County wants to help certain offenders clear their criminal records
Excerpted from a Bucks County Courier Times article by Damon C. Williams For some Bucks County residents, their debt to society isn’t truly paid even after they serve their time or meet the other qualifications of their sentence. Their criminal record follows them around for years, even decades. It can prevent them from getting a […]
The surprising key to combatting vaccine refusal
Excerpted from an article in The Atlantic by Derek Thompson Why wouldn’t someone want a COVID-19 vaccine? Staring at the raw numbers, it doesn’t seem like a hard choice. Thousands of people are dying of COVID-19 every day. Meanwhile, out of the 75,000 people who received a shot in the vaccine trials from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, […]
How can you support small businesses during the holidays?
Sure, Target, Walmart and Amazon are a huge part of the American economy. But don’t be fooled, small businesses make up over 90% of all businesses in the U.S. It’s not an easy road for the independent entrepreneur. According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses have around a 50% survival rate. And the road […]
Halloween amid COVID-19: You can lower the risks of trick-or-treating, if you’re creative
Excerpted from USA Today by Dr. Gavin Yamey and Melissa Kay As public health researchers with children who are very excited about Halloween — one with a son who turns 5 on Oct. 31, and the other with a daughter desperate to dress as Katy Perry (again) — we’ve been pondering whether there’s still a […]