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“Yelp” For Immigrants

Rachel Micah-Jones interned for Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey, and then worked on the Senate campaign of Oregon’s Ron Wyden, which stoked her interest in the law. While working in the Washington, D.C., public defender’s office, she saw that immigration laws ill-served her foreign-born clients. She began to think about combining her knowledge …

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Charles Schwab And Christine Curavo Make My Day

I want to share a SUPER great Charles Schwab customer service experience with Eric of Schwab Brokerage. What does Charles Schwab, CAREBOX™, @christinecuravo and new music Your Mother Said by Khemet McConville streaming on Spotify have to do with my stellar Charles Schwab customer service experience.? Last week I called customer service and was transferred …

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Earmilk – A Much Needed New Music Discovery Megaphone

Earmilk, an online music magazine,  is a much needed legitimate ”new music discovery” megaphone.  A great example is their recent spotlight on  “Your Mother Said” from artist Khemet McConville in an article by Malvika Padin and photo by Nolwen Cifuentes. As a result of their spotlight in addition to this new release I discovered other …

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Las Vegas Bets On Water Conservation

In contrast to cities like Phoenix and Los Angeles which get water from a number of sources Las Vegas gets 90% of its water from the Colorado River.  And while the city and many surrounding areas have been in denial for a long time seems “The City That Never Sleeps” is heeding the writing on …

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South Korea The Next Trending Digital Nomad Destination?

Well, that’s South Korea’s goal with their January 1, 2024 announcement of an enticing Digital Nomad Visa. The new visa allows digital nomads to stay up to 2 years. According to  BBC t this is a big change from foreigners only being eligible previously for a tourist visa, or a stay of less than 90 …

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Nashville Nonprofit Providing More Than Hope To The Formerly Incarcerated

According widely published data, as well as Project Return’s website, the United States makes up only 5% of the world’s total population but 25% of the world’s prison population. The  nonprofit describes incarceration as a growth industry in Tennessee, ranking 12th in the nation in terms of per capita incarceration – which they document grew …

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All Work And No Play Is Bad for Adult Well-being

What if I told you that there are findings indicating  play is a basic human need? Researchers are making the case that play is vital to our lives – even as adults. According to HelpGuide.org, we don’t need to make adult life all about work. Let me be clear. No,  a group of friends out …

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Are Vocational And Trade Schools Making A U.S. Comeback?

In the 1980’s there was a shift away from vocations and trades taught in U.S. schools and a push towards liberal arts. All this coincided with growth of  for-profit 4-year colleges literally becoming an industry and omnipresent  messaging as college being THE path to the “American Dream.” In contrast other countries and cultures have steadfastly …

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Helsinki-A City With No Homeless

That’s right, Helsinki Finland. According to Mat Trewern of BBC Radio Manchester, the city has used a groundbreaking program to virtually eradicate homelessness. According to the newscaster one thing that stands out as unusual at Helsinki’s central train station on a bitter cold night is that are no homeless sleeping…. And no one begging. And …

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