio address Saturday, Barack Obama unveiled his plan to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act with a proposed plan to be submitted Monday. Obama pledges a focus on preparing and retaining teachers as well as seeing an increase in numbers of college graduates nationwide. | | "Through this plan, we are setting an ambitio...
US cautious on removing nuclear arms from Europe Kansas City Star Virginia Mayo In this photo taken Wednesday, March 3, 2010, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a monthly press briefing at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Fogh Rasmussen said that "a hot issue like our nuclear posture" will be on the agenda at the April foreign ministers meeting, and that the alliance's "strategic concept", w...
