News For, By and About People
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. My organization has been bought three different times in the last five years and I currently have three different bosses that I report to. The problem is every boss acts like they are my only manager. I cannot possibly get through the list of responsibilities they each give me every week. How do I avoid getting fired?
By Mark Miller
By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve written how you can save money this Christmas. If you follow those tips, you’ll make the people on your list quite happy. But if “happy” just isn’t good enough for the most special people in your life, you can give them a gift they will never forget.
The holidays are a perfect time to focus on family and friends, not food. It’s also an important time to move more and eat better.
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. Is incompetency the new normal? Every time I turn around at work, somebody is dropping the ball, making a mistake or just being plain being stupid. I am really tired of having to pay for everyone else’s mistakes. How can I stop having my job impacted by other people not doing their jobs?
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
The jobless rate for older workers isn’t as high as it is for the overall U.S. workforce. But older workers who do lose their jobs tend to remain jobless much longer than their younger counterparts-if they’re able to find work at all.
By Karla Robinson, MDBy Dr. Daneen Skube
By Karla Robinson, MD
Often times considered taboo, domestic and intimate partner violence continues to be on the rise in the Black community. Approximately, 1.5 million women are victims of physical abuse in this country and an estimated 1 in 4 women will experience some form of partner violence in their lifetime. Recent statistics on domestic violence demonstrate that he rates of abuse by intimate partners in the Black community is significantly higher than in any other group.