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Waiting for Change?

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The following is a guest blog from Dr. Christina McCale, an author, a doctor and perhaps most of all... a person.    -- Sir Bacon There are many moments that are etched in the memories of most adults. Graduation. Birth of a child. Your wedding day. Buying your first house. But unfortunately for more than 12 million Americans , some of whom read this blog and share their stories here, another day that remains etched in our minds is the day our professional lives were upended. The day that part of our very identities were taken from us. It was the day that our jobs were taken from us. And unfortunately, for some 5.4 million  of those, one of the largest “segments” of the unemployed population are those who have been living the nightmare of unemployment for more than 6 months. My own personal descent into the living hell called unemployment started in the Spring of 2009 when I was passed over for not one but three different professorial jobs; jobs that I had spent nearly a ...
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Swift And Decisive

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The following is a guest blog from Lillian Swift, a writer from Northern Arizona University.     -- Sir Bacon Unemployment Benefits continue to be major issue in 2012 So many different families and individuals across the United States have been stricken with the perils of unemployment over the past few years. Aside from just the bottom line of losing money that provides, families have also been stricken with the perils of losing their benefits. This is when many turn to unemployment benefits to help get them through the tough times. With people facing long stretches of unemployment, many individuals have been forced to take a fight to the courts to battle for their unemployment benefits.  Capitol Hill will soon be facing a decision regarding a proposed extension of unemployment benefits. An alteration would certainly be welcome to the many who struggle looking for a new position during these tough economic times. However, until the people in Washington can make moves on ...
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Turning The Page: A New Journey

I was dreamin' when I wrote this Forgive me if it goes astray   -- Prince, 1999 I’ve been writing A blog since the beginning of the year. I’ve been waiting to write THIS blog for nearly 23 months. I could wax poetic and build up the drama for the next 900 words, but instead let me cut to the chase: MY JOURNEY THROUGH UNEMPLOYMENT IS OVER. I have been offered a job and gladly accepted it. I will begin working again on Monday. And I can’t wait. I’ve been waiting for something to happen For a week or a month or a year   -- Jackson Browne, Lives in the Balance For nearly two years, I have been part of a growing group that is just looking for a chance. A group of people who have been dealt a bad hand through no fault of their own. A group of people who just want to start life all over again. A group of people who have been kind enough to embrace me as they connect with my story. Connect with my story from across my street and across the globe. I am so excited and so humbled to be...
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Boulevard of a Broken Hand

There are certain moments that only a parent can appreciate. The first step. The first day of school. The first time your child talks back to you. There are other moments that only a parent can enjoy. Like being on a packed airplane and watching the panic that mom and dad go through trying to quiet a screaming child. As someone who has been there, done that, I hate to say it, but I love watching other parents scramble to diffuse that situation. And they try everything. Apple juice. Cheerios. Grey Goose. Whatever it takes. But the entire time, the show you get watching the crumbling parents is better than any $8 movie on the plane. There are about 37 million moments I would like to have back in my 13+ years of being a parent. I wish I was more attentive. I wish I was more loving. But most of all I wish I was most patient. I still do. A few days ago I was at my 11-year old son’s football practice. It was being held at a GIANT complex, where at least ten other teams were practicing at the...
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