Published: October 23, 2008
Selina and Anthony Hames are working hard to get their GED’s, after Anthony’s job cut back his hours they say it’s the only way they’ll be able to provide for their family.
Anthony says, “I was five days a week now it is two days a week. We are pretty much just scraping it is putting a toll on the family a lot.”
They make 500 dollars a month and they say that’s not enough,especially Read the rest of this entry »
If Gov. Kathleen Sebelius becomes President Barack Obama’s secretary of health and human services, she’ll be running into the toughest thicket of American politics — national health-care reform.
Is she tough enough to break through?
Her record in Kansas suggests that despite several attempts to broaden health insurance coverage, especially for children, she fell short primarily because of Republican opposition.
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NEW YORK — Cynthia Casey’s husband was in the hospital with a failing liver when she was laid off in September, stranding the family without health insurance.
Medical bills were piling up. She had two teenagers to feed and a weekly unemployment check of less than $300.
“The bills just were not getting paid,” said Casey, a 50-year-old resident of Pompano Beach, Fla., who until recently worked as an accounts payable supervisor.
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Working out is no fun. Just getting motivated enough to drive to the gym can be a struggle. But as a former active person I can appreciate the rewards of a good run. Feeling the weight of “good old father time” I broke down and committed myself to a three-month gym membership.
Whether it’s for the sake of New Year traditions, an epiphany or a simple vanity, January seems to be the hot month for many people to join a gym.
But with the current state Read the rest of this entry »
England squad members could be among a list of 30 players who will be tested
regularly for drugs in a new clampdown. They will be tested at least five
times a year — including during the close season — in addition to random
post-match tests.
The chosen players will have to keep UK Sport officials informed of their
whereabouts for at least an hour each day and any who are not at the
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tightens its grip, a growing number of Americans are finding themselves unemployed — and uninsured.
For each percentage-point increase in the unemployment rate, another 1.1 million people lose their health coverage, according to research by health policy nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation. (Considering that the unemployment rate is up 1.7 percentage points since this time last year, that’s a large pool of people hoping not to get sick.)
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As a recession closes in on Northwest Florida, empty storefronts are becoming an increasingly routine part of the local landscape.
But while some businesses fail, others find a foothold during tough times.
Dollar stores, large discount retailers and folks who offer needed services at competitive prices survive and even thrive, says a local economic expert.
So do certain businesses that offer services indispensable during troubled times.
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10:39 PM CST on Sunday, February 15, 2009
RICHARDSON – Jodie Gee hadn’t had a checkup in years. No need. She had been perfectly healthy.
But after persistent urging from her sister, she went for a routine physical last October. A couple of weeks later, she found out she had severe aplastic anemia, a rare bone marrow disorder that can be fatal.
Gee, 34 and a mother of two, now waits for a lifesaving bone marrow Read the rest of this entry »
Fitness clubs are facing weighty challenges as consumers tighten budgets and trim discretionary spending.
Attrition rates are rising, forcing clubs to offer steep introductory discounts and spend more on advertising and marketing. Some smaller clubs have folded.
“When somebody looks at that Visa statement and they know that times are tougher, they’re making a decision a little bit quicker to leave the club if they’re not utilizing it,” said Michael Read the rest of this entry »
Opening a new business is always a gamble, even in the best of times.
But imagine swinging your doors open to the public at the height of an economic recession.
At a time when many construction projects are being torpedoed by what is being described as the worst financial storm in decades, Life Time Fitness is opening not one, but two, mammoth health and fitness clubs in North Jersey — one in Florham Park, and another scheduled to open in late Read the rest of this entry »