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In reality, more than 1 in 10 seniors live in poverty, says new measure. What must older Americans really spend to buy the bare necessities? Much more than many policymakers and others realize, says a new initiative that aims to increase awareness about the number…

By Craig Johnstone THE State Government has moved to wind up the building funds associated with its Smart State agenda, confirming Premier Anna Bligh's determination to switch the policy's focus from ``bricks and mortar'' to people. Tucked away in this week's Budget is news that…

Policy proposals are worth checking out. Original Source By Chris Satullo Inquirer Columnist Conservatism's long heyday in national politics is grinding to an ugly halt. The demise may have been inevitable; cue in Eric Hoffer's oft-quoted line that every cause begins as a movement, turns…

The Google IPO event of the nonprofit world Original Source By Georgia Levenson Keohane If any good comes out of the misguided farm bill passed last month, it will be the recognition that Americans are hungry. Amidst the egregious agricultural subsidies, the bill earmarks billions…

Original Source The recent release of "Retooling for an Aging America" -- the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report warning that the nation's healthcare workforce is too small and unprepared for care for the aging population and calling for sweeping changes to avert this looming healthcare…

"Last century, when the economy was failing millions of Americans, President Franklin Roosevelt offered our people a New Deal. Today, millions of Americans are facing similar challenges in a rapidly changing world. In short, we need a New Deal for the New Economy." - Representative…

By Aaron Munzer President Peggy R. Williams announced last Friday that Ithaca College's first Capital Campaign has far surpassed its goal after raising $145 million - a sum that jumped after a last-minute gift of $25 million from the Atlantic Philanthropies. The college beat their…

Two new journalism scholarships established in honour of the late Irish Times journalist Mary Holland were presented at a reception in Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) yesterday evening. The awards are aimed at encouraging prospective students who are living in Ireland - but who were…

The Memory Box', produced by Atlantic Grantee Forum On Migrations and Communications, has won the audience prize for 'Best Irish Documentary Short' at the 'Stranger than Fiction' Film Festival, held at the Irish Film Institute September 13-16, 07. The film was also profiled on RTE,…

Tasmanian researchers are trying to solve one of world health's most perplexing problems Excerpt: The Menzies Research Institute is working in Vietnam to try to find out why the developing nation has such a high incidence of typically western-style diseases. Vietnam appears to have an…