President Donald Trump, in his public verbal scuffle with Baltimore's Congressman Elijah Cummings, has opened the door to frank discussion dealing with years of neglect in Baltimore and other cities. Cummings has represented Baltimore in Congress for nearly 25 years, Trump said, “with less than nothing to show for it. “No human being would want to live there,” Trump said, “it's a very dangerous and filthy place-- a rat and … [Read more...]

  It’s tough exacting work. Giant forklifts and cranes carry up to 20-ton pieces of steel to sandblasting machines that have to be adjusted precisely for every job. Full-time inspectors on the 80,000 square foot factory floor ensure that the company processes is safe to use. Employees must be focused, alert and ready to respond if something goes wrong. As part of the job they sandblast large pieces of fabricated steel then apply coatings and paint to prepare the steel per … [Read more...]

                      “The major successes fighting alcoholism and drug abuse, have been achieved by the local citizens in individual communities," according to  the late Peter Drucker, author and teacher on business. Successes fighting alcoholism and drug abuse, Drucker said, have been achieved by independent local organizations-like Alcoholics Anonymous. Drucker added, for good measure, that, … [Read more...]

  Last summer, on August 8th, Meredith Baskin, 34, died of an overdose of the drug Fentanyl. We wrote about it briefly at the time, and now her mother, Little Rock's Dr. Susan Weinstein, has provided more details about her daughter's death in Invitation, a Little Rock based free publication. The author is Mandy Stanage Shoptaw. “People tell me I'm strong. I'm not," Dr. Weinstein begins. "I'm actually really private about my grief, but I choose to speak out for Meredith. That's … [Read more...]

When it comes to steering kids away from drugs, parents should model "proven values" according to Dr. Joe Lee, a recent visitor to Hazelden Betty Ford, one of the nation's top three treatment facilities. “Early prevention in grade school kids actually has nothing to do with drugs,” Dr. Lee says. "In our preventive classes we teach them how to cope,  communicate, and be empathetic. “Parents should teach their kids how to get along with other people, how to be resilient, and how to be … [Read more...]