Not long after a devastating bomb attack on Jan. 11, 1969, U.S. Army Sgt. James Sursely laid in his hospital bed trying to think of football players who were missing two legs and an arm. None came to mind. Still, he has no regrets about volunteering to serve in Vietnam. Plans are meant to be altered For Sursely, high
Read moreJames Welty lives in a small town with a magnificent view. Florence, Ore., less than a half-mile from the Pacific Ocean and an hour west of Eugene, provides a wealth of activities to keep the 80-year-old busy. And sometimes, seemingly ordinary days keep him busier than expected. Recently, Welty was pulling into the parking lot of a local grocery store
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Mental illness affects one in five adults and costs U.S. employers upwards of $193 billion annually. Half of chronic mental illness begins before age 14; however, fewer than 20 percent of children with mental illness get the treatment they need. Yet cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and respiratory illnesses typically dominate healthcare conversations. That’s because for most people, mental health is not a watercooler conversation. It’s a stigma company leaders just don’t understand.
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You’ll be hard-pressed not to come across a mention of community. The intensification of racism and partisan volatility consistently spurs talk of divided and united communities.
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Though there isn’t consensus on the progress made since ’67, most agree long-simmering frustration with racial inequity catalyzed the rebellion.
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Too caught up in their own dysfunction, anxiety and drama, the Angell family doesn’t realize there’s a real monster just waiting to strike. Human and tender, “Wild Butterflies” touches on the emotional and financial issues that affect 2.7 million grandparents, 12 million single parents and 35 percent of American children.
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