If an individual attends any local school board meeting, they are likely to leave afterward scratching their head wondering what they just witnessed, and odds are they will not be alone in their confusion. The subtle struggle for control of education pivots on diverse points of power, authority and control, and those who endeavor to […]
Energy Industry Sways Congress With Misleading Data
By Abrahm Lustgarten Want to listen to the story? Click here. Abrahm Lustgarten/ProPublica The two key arguments that the oil and gas industry is using to fight federal regulation of the natural gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing — that the costs would cripple their business and that state regulations are already strong — are […]
CRISIS MANAGEMENT – “FACTS AND ANALYSIS”
Crisis management Definition Crisis;- A crisis is a major, unpredictable event that threatens to harm an organization and its stakeholders. Although crisis events are unpredictable, they are not unexpected (Coombs, 1999). Crises can affect all segments of society – businesses, churches, educational institutions, families, non-profits and the government and are caused by a wide range […]
6 Unusual High-Paying Careers
American job titles and responsibilities are constantly morphing to suit the economic and cultural transitions of our madcap age. Euphemisms are often the way recruiters dress up old job titles to narrow the field to specialists. A "hash slinger" is now termed a "culinary resource professional." Kidding aside, today’s workers are often forced by marketplace […]
Mexican Trucks Will Continue To Roll Across the U.S.
The carnage on the roads that was expected by many when last year’s Bush administration pilot program allowed Mexican long-haul truckers to haul cargo into the U.S. has failed to materialize. That program allowed 100 Mexican trucking companies to freely haul cargo anywhere in the U.S. for a year instead of the 20-mile limit previously […]
Dirty Politics Tarnish Education in Tanzania
A recent students boycott at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) had finally and in a way that astounded most students, parents and well-wishers ended in disgrace after the Government imposed harsh measures on demonstrating students. The Government’s action has been interpreted by some critics as a way of suppressing the students’ grievances […]
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