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    Alix Finkelstein

    Alix Finkelstein

  • After Hurricane Sandy: Lending a Hand in the Rockaways

    I was shocked at the absence of any kind of government or community agency involvement. This was a ground-up effort and the energy and the commitment of the volunteers in the face of the chaos was impressive.

  • A Purrrr-fect Way to Boost Productivity at Work

    Staring at images of kittens and puppies actually improves work performance.

  • Drinking Dangers: 5 New Facts Your Teen Needs to Know Right Now

    There has been some encouraging news about the ongoing effort to combat teen-age drinking. Government statistics show that more teens are heeding warnings about the dangers of alcohol abuse and since 1991 there has been a gradual decline in the age of first-time use of alcohol, frequency of use, and binge drinking. At the same time, health experts who study the risks of teen-age alcohol abuse continue to find important new evidence of alcohol's threat to adolescent mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Use these latest findings, published this month by the U.S. ...