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Hidden Treasures
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Hidden Treasures

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by on Nov 10, 2014 in Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Evangelization, Featured, Live in Christ, Those in Need, Uncategorized
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Working with the ‘least’ among us in nursing homes Over the years, I have had some interesting and exciting professional experiences as an interviewer and a writer. But nothing quite compares to my time visiting people in nursing homes. I’ve lived in six states, visited a number of facilities, and my interest hasn’t waned. Sometimes […]

How Vulture Capitalism Endangers America's Elderly
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How Vulture Capitalism Endangers America’s Elderly

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by on Jan 20, 2012 in Featured, Law & Justice
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GOP presidential hopefuls – most notably Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry – have been attempting to derail Golden Boy Mitt Romney’s campaign momentum by attacking his background as a venture capitalist, deriding as “vulture capitalism” the practice of acquiring businesses through leveraged buyouts and attempting to increase their value through cutting costs, laying off workers and […]

Failing to Protect Our Own in America's Nursing Homes
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Failing to Protect Our Own in America’s Nursing Homes

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by on Mar 18, 2011 in The Economy
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“Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members”  Pearl S. Buck, My Several Worlds. In an economy that is increasingly calibrated for a two-person income, millions […]