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Older Adults as Community Assets, or Taking an Encore in Maine
Meredith Jones is President & CEO of the Maine Community Foundation, and a participant in the national Community Experience Partnership, an Atlantic grantee. Last week a member of U.S. Senator Susan Collins’ staff called to ask for my help. Senator Collins, who is the ranking…
Author: Community Experience Partnership
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Once Again a Senior, and Now What Are We Looking Forward To?
By Terry Kaelber Wednesday, August 21, is National Senior Citizens Day. Remember being a senior in high school or college? Figuring out what to do with our lives – identifying what was next – wasn’t easy. But there were resources available to help us understand…
Author: Terry Kaelber, Community Experience Partnership
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School Suspensions Lead to Nowhere Good: Commentary
Henninger High School hall monitor Shirley Doesey during a change of classes. Teachers say behavior is worse in city schools this year and the district isn’t doing enough about it. Meanwhile, study says district is suspending too many kids, and more black and Latino kids…
Author: Syracuse.com
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This Week’s Health Industry News
By DUFF WILSON One year ago this week, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. The anniversary will be marked by a series of events from proponents and opponents of the law who are still waging a pitched battle over…
Author: New York Times
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2009 Annual Letter from Bill Gates: U.S. Education
Original Source In his first annual letter, Bill Gates talks about his work at the foundation and speaks candidly about what has gone well, what hasn’t, and what we are learning along with our partners. 2009 Annual Letter from Bill Gates: U.S. Education I…
Author: Bill Gates Foundation
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Fewer Reported Entering U.S. Illegally
by GINGER THOMPSON The latest arrest figures from the Border Patrol and a report released on Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center indicate that fewer people are trying to enter the United States illegally and that the number living here without documents has declined. A…
Author: The New York Times
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Self-deportation program launched in Chicago
By SOPHIA TAREEN, The Associated Press CHICAGO – Federal immigration officials in Chicago and four other cities Tuesday launched a self-deportation program for immigrants who have evaded federal deportation orders and want to turn themselves in. The offer, which immigrants and immigrant rights advocates have…
Author: Associated Press