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Child care costs, accessibility and quality represent a critical challenge for families across America.  And an existential threat to a recovering economy, generally reliant on both parents working to sustain themselves and their families.  With federal supports given to this industry during the pandemic that have recently expired, early childhood centers–daycare, early learning and the … Read More Read More

Even if you’re not paying great attention to what’s happening to healthcare in your local community, the trends are hard to miss–hospital consolidations, the growth of out-patient facilities affiliated with the hospitals, and insurance company involvement in medical practices and pharmaceuticals, all of which drive up the cost and limit the choices in healthcare.  It’s … Read More Read More

A must hear and read for anyone interested in women’s basketball                                As podcasters go, I don’t generally insert myself into the story line like so many others do.  To me, it’s about the guest, their book or their expertise.  In the case of this story, I was right in the middle of helping to … Read More Read More

There is no silver bullet when it comes to fixing the crisis we have in providing affordable housing for those who need it.  You can look to rising demand with limited supply, foreign ownership of properties in desirable urban areas, restrictive zoning laws, the cost and regulation put on new construction or a myriad of … Read More Read More

It wasn’t so long ago that many political observers thought that the Democrats’ more centrist policies were being eclipsed by wild eyed progressives, like Sen. Bernie Sanders.  In 2020, Joe Biden was written off by many after losing in Iowa and New Hampshire, only to make a remarkable comeback in South Carolina which propelled him … Read More Read More

Many shelters and rescue groups have had a hard time finding canines for all the human who need and want them.  As social isolation grows, frayed relationships abound and despair about the human condition intensifies, we’ve begun to turn to dogs for companionship and unconditional love.  They never seem to disappoint in the way that … Read More Read More