On Aug. 20, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Economic Opportunity Act, a centerpiece of his War on Poverty. Along with 10 other major programs, the act established a federal Job Corps program designed to increase the employability of young adults by “providing them with education, vocational training, [and] useful work experience.”
I’m sure the summer break will fly by faster than the drone my son Gideon has been maneuvering.
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 2.2 points in July to 93.7, the highest reading since February 2022. However, this is the 31st consecutive month below the 50-year average of 98. Inflation remains the top issue among small business owners, with 25% reporting it as the single most pressing issue in operating their business, up four points from June.
Sen. Bernie Sanders has sponsored a bill to mandate paid vacations for all employees.
Texas public schools received more than $19 billion in pandemic relief funds over the last four years, but that pipeline of cash will largely end on Sept. 30, The Texas Tribune reported.
Education, from pre-K through graduate and professional schools, serves the dual goals of truly opening opportunity to all and creating the workforce that will grow our advanced economy.
I got a new desk because my old one broke from me banging my head against it. That makes three this year.
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My aunt frequently cuts people out of her life for perceived slights – small, large and imagined. A few years ago, she got into a fight with my dad (her brother). Somehow, the rest of my family got cut out, too. Guilt by association, I guess.
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: During my entire 40-year marriage, I have wondered if my husband is bisexual. He met his friend “Ernie” around the same time he met me. My husband has always had female friends as well as Ernie. When he came home late, I’d accuse him of having affairs with his female coworkers.
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