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- December 15, 2010
Good for You to Kevin Schmiegel for helping veterans take the skills they learned in the military and get back into the workforce. Schmiegel is connecting service members with employers, and rebuilding the Jersey shore in the process. It's a win-win, because there are so many people in storm-ravaged areas who could use veterans' skills
READ MOREJ.K. Rowling has been stepping up her charity efforts. Most recently, she announced a $16M donation to Edinburgh University to fund a clinic for multiple sclerosis and neurodegenerative disease – and a new eBook version of her massively successful “Tales of Beedle the Bard” Harry Potter companion book, which has raised more than $28M for
READ MOREOf all the places where people express gratitude, the workplace is dead last, according to a survey conducted this year by the John Templeton Foundation, a nonprofit organization that sponsors research on gratitude and other topics. One reason for the lack of gratitude in the workplace is a widespread assumption among managers that setting tough goals
READ MOREWith science supporting the idea that being grateful is good for us, three personal stories illustrate the importance of the gift. Chicago Tribune, 11/17/2012
READ MOREIt's the biggest man-made epidemic in the United States: accidental death from prescription drug overdoses. A person dies every 19 minutes, on average, from an accidental prescription drug overdose. This is a problem that affects celebrities, returning veterans, and everyday people who get caught up in taking pain pills and other prescription drugs and eventually become
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