A Bird in the Hand
Even the best prepared seniors enter retirement facing a dilemma: Is it possible to live on savings and investments, and have enough left over to pass on to the next generation?
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Healthcare Town Hall
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Green Bay. (Applause.) It’s good to see you. Thank you. It is great to be back in Green Bay. (Applause.) We are hoping that both the...
Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings to Begin July 13
Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama’s nominee to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, spent three consecutive days having one-on-one meetings with key Democratic and Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that must confirm her nomination before it goes before the full Senate.
Young Activists Honored At Apollo Theatre
More than 1,000 supporters gathered at Harlem’s Apollo Theater June 4 to honor five outstanding youth at the Do Something Awards “Sweet 16†annual celebration. The big winners of the evening were Marvelyn Brown, 25, an HIV/AIDS activist; Eric Glustrom, 24, the founder of Educate! which teaches leadership across Uganda; Maggie Doyne, 22, a human-rights activist who assists orphans and displaced children in Nepal; David Burstein, 20, a voting activist; and Darius Weems, 19, an advocate for disability rights and Duchene Muscular Dystrophy funding. Each of the nominees won $10,000 for their cause. Doyne won the $100,000 grand prize, which she plans to use toward building a school in Nepal.
Uh-Oh, I Can’t Repay My Student Loans
The parties are over, Thirsty Thursdays are a mere memory, and early morning wake-up calls have taken the place of 11:30 am classes. Life after college can be a bit jolting and the wretched specter of student loans don’t help to ease the transition, especially as a volatile economy has made the job search even more difficult for many recent graduates.