DECATUR â The medical field was already a growth area for those considering careers even before the pandemic, but the need is even more critical now.
Decatur Memorial Hospital held a recruiting/hiring event on Monday and if the fit was right, interviewers were offering to hire people on the spot. Sourcing Manager Megan Nelson said the event sought new graduates, experienced nurses, certified nursing assistants and licensed practical nurses.
âWe do have a lot of positions,â she said. âHealth care is ever-growing and everything that s been going on over the last year, we really are in need of some strong, passionate clinicians to help make a difference in our community.â
Avoid posting anything you might regret sharing in a day, a year or a decade. (Dreamstime/TNS) (Dreamstime/TNS)
MINNEAPOLIS â Experts talk about navigating social media after a tumultuous year that left many of us wondering what friend really means.
Q. I can t handle a relative s posts anymore. Unfriend or block?
A. A third option: Mute them. Unfortunately, it s not something you can do over a holiday meal, but you can achieve this in the digital world. Muting helps you avoid the awkward confrontations that potentially come from unfriending or blocking while enabling you to keep your sanity.
Q. If you notice someone has blocked or unfriended you, should you call them out?
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Could all the greenhouse gases we re pumping into the atmosphere be compromising our ability to think straight? (Dreamstime/TNS) Dreamstime/TNS
Dear EarthTalk: Is there scientific basis to the assertion that global warming is affecting our ability to make decisions and lowering our collective intelligence?
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As we continue to pump carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and the climate warms around the world, itâs not only our health and the environment that we have to worry about. A handful of recent studies conclude that a warmer world with higher CO2 concentrations in the air we breathe is likely to make us less intelligent. If the other reasons to battle global warming that weâve all heard for years arenât enough to convince you, how would you like your great-grandchildren to know that they couldâve been so much smarter if you had only biked more and driven less?