Now Is the Time for More Republican Presidential Debates Can it really be the end of the line for the 2012 Republican debates, just as the presidential primary season kicks into its final, crucial months? A long-scheduled March 19 joint appearance in Oregon now appears unlikely to materialize, and no further debates loom on the horizon.
NPR's Radio Boston Report Warns Of Threat Income Inequality May Pose For Massachusetts Economy A new report from the Boston Foundation warns that growing economic inequality remains the greatest threat to the region’s long-term prosperity. According to the report, released Wednesday, Bostonâs richest 20 percent earned more than half of the region’s income in 2010. The poorest 20 percent made just over 2 percent of the income.
Delegate System Gives Small States Outsize Clout at Convention One person, one vote is not a concept that either party pays much heed to when it comes to nominating candidates for president – as was vividly underscored Tuesday by the seemingly outsize number of delegates that were at stake in the Alabama and Mississippi Republican primaries.
The New Bird Flu Virus The confused and partisan attempts to evaluate the risks of the recently constructed influenza strains - and what to do about them once defined - reflect the complete absence of a strategy for dealing with a rapidly growing threat: the technology underlying these viral constructs is fast approaching a stage where pathogens capable of killing […]
U.S. News & World Report 7 Goofs to Avoid on a Thank-You Email Writing a well-crafted thank-you email following a job interview can give you a positive boost. It shows you’re an organized, courteous, eager, and savvy professional.
Examiner Avatars: the lactation consultants of the future? Though the very basic skills and science of breastfeeding have remained quite unchanged throughout history, other aspects of breastfeeding change throughout generations.
Frequent flyers may rejoice in new route swap For those who fly in and out of New York airports — fasten your seat belts for one of the biggest changes in recent memory.
Twins work for change in Kuwait In Kuwait, what is not talked about must be bad. So twin sisters at Northeastern University are trying to talk about something few in their country want to discuss: mental illness.
The Boston Herald MBTA calculator asks riders how to fix $161M budget gap Should Massachusetts General Hospital and the Museum of Fine Arts pay a fee to the MBTA for the “naming rightsâ of T stations bearing their landmark names? Should the debt-riddled agency freeze its employees” salaries for a year? Should Bay State drivers cough up an extra 2-cents-per gallon to help bail out the T?
Youth coaches go on offense against abuse When the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal broke at Pennsylvania State University last November, Al Perillo made a decision: Starting this year, all Pop Warner Football coaches in New England – not just head coaches, but assistants, too – will be required to learn what constitutes proper protocol.
CBS News Mass. panel backs school dropout age of 18 Massachusetts high school students would be required to stay in school until age 18 under a bill approved Thursday by a legislative panel hoping to reduce the number of students who drop out of school.
NECN Partnership aims to bring together world-class cities A program at Northeastern University aims to strengthen trade ties at a state and local level between cities across the globe.