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Bear’s Smokehouse Owners Raising Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour For Most Employees Jamie McDonald and Cheryl McDonald Co-Owner’s of the fast-growing Bear’s Smokehouse franchise, are planning to raise the minimum wage of all their “non-tip” employees to $15 an hour. The state’s minimum wage will rise from $9.60, to $10.10, as of Jan. 1. […]
First Advent, Now Epiphany ? What? First we celebrated Advent, the 40 day period leading up to Christmas, complete with frenzied shopping and partying. (BTW, it seems that the commercial “Christmas” season starts earlier every year. I saw Christmas in stores in early October this year!) Now we are celebrating the 12 days of Christmas, ending […]
Bad News: What Medicare DOESN’T Cover Medicare benefits extend to a lot of treatments and services, but not all of them. Discover what’s not covered, and learn the exceptions to the rules. The good news: Once you hit 65, Medicare covers many medical issues entirely, and others with just a few pre-requisites. The not-as-good news: Some […]
Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans, but public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people The U.S. public expresses a clear consensus on the contentious question of whether employers who have religious objections to contraception […]
Photo source: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/muhammad- ali Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American former heavyweight champion boxer and one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. An Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to capture the heavyweight title three times, Ali won 56 times in his 21-year professional career. Ali’s outspokenness on issues of race, […]
Environmental Racism Humankind has so much become one family that we cannot ensure our own security unless we ensure the security of all others.” – Bertrand Russell, from Simple Prosperity Why Is Environmental Racism an Issue of Faith? People of faith are called to care for all of our neighbors, regardless of their race, their […]
What Religions Are The 2016 Presidential Candidates? Republican And Democratic Faiths Explained BY JACKIE SALO @JACKIE_SALO on 02/22/16 AT 11:06 PM Tune in to a 2016 presidential-campaign rally, and it’s likely the candidate will be weaving religious beliefs into his or her speech. Among some of the candidates, faith appears to be a fundamental element not only […]
We Are Not Cured’: Obama Discusses Racism In America With Marc Maron EPISODE 613 JUNE 22, 2015 PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Marc welcomes the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to the garage for conversation about college, fitting in, race relations, gun violence, changing the status quo, disappointing your fans, comedians, fatherhood […]
We Have Bears in CT! Bears are coming out of hibernation and will begin to move around. If you live in an area where bears were seen last spring, be aware that they will probably be back. To avoid attracting bears the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says: Remove bird feeders from late […]
Frank Roswell Fuller Scholarship Fund Bank of America, Trustee c/o Trinity College Hartford, CT Origin of the Fuller Scholarship Fund Frank Roswell Fuller was born in Hartford on August 23, 1873, and attended local public schools. He went to New York City at the turn of the century and commenced a long and successful career in […]
Faith and the 2016 Campaign Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life The conventional wisdom in American politics has long been that someone who is not religious cannot be elected president of the United States. Most Americans have consistently said that it is important to them that the president have strong religious beliefs. And a […]
Interested in STEM, teens? Hartford Public Library has programs just for you! YOUmedia is where teens ages 13 to 19 go to Hang Out, Mess Around, and Geek Out! Tricia George, Director of YOUMedia & Teen Services, and Gabbie Barnes, Teen Librarian, spent the first week of January in Austin, Tex., meeting with other YOUmedia specialists […]