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- December 15, 2010
Rather than throwing a huge bash and receiving lots of presents for her 16th birthday, Katie Whaley decided to do something different. She volunteered for 16 different organizations in her community. Whaley plans on dedicating her whole weekend toward volunteering for September 11th. September 8, 2011, USA Today
READ MOREThe times are challenging and the rules for how to find a job are changing, as Carolyn Kepcher points out with advice on what works to get work. NY Daily News, 9/8/2011
READ MOREFor many people, the end of summer brings dread. Psychologists say several major stressors come together this time of year, including fear of change, waning daylight and mourning for good times past. Melinda Beck explains on Lunch Break. The Wall Street Journal, 9/6/2011
READ MOREMany child development experts are worried that the lessons children are learning in school won’t help them to succeed. These experts believe that the constant growing emphasis on academic performance and test scores prevents children from developing important life skills like self-control, motivation, focus and resilience, which are better indicators of long-term success than earning
READ MOREFlorence Jones was working for Baseline Financial 10 years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center when planes piloted by terrorists plowed into the two towers in downtown Manhattan. Jones was on the 78th floor of the South Tower. ABC News invited Jones to tour ground zero last month from within the
READ MOREThis ABC News story details how the toxic mixture of chemicals in the air impacts the health of people who have been exposed to it. ABC News, 9/8/2011
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