Persons, places and things: We need to build community

I was speaking at a conference on how to end human trafficking. Every single speaker there -- from FBI agents, to Pentagon military people, to professors studying the issue and survivors running shelters for former slaves -- pointed out that until ...

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos testifies with U.S. military leaders before the Senate Armed Services Committee on pending legislation regarding sexual assaults in the military June 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. A recent survey of active ...

When Ari Mir, 31, and Amos Elliston, 38, met as coworkers at a Los Angeles startup, they instantly clicked and began bouncing around ideas to hatch a business of their own. Seven years later they launched , which seeks to build a universal rewards ...

The Columbus Regional Medical Foundation has received $1.5 million -- its largest donation ever -- toward completion of a new Pediatric Emergency Department at The Medical Center that is scheduled to open June 12. Aflac President and Chief Operating ...

The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) supports Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) in their dedication to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities. On Thursday, May 23, Rep. Thompson introduced the Special ...

During his Cairo visit, Secretary Hagel should press the Egyptian military for a franker exchange of views, including on aid, the Sinai, and political transparency. When Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visits Egypt later this week, his meeting with ...

K Street has gone coalition crazy. Corporate America can't seem to get enough of the ad hoc coalitions that are formed to put muscle and money behind a lobbying push, and hardly a week passes in Washington without a new group appearing on the ...

Her Majesty the Queen is one lucky lady. She gets to celebrate her birthday twice in a year. April 21, 1926 is her real birthday but it is celebrated officially in June, on a day during the summer when better weather is more likely. To commemorate ...

Another building will begin going up this summer on a front out-lot at Oakwood Plaza, accommodating a national dental chain and a second tenant that apparently has yet to be determined. The forthcoming Aspen Dental office will occupy 3,197 square ...