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Consider Whether to Take an Online Course at Community College 02/24/2015 07:00pm • For professionals who want to gain new workplace skills without the time investment of a degree program, online community college courses can provide an affordable and accessible option. Whether it's the best option, though, depends greatly on an employee's needs. Though experts say the way employ Pharmacy Deserts: Another Way Your Address May Affect Your Health 02/18/2015 07:00pm • You may have heard of food deserts -- communities that lack access to fresh produce and other healthy foods. Now researchers in Chicago have found another type of desert, one that could play a similarly significant role in U.S. health disparities. Pharmacy deserts are communities without access to 2016 Best Graduate Schools Rankings Coming Soon 02/16/2015 07:00pm • U.S. News will reveal new rankings of graduate schools for business, law, education, engineering and medicine on usnews.com March 10. As part of the 2016 Best Graduate Schools rankings, U.S. News will also rank master's programs in nursing based on both statistical and reputational data for the firs Obama signs veterans suicide prevention bill 02/12/2015 09:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Acknowledging the struggles of the nation's veterans, President Barack Obama on Thursday signed legislation intended to reduce a military suicide epidemic that is claiming lives by the day. "If you are hurting, know this. You are not forgotten," Obama said, addressing soldiers an 4 Ways to Invest in Baby Boomers 02/09/2015 07:00pm • For the moment, put aside your love affair with social media and forget the jokes about Viagra and adult diapers. Just consider that there might be a way to profit, not from the next new thing, but from the old, familiar baby boomers. More than 3 million baby boomers turned 65 in 2014. Another 3 m Backlash for 'Fifty Shades,' national group says film sends wrong message 02/06/2015 01:19pm • WASHINGTON - The D.C.-based National Center on Sexual Exploitation is calling for a boycott of the new movie "Fifty Shades of Grey," saying it glamorizes sexual violence. Based on the book series, which has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, ticket pre-sales are surging in advances of t 6 Reasons You Shouldn't Retire Early 02/04/2015 07:00pm • Early retirement is a dream for those who don't like their job. But as tempting as early retirement might be, it's not always the best option. Retiring early could obviously have a negative impact on your finances, but also on your social life and even your health. Here's why it's not always a good Online Degrees Can Give Government Employees a Career Boost 01/06/2015 07:00pm • For government employees, moving up the career ladder doesn't always just take hard work. In many cases, it takes a degree to land the coveted corner office. Fortunately, online education options offer career-boosting degrees that fit in around a day job."Given sweeping changes in government regul How to Get New Life Out of Your Old Activity Tracker 01/05/2015 07:00pm • Has your Fitbit lost its luster? Does your Nike FuelBand no longer give you butterflies? Do you find yourself checking out hotter, younger activity trackers and asking yourself where things went wrong? You're not alone. One in 10 American adults own an activity tracker, but about one-third abandon HBO's 'The Wire' now available in remastered HD 01/05/2015 04:00am • WASHINGTON - The Writers Guild of America recently voted "The Wire" as one of the ten best-written television shows of all time, joining "The Sopranos," "Seinfeld," "The Twilight Zone," "All in the Family," "M*A*S*H," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Mad Men," "Cheers" and "The West Wing." Of tho Unlocking the inner poet: How poetry helps people with dementia 12/31/2014 07:00am • People who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer's disease are constantly reminded of the things they may not remember -- from what time to take their medications, to what they once did to make a living, to who their own children are. It's hard to imagine what that must feel like, but one can surmis Washington's top 5 losers failed at politics or management 12/29/2014 03:08pm • You can't have winners without losers, and in 2014, some folks got run over at the intersection of business and politics. Here are five people who lost; some because they were lousy at politics, others because they were lousy at management. Eric Cantor The No. 2 Republican in the House should have w The 5 Most Common Health Insurance Exemptions -- and Who Qualifies 12/28/2014 07:00pm • If you didn't have health insurance this year, you could be on the hook for a penalty when you file 2014 taxes. And if you fail to sign up for insurance during the current open enrollment period, you'll also lock yourself into an even steeper fine for 2015. But what if you couldn't afford health i 6 food trends you need to know about for 2015 12/25/2014 07:00pm • December is always such a bittersweet month for me. We look back at the year that was and look forward to the year that's just around the corner. And in the midst of all the holiday merrymaking, I always carve out some time to think about the healthy foods and trends we'll be talking about in the co How Could America Get Its Medical Debt Problem in Check? 12/10/2014 07:00pm • American consumers are deep in debt, and the lion's share of it -- more than a third -- is medical debt. A recent study by personal finance website NerdWallet found that $21 billion in medical debt was collected from consumers in 2012, representing 38 percent of debt in collections. Unlike most t