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Bring it, 2016

01/1/1601/4/16
Anita Finlay
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2015 went by like a speed bump.

Is it that I just turned 57, so every year races by faster than the one before it? Is it the dense time suck of social media and the phone addiction I share … Read more...

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For The Love Of Pets

11/10/1511/10/15
Anita Finlay
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Recently, the Examiner reported the heartbreaking story of a ten year old pet lab that a family surrendered to a shelter. Thankfully, the press he got meant that a rescue organization took him for placement in a forever home. … Read more...

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The Lure of Comic-Con

07/16/1504/29/18
Anita Finlay
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Out of my element at Comic-Con 2015, where 250,000 movie fans, comic devotees and techno geeks gather, I had an expectation of being trampled in a sea of humanity.  Instead, I found enthusiastic, welcoming people whose entry badges were like … Read more...

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Working Too Hard May Be Hurting the Economy

06/17/1512/26/15
Anita Finlay
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The long-term dangers of over-demanding jobs aren’t just to employees.  Working too hard maybe hurting the employers too.

Americans are working longer hours with fewer vacations and greater stress, but employees are not the only ones who may suffer from … Read more...

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Some College Professors Among the Working Poor

06/4/1506/27/15
Anita Finlay
2

It was horrifying to learn some college professors among the working poor — approximately 25% of part-time college faculty receives one or more types of public assistance (Medicaid/CHIP, TANF, EITC, and/or SNAP) programs.

I have long had a stereotyped view … Read more...

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DARE WE SAY Cyber Conversations

04/7/1504/7/15
Linda Anselmi
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Cyber conversations seem like a rarity these days.

Despite our claims of staying connected on-line, too much of what we say on the internet is targeted at others.   We command, demand and cajole.   We make statements expressing our own views … Read more...

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