Who Will Win The Remote VS Office War?

There’s long been a disconnect between employers and employees regarding work-life balance. Well before WFH became an acronym we no longer needed to spell out, countless studies found that the lack of personal time was a major concern for the average worker. One particular study in 2015 – so, BC-19 (Before Covid-19) – found 67% of HR professionals thought their employees had work-life balance, while nearly half (47%) of employees felt they didn’t have enough time each work day to do personal activities. These days

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What’s our plan to stop China’s acquisition of America?

As I drove to baseball practice last week, the radio announced that President Biden may meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this fall, but not before Xi is reportedly welcomed with open arms by our increasingly estranged ally Saudi Arabia.  At practice, my first basemen complained that his new baseball bat, though bearing the logo of a revered American baseball bat manufacturer, had been manufactured in China with a bamboo center. My glove, bat, spikes and baseballs all said, “Made in China,” as did my jersey, baseball pants, hat, sunglasses and wrist bands. We e

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Texas mom reunites with kids after being hospitalized more than a year with COVID-19

Story at a glance A woman from Texas who spent over a year in a hospital with COVID-19 has been discharged. Jazmin Kirkland, 34, first became infected in August of 2021. The ordeal highlights the toll COVID-19 can take on healthy, young individuals.  Relaxed COVID-19

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What is DeSantis's 'Stop WOKE Act'?

A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary injunction that partially blocks officials in Florida from enforcing the state’s law against mandatory workplace trainings about race or sex that could make some people feel “guilt” or “anguish.” The law, known as the “Stop Woke Act,” where woke is used as an acronym for “Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees,” was designed to combat “woke indoctrination” in Florida businesses and schools by prohibiting instruction that could make some parties feel they bear “personal responsibility” for historic wrongdoings because of their race, sex or n

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Study shows almost half of fatal cancer cases linked to avoidable risk factors

Almost half of all cancers that lead to death can be attributed to risk factors that are avoidable, a new study found, with researchers advising that governments invest in supporting environments that minimize exposure to certain cancer risk factors. The study, which looked at cancer cases from 2019 and was published in The Lancet, found that 44 percent of cancer deaths were what researchers referred to as risk-attributable cance

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