Every so often, we’ll see a report on CNN or Fox News or NBC about the hidden camera. You’ve seen the report. This time, let’s say it’s Chicago. There’s lots of news out of Chicago these days. The hidden camera zooms in on the 6 year old daughter of the reporter, who is sitting on the sidewalk, c
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01/14/2009
Ok, so there’s a headline you don’t see every day. However, with al of the “bad news” out there these days, this one really stood out. This is reprinted from The Washington Post on 12/7/08. So hardhats off to Jorge, The Cable Guy. Read on: By Matt Zapotosky Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, De
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01/14/2009
No, this isn’t my new weight since I started my own business. It’s also not my career batting average (although doing so would probably land me a job with the Washington Nationals). What is the 250? It’s the number of folks that Newport Enterprises has trained in CPR this year! 250 may or may not
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11/16/2008
Wow. There has been a lot of things that a lot of people have been stressed out about this year. I’m not saying that it’s not justified…we’ve all been through a lot. Some have been through more than others. In terms of the general public, we’ve seen the economy take a major nose dive. We’ve seen
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11/16/2008
Late last month, after volunteer EMT Tonya Mallard died in the crash of a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter transporting two teenagers from a car accident, people started asking me questions: “How come a volunteer was on that flight? You’re just backup, aren’t you?” they’d say. Or “It’s no
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11/16/2008
The economy is hurting just about everyone. Unless you had the foresight about 9 months ago to move all of your holdings out of stocks, bonds, and real estate and into some obscure (stable) currency, you’ve taken a beating. Companies are no different. In Loudoun County, Virginia, some companies h
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11/16/2008
During my almost ten years as a 911 responder, I have discovered that there are really two things that break my heart while on duty. Anyone who has kids, as I do, will probably understand that the first is almost any emergency involving a child. True, in the vast majority of pediatric 911 calls,
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11/16/2008