Career Advice
Oct 13, 2016
It has been a challenge for many baby boomers to embrace technology. I have friends who still resist using email, but at the same time they look forwa...
Career Advice
Sep 29, 2016
Boy, I’m going to miss those backyard barbecues and summer festivals. Every summer we rekindle old friendships and make a few new friends along the wa...
Career Advice
Sep 15, 2016
While completing my graduate studies, I developed a career seminar for families with children in high school. It was a group of six families, and all ...
Career Advice
Sep 01, 2016
My dad worked hard. No need to look over his shoulder or make a list of what needed to be done. Hire my dad and you could count on the job being done ...
Career Advice
Aug 18, 2016
Can you imagine anyone playing Rocky besides Sylvester Stallone? Neither can I. Marlon Brando is “The Godfather.” He was a success in many movies, but...
Career Advice
Aug 04, 2016
The summer months can be a tough time to find a job. If you live anywhere on the East Coast you realize that our summers are short. It’s basically a 1...
Career Advice
Jul 22, 2016
Nothing reflects the spirit of competition more than the Olympic trials. It’s all about making the team. The best athletes are focusing on the gold on...
Career Advice
Jun 23, 2016
My wife doesn’t really enjoy boxing, but she watched many of the Muhammad Ali documentaries. Like millions of people around the world, she appreciates...
Career Advice
May 26, 2016
Let’s think outside the box for minute. I’m constantly writing about how the job market has changed. Manufacturing jobs have been replaced by automati...
Career Advice
May 12, 2016
I’ve never been a big fan of labels. We have the Millennials, Generation X, Generation Y, and of course, Baby Boomers. I searched the Internet and cou...
Career Advice
Apr 28, 2016
I’ve never been a big fan of hypothetical questions in a job interview. Essentially, we’re asking someone to describe how he or she might respond, but...
Career Advice
Apr 14, 2016
Ask a professional athlete how they prepare for a big game, and they’ll tell you they begin several days before the event. Athletes start to get ready...
Career Advice
Mar 17, 2016
If not, don’t feel bad. A Gallup Poll survey found that 70 percent of people hate their jobs. A similar article in The Washington Post said that only ...
Career Advice
Mar 03, 2016
When someone offers me something for free I’m immediately suspicious. There’s got to be a catch. I love “The Profit” on CNBC because Marcus still does...
Career Advice
Feb 18, 2016
If you own a small company or manage a small department you may only hire one or two people a year. If hiring is something you do infrequently, you’ll...
Career Advice
Feb 04, 2016
For decades we’ve been telling adolescents why they need to stay in school but let’s be honest ... this approach hasn’t worked so well. I believe we n...
Career Advice
Jan 21, 2016
What is the best career advice you ever heard as a kid? Did it come from your parents, a teacher or a close friend? I’m sure my parents offered me som...
Career Advice
Jan 07, 2016
I’m not a gambling man, but I’m willing to bet that more than half of us have already broken our New Year’s resolutions. On one hand this makes me lau...
Career Advice
Dec 17, 2015
A good friend told me that my interviewing tips have been extremely helpful, but right now she’s having difficulty finding open positions. She regular...
Career Advice
Dec 03, 2015
I’ve been avoiding this topic for more than a year, but I think it’s time to recognize the elephant in the room. The gap between the “haves” and the “...
Nation & World
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Golf course managers have much more insight into which fungicides to use to suppress turfgrass diseases, such as the common and cost...
Business, PA State News
July 19, 2025
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Round the Square
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COSTS: Do you ever think of what it would be like to shop in a grocery store with 1945 prices, but with the money you have now? As we page through old...
Lifestyles
July 19, 2025
Dear Heloise: We make fresh fruit pops by freezing lemon-lime soda with different fresh fruits: pineapples, blueberries and watermelon. — Gaby E., in ...
Lifestyles
July 19, 2025
DEAR ABBY: After moving into a 55-plus community seven years ago, I became close friends with my neighbors, "Iris" and her husband. She was widowed fi...
