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November 2012
Life on the Streets
As November, National Adoption Month, draws to a close, it seems appropriate to contemplate the challenges faced by the hundreds of thousands of children in foster care in the United…
The good news is that we are living longer
The 2010 census had some interesting things to say on the subject. First, more people were 65 years and over in 2010 – 40.3 million, with 13.1 million aged 75-84…
Stiff Penalties for Record Spill
On November 15, British Petroleum plead guilty to 14 criminal charges in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the worst environmental disasters…
Who is Ariel Grace Batungbacal?
There may still be a few people who cling to the old stereotype of Junior League members as women of a certain age who wear white gloves and pearls at…
So much to be grateful for…Thanksgiving in the United States
Thanksgiving in the United States is a time when we not only enjoy a bounty of good food and drink—and the company of those important to us—but also when we…
Before we all cook our turkeys…
It’s no surprise that Thanksgiving is next week. What you may not know is that this week – November 10-18 – is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Sponsored by…
Taking Their Seats at the Capitol
In the Wednesday-morning quarterbacking that followed last week’s elections in the U.S., one of the more significant outcomes barely earned a headline: more women than ever before have been sent…
What is the Junior League Disaster Fund?
It’s no secret that the Northeast was hit hard by Sandy – and many parts of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut are still reeling from the impact, more than…