Wendy N. Powell

The last I looked, the Affordable Health Care Act, or Obamacare, was under the ultimate scrutiny of the U.S. Supreme Court to determine if it will be stricken down as unconstitutional or deemed legally sound. Evidence has been presented and a decision is expected in June. Concurrently, we have an...

We are celebrating a dip in unemployment to a three-year low of 8.1 percent, but it doesn't add up. The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports this assumption -- yes, an assumption based on a raw data. For those of us who look at the summary,...

The recognition, respect, and acceptance of differences has been an issue of public attention, policy and compliance for close to a century. Diversity is not only about race, it is just about every aspect of our individuality that makes us different. Values have been programmed in the home, most organizations...

While we bemoan the salaries and gains of Wall Street and TARP funded business, there is another category of serious curiosity; the dramatic increase in salaries of football coaches at public institutions.

While the everyday American struggles to make ends meet, we look forward to cheering on our favorite college...

According to his attorney Joe Amendola, "He (Jerry Sandusky) was just behaving like a jock" As expected, this horrifying story is getting worse and worse. Sandusky throws a bone to the media to claim that he showered with young boys and touched their legs, horsed around but nothing else.

Every fall, we have looked forward to watching Joe Paterno grace the college football stage. The fired Paterno was the coach with the most: most wins, most longevity, most beloved. And to most of us who watch college football, he was "Joe Pa" on a pedestal. What irony is in...

We all make mistakes on the job, and occasionally the boss steps in to correct our performance with discipline or a performance improvement plan. It's how you recover from adversity that sets you aside from the rest.

You are accused of being "off sides" when the flag was thrown...

The unemployment rate is holding firm; companies continue their refusal to hire the unemployed. We wonder what more a nation of desperate job seekers can endure. They are terrified and we can all become a member of that class of people, the unemployed.

The broad assumption is that...

Companies report that there are hundreds, if not thousands of candidates for their job postings. More than ever, it's up to you to figure out how to stand out in the crowded sea of competition. You may meet all of the criteria for selection and get overlooked without any thought....

The latest unemployment data is worse than expected with the lowest level of jobs (18,000) created in nine months. America needs at least 120,000 jobs monthly to keep up with the status quo. At 9.2 percent unemployment, there are 14.1 million people out of work and lest we...

The public wants answers. Watching their reaction to the acquittal of Casey Anthony is heartrending and troublesome. Justice for Caylee Anthony was not achieved.

Our judicial system that has been in effect for centuries still works, but have we evolved to expect too much evidence from the prosecution? And...

Keep an eye out for the newly proposed changes to the National Labor Relations Act. They are remarkably similar to the " target="_hplink">Employee Free Choice Act. The proposed EFCA has been nicely tucked away on the back burner since it died in the Senate in 2009 due...

"You're fired, and by the way, you will probably never work again." is what employers are thinking when they terminate or layoff employees.

At any time, and in a heartbeat, any of us can become that unemployed job candidate. And if you are over the age of 50, look...

Graduates, you will need to stand out in the crowded sea of job seekers. There will soon be many graduation caps and gowns floating in that sea of competition. We all know that a college degree is a key indicator of financial success as well as employ-ability; you have now...

It's no secret that General Electric (GE) has avoided paying any taxes this year. GE made $14.2 billion but paid zero taxes in 2010. It infuriates most of us tax-paying Americans and encourages many to wonder how to do it themselves. When you look at the...

What's good for the golden goose is good for the gander. Not so much when it comes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Selective groups will be forgiven this year from the restricted annual limits on the health care benefit provisions. There are now over 1,040 organizations and...

There has been much attention to teachers' tenure and their rights to be unionized. This week, a dramatic event came to a critical head in Wisconsin resulting in a blatant refusal of the Democratic party representatives to attend a hearing. It was an obvious and concerted effort to boycott the...

As time goes by since the unspeakable tragic events in Tucson, it becomes clearer that we need a voice of reason with grounded answers instead of discussions about who is winning the political blame game. While there is plenty of blame to go around, one thing is very clear; we...

Who could forget when coach Tom Hanks yelled at his baseball player in the movie, A League of Their Own, "There's no crying in baseball!"? It was out of character for a baseball player to cry, and is it more acceptable because the baseball player was a woman. Likewise, is...

Our economy depends on It. Unemployment is still 9.8% and rising with no end near. Does anyone really think the unemployment rate is going to decline without aggressive relief to business?

This 11th hour tax vote is inexcusable. Politicians have known about the pending expiration of these tax cuts for...