01. Why Tuesday’s Debate Went Terribly Wrong 02. Proud Boys Heard Trump’s Whistle 03. Just the Facts, Please 04. America’s Deadly Divorce from Science 05. Former Stuntman Takes You Behind the Scenes 06. Can We Eliminate Racism in the U.S.? 07. Flood Your Family (and Community) with Kindness 08. What Happens in Vegas … No […]
Archive | September, 2020
Avoid the Costliest Mistakes People Make with Medicare
By Carl on September 29, 2020 in Consumer Advice, Health, Fitness, Personal Finances, Problems Facing Our Nation, Senior Issues, Uncategorized
Every day, some 10,000 people enroll in Medicare, the federal government’s health insurance program for people 65 and over. And as they do so, thousands of baby boomers are making mistakes that can result in expensive penalties, hours of hassle, and even some unforeseen problems that can haunt them for the rest of their lives. […]
You Say It’s His 80th Birthday … John Lennon’s Legacy Lives on
October 9th is John Lennon’s birthday. It’s hard to “Imagine” what Lennon would be like as an 80-year-old. After all, he was only 40 when he was murdered by Mark David Chapman outside Lennon’s Manhattan apartment house 40 years ago. Whether Lennon would have been cranky or inspiring as a senior and what he might […]
Ringling Elephants Get New Home
The elephants from Ringling Brothers’ now-defunct circus have finally found a suitable home in Florida, thanks to Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter and his wife Kimbra. They will be relocated to the Walters’ 2500-acre conservation area. Chris DeRose is founder of the animal rights group Last Chance for Animals (LCA), the organization that led the charge that closed […]
09/29/20 RTIR Newsletter: GOP/Catholic Court Pipeline, Ringling Elephants, Medicaid Mistakes
01. Amy Coney Barrett Is an Inspired Choice 02. The GOP/Catholic Supreme Court Pipeline 03. Ringling Elephants Get New Home 04. Celebrate John Lennon’s 80th Birthday, Oct. 9 05. Eat this to Beat COVID-19 Stress 06. Survey: Millennials, the Least Tolerant Generation 07. From ‘Snowflake’ to ‘Nazi’ and ‘Racist’ – How Generalizing Isolates Us 08. […]
‘The Great Realization’— Easing Kids’ COVID Fears Worldwide
Millions of people around the globe have viewed Tomos Roberts’ touching video in which he reads his heartfelt poem “The Great Realization.” The hopeful tale for a post-COVID world became a viral sensation viewed tens of millions of times; covered by major media outlets from London’s Daily Mail to the Washington Post; and praised by […]
New Survey: Millennials, the Least Tolerant Generation
Their elders have been complaining for years about millennials. Now, research proves that this younger generation does indeed view the world — and their place in it — in a much, much different way than previous generations. A new report from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University identified three specific categories in which the […]
Legal Expert on Post-RBG Supreme Court
As the country mourns the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, invite Loyola Law professor and legal expert Stan Goldman to discuss Ginsburg’s legacy, who may take her place on the bench, and what that means for cases coming before the High Court. Stan Goldman has worked as a legal correspondent and analyst […]
09/24/20 RTIR Newsletter: Post-RBG Court, Tolerance, the Importance of Grandparents
01. Legal Expert on Post-RBG Supreme Court 02. Nat Geo DOCU: Inside a Migrant Caravan 03. Survey: Millennials, the Least Tolerant Generation 04. ‘The Great Realization’— Easing Kids’ COVID Fears Worldwide 05. Teen Entrepreneur Recruiting Election Workers 06. Gun Violence is On the Rise: How to Protect Yourself 07. How the Law of Unintended Consequences […]
Work from Anywhere is Here to Stay
Going back to work in an office is scary — and in most cases unnecessary. Work from home — or really work from anywhere — is here to stay for a huge number of former cubicle inhabitants. Companies have realized there’s no need to spend an average of $18,200 to house a worker in a […]