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Don’t Believe Everything You Read on Food Labels
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Howard v. Morehouse 3rd Annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic Ticket Sales Begin Friday
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10 Best Mother’s Day Gifts Ever
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Programs at Risk From Sequester Spending Cuts
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The Boston Bombers: Who Knew What When
Health & Wellness
Don’t Believe Everything You Read on Food Labels
Some seemingly healthy claims can mislead shoppers. Here’s how to spot the telltale signs of ‘leanwashing.’ By now, most of us are savvy enough to know that what we choose to eat really can make a difference in our health. So we’re naturally enticed by packaged foods that call out supposedly health-conscious features like “whole [...]
Community
Howard v. Morehouse 3rd Annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic Ticket Sales Begin Friday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rachel Mann Communications Specialist 202.238.2631 rachel.mann@howard.edu http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/ Teri Washington, Events DC (202) 494-5737 Howard v. Morehouse 3rd Annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic Ticket Sales Begin Friday Early bird tickets available for a limited time; Promotional room rates at Marriott properties for Classic weekend also begin Friday WASHINGTON (April 30, 2013) [...]
Arts & Culture
10 Best Mother’s Day Gifts Ever
Flowers are fine, but there are much more thoughtful and creative ways to honor Mom By Linda Bernstein | May 6, 2013 Another second-Sunday-in-May, another take-Mom-to-brunch-and-buy-her-flowers day, right? Not necessarily. You can make this holiday extra-special by doing something out of the ordinary. These 10 thoughtful and creative gift ideas will show your mom how [...]
News
Programs at Risk From Sequester Spending Cuts
Communities Prepare for Sequester Cuts to Staffing and Social Programs With no compromise in sight, communities across the country are bracing for sequester to kick in during the coming weeks. Ray Suarez looks at effects for workers and government programs at the state-level. Gene Grant of New Mexico PBS, Gretchen Frazee of WTIU and Flo [...]
News
The Boston Bombers: Who Knew What When
One of the most devastating revelations in the wake of 9/11 was that U.S. intelligence agencies had key pieces of information on the would-be hijackers — but didn’t share them with each other in time to prevent the attack. Since then, the U.S. has poured billions of dollars into federal and private-sector infrastructure to gather [...]
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Programs at Risk From Sequester Spending Cuts
Posted May 8, 2013 by Michael Cadenhead
Communities Prepare for Sequester Cuts to Staffing and Social Programs With no compromise in sight, communities across the country are bracing for sequester to kick in during the coming weeks. Ray Suarez looks at effects for workers and government programs at the state-level. Gene Grant of New Mexico PBS, Gretchen Frazee of WTIU and Flo [...]
Politics
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Big Bird: Fair or Fowl Play?
Posted October 12, 2012 by Michael Cadenhead
Two icons of PBS—Big Bird and Jim Lehrer—have received almost as much attention as Obama and Romney in the aftermath of the first presidential debate. How come? Was fowl play involved?Continue Big Bird: Fair or Fowl Play? By Michael Getler OCTOBER 11, 2012 * Ombudsman’s Note: This posting was updated on Friday, Oct. 12, to [...]
Health & Wellness
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How the Medicaid Expansion Could Impact Your State
Posted July 9, 2012 by Michael Cadenhead
It was a seemingly simple concept. The United States would inch closer to universal health care by expanding the Medicaid program to about 17 million low-income people. The federal government would pick up 100 percent of the tab for the expansion and force states to pay for 10 percent of the cost a few years [...]
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ENCORE Screening: Watch ‘More Than A Month’
Posted February 28, 2013 by Michael Cadenhead
More Than A Month Encore! Programming: Filmmaker Shukree Tilghman proposes whether it’s time to end Black History Month in his film, “More Than a Month.” Available until March 3, 2013. Watch More Than a Month on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.
Education
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Are HBCUs Relevant?! : Let’s Talk Education, Watch Full Episode
Posted December 13, 2012 by Michael Cadenhead
WHUT, serving the Washington DC area, has launched their Fall season of Let’s Talk Education. Let’s Talk Education is a half-hour roundtable discussion on issues facing today’s educational system. Hosted by Molette Green, guests range from educators and administrators, to authors, philosophers, newsmakers and community organizational members whose works offer insights into local education. Watch [...]
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