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Consumer activism will be needed to help patients exercise their rights to personal health information.
A successful advocate knows that no matter the cause, organization, dedication and passion are necessary ingredients if the objective is to be realized.
THE student movement in Malaysia was once vibrant, independent and autonomous. “Mahasiswa jurubicara rakyat” was the students’ motto in the 1960s. However, the government enacted the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) in 1971 to restrict students’ freedom and their rising influence. Thereafter, the student movement suffered a decline. Despite that, student activism remains alive [...]
We all do it. I call it my “quiet time,” but however you put it- we all use the bathroom. I understand some of you don’t have time to change your daily routine or your lifestyle to help the planet.
South Africa has published a draft copy of an institutional shareholder code for responsible investing aimed at encouraging fund managers to disclose their voting records, Business Report said.
Next time you drive along the West Side Highway or walk along the Hudson River and see the beautiful greenway stretching between the waterfront and the roadway, think of Ross Graham, an 82-years young Chelsea resident who helped make Hudson River Park a reality.
Will Hanna wants to take his community activism to the state level. Hanna, 39, of Park Heights, is running for state delegate in the 40th District, which includes all or part of Charles Village, Hampden, Wyman Park, Remington, Woodberry, Old Goucher, Medfield, Hoes Heights, Keswick, the Homewood campus of Johns...
The North Platte Telegraph About 350,000 teens between the ages of 16 and 19 are treated in emergency rooms across the country after a motor vehicle crash and thousands of teens perish each year. More than half those deaths were due to teens not wearing their seatbelts.
Two Greenpeace activists will face possible jail terms in Japan on Monday for stealing a box of whale meat in a trial the environmental group says will test the country's limits on political activism.
The University Democrats hyped their first meeting of the semester Wednesday night with the Hollywood credentials of their guest speaker. Land Commissioner candidate Hector Uribe, who had a brief role in the Coen Brothers’ “No Country for Old Men,” gave a talk urging students to become actively involved in the fall elections. Uribe had only a minor role in the 2007 film, but winning the land ...
