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- December 15, 2010
A program called WATCH D.O.G.S., now active in more than 40 states, is increasing the number of male role models at schools across the nation by encouraging fathers to volunteer at least one day a year in several types of school activities. Watch the video to learn all about this important initiative! NBC Nightly News,
READ MOREColleges currently in the midst of freshman orientation are devoting large blocks of time persuading parents to stop hovering and let go. The Wall Street Journal, 7/25/2012
READ MOREMark Bertolini may not seem like your typical CEO. After a skiing accident nearly cost him his life, the Aetna Chief Executive decided to make some changes in his health routine that would promote his well-being. He later decided to offer the same healthy options to his employees.
READ MOREWhen Rick Warren of Saddleback Church realized that his church members (including himself) were too fat, he proposed to Dr. Mark Hyman that they work together on weight loss with small groups from the church, forming an incredible program. Their story is a great example of small communities doing something good and healthy. New York
READ MOREThis story is only now receiving national attention, but it happened last April. An electrical substation that powers Silicon Valley was knocked out after a sniper attack in which AK-47 assault weapons were reportedly used. It took almost a month to fully repair the station, and Jon Wellinghoff, who was chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at the time, is calling it “the most significant incident of domestic terrorism involving the grid that has ever occurred.”
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