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Make education an early priority in administration
Original Source By MIKE FEINBERG At the end of his stirring acceptance speech in Chicago on November 4, President-elect Barack Obama said that this is the time “to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids” and “to reclaim…
Author: Houston Chronicle
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Medical-legal partnerships: transforming health care
by Barry Zuckerman; Megan Sandel; Ellen Lawton; Samantha Morton Doctors, especially those who care for patients on low incomes, are frustrated that their patients’ health is adversely affected by social determinants. For those patients with an acute or chronic illness, social determinants undercut the effectiveness…
Author: The Lancet
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Brunner calls summit on vote
Local, state, national elections experts will discuss what worked, what needs repair by Mark Niquette Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner announced plans for a summit in Columbus to review the Nov. 4 election and recommend possible changes in Ohio’s voting process. The one-day summit, planned…
Author: The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
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How Much Longer Will Boomers Need to Work?
by Emily Brandon The typical American retires at age 63. Those fortunate few who have traditional pensions, retiree health insurance, and a fully loaded 401(k) will probably be fine. But if you haven’t saved enough to fund 30 years of retirement–and most baby boomers aren’t…
Author: USNEWS.com
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Effort Urges Seniors With Chronic Conditions To Change Habits
by George Lauer It’s like traffic school for chronic offenders. The “traffic” in this case is healthy habits — eating right, exercising, taking your meds. The chronic “offenders” are diabetes, arthritis and heart disease. The “school” is the pivotal part of a new statewide partnership…
Author: California Healthline
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President says children's wellbeing a major priority
by CARL O’BRIEN IRELAND HAS yet to realise the ambition of the 1916 Proclamation of Independence which pledged to cherish the children of the nation equally, President Mary McAleese said yesterday. Speaking at Tomorrow’s Children, a conference organised by Barnardos, she said that the well-being…
Author: The Irish Times
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Comcast gives big boost to Big Brothers Big Sisters
by MENSAH M. DEAN Comcast and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America announced yesterday that they have joined to launch a youth-mentoring program in Philadelphia and plan to expand it across the country. Besides the program, called Beyond School Walls, the three-year, $10 million partnership…
Author: The Philadelphia Daily News
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Keeping Obama's Campaign "Army" Mobilized as a Force for Change in Peacetime
Original Source by Gara LaMarche Speaking to tens of thousands of his supporters in Chicago’s Grant Park, President-elect Barack Obama said his smashing victory was not about him but about “you.” In his effort to unify, he meant all of America, but he also was…
Author: The Huffington Post
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A Moment for Progressive Change in America: How Can We Make the Most of It?
Now that we know that Barack Obama will take the office of President of the United States on January 20, the scenario planning that virtually all non-profits and philanthropies have been doing can kick into high gear. My e-mail inbox, and no doubt yours, is…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Democratic groups ready their agendas
Labor, health and other interests want a say. Party members debate whether to take a centrist course. by Janet Hook The nation’s capital woke up Wednesday to a political landscape upended by voters clamoring for change, delivering to Democrats more power than they have wielded…
Author: Los Angeles Times
