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National Hispanic Heritage Month

The contributions Hispanic business owners have made to entrepreneurship in the U.S. are indispensable. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, there are about 350,000 Hispanic-owned employer businesses across the U.S with an estimated $463.3 billion in annual receipts, ...

You’ve got this! You can do this! You’re doing a really great job!

You don’t know what you’re capable of handling on your own until you no longer have a choice in the matter and handling it on your own is the only option. Youngest Brother recently experienced this firsthand and has lived to tell the tale. While playing games online with his friends one ...

Used holiday greeting cards destined to deliver messages twice

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common”-Ralph Waldo Emerson. The poet’s message featured in an inspirational greeting card is likely one which might be saved along with cards expressing love, admiration, gratitude, joy, celebration, encouragement, and ...

Looking ahead to the new general court

The state primary and Veto Day in the same week puts lots of things into perspective. With Veto Day two days after the state primary election, a number of lawmakers attending Thursday’s final session of the 2021-2022 term will not be back for many reasons, including being voted out in ...

Sleeping out to support a stronger safety net

There are a lot of things coming together at the same time this fall at United Way. Right on the heels of our annual “United We Sleep Event” is our Tri-Annual Community Investment process. I think of this as a unique opportunity for us to talk about the great importance of working together ...