Human Interest

Red Cross urges donors of all blood types to help maintain a diverse supply

(Sept. 25, 2017) — The American Red Cross urges eligible donors of all races and ethnicities to give blood to help ensure a diverse blood supply for patients in need.

Some blood types are unique to certain racial and ethnic groups, so a diverse blood supply is important to meeting the medical needs of an increasingly diverse patient population.

LeBron James No Rosa Parks

It took extraordinary courage for Rosa Parks to refuse to move to the back of the bus. LeBron James can just tweet his protests from his seat in first class.  

Not a Day Care

Dear Dave,

I graduated from college two years ago, and I have a good job making $60,000. I have about $10,000 in student loan debt, but my mom and dad have a real issue with their roof. It’s leaking in places to the point they have to set buckets around to catch the water, and I’ve gotten repair estimates of $3,000 to $5,000. They’re good, hard-working, blue collar folks, but they’re less fortunate financially and have more debt than I do. What should I do first — help them fix the roof or pay off my student loan debt?

Jordan

Dear Jordan,

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Is Car Ownership Becoming Obsolete? How the Membership Economy Is Disrupting Big Auto (and Pretty Much Every Other Industry Too!)
Industries everywhere are being shaken up by the rise of the Membership Economy.
The next industry to be affected? Big Auto. Business consultant and strategy expert
Robbie Kellman Baxter weighs in on how the automotive industry will be impacted
as more and more buyers choose an access model over ownership.

Have you ever had to stand up for something you believed in or had to stare down a bully? My parents did once and that experience shaped our family narrative. It made the Constitution feel intensely personal and very dear to us, but we are not the only ones. We want to share stories of five others who have inspired us with their love and knowledge of the Constitution and ask you to do the same. What does the Constitution mean to you? It seems like a perfect day to reflect. This article features 5 individual stories of people for whom Constitution Day really matters.

The Cadillac Tax will Force Utah's Working-Class to Pay More for Worse Insurance

There’s nothing worse than being tricked.  That’s exactly what the so-called “Cadillac tax” is: a deceptively named trick that will utterly destroy what is left of America’s private employer-based insurance market.  

Survey Says... Offshore Seismic is Safe
By Robert L. Bradley Jr.

Late last month, Delaware Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons released a statement opposing seismic surveying in the Atlantic Ocean. Their worry is that preparatory drilling work for oil and natural gas below the ocean floor would negatively impact marine life.

Their fears are unfounded. Atlantic drilling would create economic benefits at virtually no environmental cost.

Students Need an Escape from Public School Violence
By Lance T. Izumi

America's public schools are starting to resemble war zones.

Recently, a fistfight between two female students at an Alabama high school erupted into a campus-wide fracas that ended in gunfire.  A massive brawl at a North Carolina school resulted in multiple arrests.  And in San Diego, several teenage boys were rushed to the emergency room with stab wounds after a fight broke out.