• Can parents share child-raising responsibilities equally?0

    Across the country, parents are struggling through what many of us thought would come easily: a modern, authentic split-down-the-middle approach to parenting. This approach may seem like it should be ideal, but, in practice, it's leading to unprecedented levels of stress and resentment. One father, Steve Majors, explains it well: “Experts suggest couples talk about

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  • The Last of the Human Freedoms0

    In this thoughtful commentary, Viral Mehta, of the Huffington Post, reflects on the importance of choice. She writes, "I distinctly remember my parents telling me to “introspect” after any significant mistakes I made… As I reflect now, I realize that the word literally means to look within, to really experience the effects of our choices,

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  • FDA: New rules will make food safer0

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens.  Yahoo! News, 1/5/2013

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  • In Georgia, a mission: Adopt a soldier0

    A Georgia woman has started a grassroots effort, drafting a volunteer army of citizen soldiers on a mission to let American forces serving in Afghanistan know that they are appreciated and that they are not alone. NBC Nightly News, 1/6/2013 

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  • Sen. Mark Kirk makes emotional return to Capitol Hill0

    Senator Mark Kirk, R-Ill., returned to Capitol Hill for the beginning of the 113th Congress, nearly one year after suffering a serious stroke. After having worked hard to recover, he enjoyed a moving welcome back to Congress amid cheers from his colleagues in the Senate. He climbed the steps of Capitol Hill determinedly and with bipartisan

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  • For Employee Wellbeing, Engagement Trumps Time Off0

    New research shows that employee engagement and workplace environment has more of an effect on employee wellbeing and happiness than vacation time or flextime policies do. Gallup Business Journal, January 2013

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