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High-Demand Careers Offer $30 Per Hour for Economic Security
In just 60 minutes, you could earn enough to pay for a tank of gas, the cable bill, gym membership, or dinner out. Thirty dollars still covers some of life’s essential costs. Earn that much in just one hour on the job, and you have enough to build a comfortable life. The latest U.S. Census … Read more
10 Hot Positions for 2009
As the global economy continues to falter, job prospects for 2009 are expected to slow. But if you’re lucky enough to be in one of these top fields, your job future is still quite bright. Take a look at this list below and either thank your lucky stars that your job is already on it, … Read more
Genachowski Named as Obama’s FCC Choice
Julius Genachowski, a technology executive and former Federal Communications Commission official who worked for Barack Obama™s campaign, is the president-elect™s choice to lead the agency, a Democratic official said. As head of the body that regulates telephone, cable and broadcast companies, Genachowski will face pressure for action to expand Internet access and improve emergency wireless … Read more
OH NO! Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says –
ATLANTA ” Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report released Wednesday. Read more: Radio Facts Legacy 30th Anniversary Issue. Mississippi's rate was more than 60 percent higher than the national average in 2006, the U.S. Centers for Disease … Read more
Surge in Black Youth Homicides Raises Concerns
Radio Facts: The number of homicides involving black youths “? as victims and perpetrators “? surged by more than 30 percent from 2002 to 2007, even as…
Emerging Job Titles Reflect Economic and Cultural Change
American job titles and responsibilities are constantly morphing to suit the economic and cultural transitions of our madcap age. Euphemisms are often the way recruiters dress up old job titles to narrow the field to specialists. A “hash slinger” is now termed a “culinary resource professional.” Kidding aside, today’s workers are often forced by marketplace … Read more