Baby boomers at a crossroads.
IT WAS NOT that long ago when, as kids, everyone was trying to answer the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Perhaps by the time you finished your first or second year of college, you actually had a fairly good idea of what career...

Election unlikely option to replace Oakland councilors.
Byline: Karen McCowan The Register-Guard OAKLAND - The city's two remaining City Council members thought last week that they had found a solution to their deadlocked attempts to replace three recalled colleagues. They were wrong. Not even an election, it seems, can guarantee that three...

Companies examine experienced job searchers, security checks.
National Report--Hoteliers are finding at least one positive element amid the struggling economy: a larger pool of qualified job applicants. Layoffs during the second half of last year placed many people on unemployment, giving human resource managers more opportunities to find the right candidates and conduct security...

Business Focus; Empowering people at the workplace.
Byline: : Dr. DIVINA M. EDRALIN In empowerment-related training programs I have conducted for rank-and-file and supervisory employees of various organizations, I often hear the statement: I feel incapable of controlling my own destiny or my future in this company. Other employees would further aver,...

HHS inspector general faults FDA drug review process. (Workload Problems Need Attention).
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration's process for approving new drugs needs to be changed, according to a report from the Health and Human Services Department's Office of Inspector General. The report, which was issued in late March, drew on interviews with agency officials, pharmaceutical company...

Managing sales efforts is based on adequate hiring, retention. (Sales Clinic).
It seems that we hear a good deal about too much sales turnover at the property level. We hear it from hotel managers, management company executives and, most importantly, people with whom we do business. It upsets meeting planners greatly if the salesperson who booked their business isn't on...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard Two young girls found drowned at campground REEDSPORT - The deaths of two young sisters found drowned Tuesday in the Smith River are being treated as accidents, the Douglas County sheriff's office said. Katie Nicole Sharp, 18 months old, and...

Inspector general faults FDA drug review process: urges more attention to workload. (Practice Trends).
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration's process for approving new drugs needs to be changed, according to a report from the Health and Human Services Department's Office of Inspector General. The report, issued in late March, drew on interviews with agency officials, pharmaceutical company representatives, scientific...

Calumet Photographic: NY location does digital right. (Retailer profile: PTN walks the aisle with an imaging retailer).
Calumet Photographics' main focus--like much of the photo industry these days--is digital. To better showcase their devotion to cutting-edge digital imaging technology, Calumet recently unveiled a unique new design and layout for their retail stores, beginning with the main Chicago location. So far, only the largest Calumet stores have...

Keeping high quality teachers: it's difficult to argue against ensuring a "highly qualified" teacher in every classroom. But some legislators are worried that states won't be able to recruit and retain enough teachers to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.
On her first day of summer break, Melissa Fine, a sixth grade teacher at Thunder Ridge Middle School in Aurora, Colo., found out that, despite 25 years of classroom experience and 11 years of teaching math and science to sixth graders, she is not considered "highly qualified." ...