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Millennials spur capitalism with a conscience0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- April 2, 2013
Millennials are demanding capitalism with a conscience, and some of America's biggest brands are delivering. Good for You! to the founder of Panera Bread, Ron Schaich, who has created Panera Cares restaurants, where anyone can come to enjoy a meal. What's different about these particular restaurants is that customers pay whatever they can afford. The first Panera Cares opened in St. Louis
READ MOREMilitary Wife Magazine on NBC0
- Making a Positive Difference
- August 2, 2011
Being separated for long periods of time is a reality all too common for military families. As the wife of a military pilot, Babette Maxwell knows these feelings of loneliness and wanted to do something to help military families cope with the enormous stress the war in Afghanistan has placed on them. Though she has
READ MOREMiddle class struggles to get good financial advice0
- Planning for the Future
- May 11, 2013
It's not only the wealthy who can benefit from financial advisers. In fact, according to Sheryl Garrett, the founder and CEO of the Garrett Planning Network, a nationwide network of fee-only financial advisers who specialize in serving the middle class, "The financial planning decisions of middle income families are more critical than that of wealthier people, because
READ MOREMichaela DePrince: From War Orphan to Teen Ballerina0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- August 31, 2012
Sierra Leonean ballet dancer Michaela DePrince lost both of her parents at age three. She was adopted by an American couple and became a ballet dancer in the United States. DePrince made her professional debut last month in South Africa, and now her goal is to change traditionally held views about black ballet dancers. CNN,
READ MOREMichael J. Fox mines health issues for laughs0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- August 5, 2013
Michael J. Fox will play Mike Henry, who leaves his job as a news anchor after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, in the new NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show. The pilot episode of the show will address the disease the actor faces in real life, but the remaining episodes won’t necessarily keep Parkinson’s in the spotlight.
READ MOREMichael J. Fox looks past stem cells in search for Parkinson’s cure0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- May 22, 2012
Michael J. Fox, whose turn from Parkinson’s disease patient to scientific crusader made him one of the country’s most visible advocates for stem cell research, now says of the controversial therapy, "There have been some issues with stem cells, some problems along the way… Other avenues of research have grown and multiplied and become as
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