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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 7th, 2017 / Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Central Coast foster care system needs more families
By Jim Roberts I believe it goes without saying, it is far better for our communities to solve local needs rather than depend upon the government. Right now on the Central Coast there is a significant need to which our families and individuals need to rally to solve. To put it bluntly, there are not Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, March 31st, 2017 / Education, Latest news, Nonprofits, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Tri-county nonprofits need to adapt, innovate
By Charles Maxey and Linda Kimbrough Trump administration budget proposals should be sending early warning signals to the nation’s nonprofit organizations. The anticipated reductions in federal and, therefore, state spending will adversely impact many populations served by charitable organizations. At the same time, the need for services continues to rise. Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2014 study Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, March 31st, 2017 / Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Small Business, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Community programs should not be chopped
By Marsha Bailey If you don’t speak acronym, you may not know what a “CDBG” or a “CDFI” is. You’re even less likely to know how these federal government programs, both of which are on the chopping block, impact you and your community. The Community Development Block Grant Program is a U.S. Department of Housing Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, March 17th, 2017 / Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Workforce trends challenge for tri-county employers
By Vlad Vaiman To formulate and implement a meaningful talent management strategy in an organization, its top leaders need to understand current workforce trends. These include a rapidly aging population, increased workplace diversity, significant skill deficiencies and employees’ changing attitudes. The rapidly aging U.S. population is felt in virtually all occupations. Even though the overall Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, March 10th, 2017 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Gene technology raises ethical questions
By Frank Kalman A relatively obscure talk about genes was given at UC Santa Barbara recently by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, a researcher and clinical oncologist at Columbia University and author of a Pulitzer Prize winning book, the “Emperor of all Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.” It was, however, on par in terms of gravity with Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, March 3rd, 2017 / Latest news, Letters to the Editor, Opinion / Comments Off on Letter to the editor: Stop asking Trump to release tax returns
Dear Editor: When I read your commentary, “Time for Trump to release tax returns, explain Russian ties” (Feb. 17 issue), I couldn’t believe my eyes. The editor of a business-oriented periodical spouting left-wing conspiracy theories and repeating fake news. Let me start by sharing my opinion that President Trump is a friend of the workingman Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, March 3rd, 2017 / Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Fienup: At last, an end to the ‘New Normal’
By Matthew Fienup There is one clear lesson from the first 30 days of the Trump economy. The so-called “New Normal,” a belief in the inevitability of poor economic performance following the Great Recession, is now dead. I wish I could also say that a return to robust economic growth is just around the corner Read More →
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