(NewsUSA) – The recent government shutdown inconvenienced many Americans — from federal workers, to tourists — but how did it impact those looking for work? The health care debate was among the main catalysts for the shutdown, with both parties claiming to be the voice of the public, but has the voice of the job seeker been drowned out as a result? A new national poll asked those very questions to find out what was more important to job seekers — a paycheck or health insurance.

Michele Kent Provides Perspective on Long-Term Care at Panel NJ Spotlight Conference

Trenton, NJ- September 22, 2014- This month, LeadingAge New Jersey’s President and CEO Michele Kent presented at the NJ Spotlight Conference entitled \”The Future of Long-Term Care in New Jersey.\” Kent was a featured panelist on the topic of \”Future of Nursing Homes & Palliative Care.\”

\”Thanks to the many improvements in technology, in medicine, and in payment structure, many seniors may never have to enter a nursing home,\” stated Kent. \”This has fueled the development and exponential expansion of Home & Community Based Services (HCBS). These changes, innovations and shifts in public policy are, as Martha Stewart would say, ‘a good thing.’ At the same time, we must ensure the continuum of care, including a cadre of skilled nursing beds. We must keep nursing homes well funded, so they can provide high quality care. And with all the forthcoming changes in our healthcare delivery system, we must keep our eyes on grandma and grandpa, and be sure we are collectively doing all we can to provide the love and care which they have earned.\” 

 press release September 23, 2014

By Cheryl Pellerin
DoD News, Defense Media Activity

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2014 – Successful U.S. military and partner nation strikes last night against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, were only the beginning of the fight to degrade and defeat the brutal terrorist group, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Adm. John Kirby said today.

Army Lt. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., director of operations for the Joint Staff, describes the airstrikes U.S. and coalition forces conducted on ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 23, 2014. DoD photo by Casper Manlangit. (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.

Coalition partners in the strikes included Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, with Qatar in a supporting role, the admiral said during a press briefing here, adding that all continue to be a critical part of the strategy against ISIL.

\”Secretary Hagel appreciates their partnership and in particular the hard work and the strong leadership shown by our Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin,\” who kept Hagel updated throughout the operation, Kirby added.

Hagel is also \”immensely proud of the U.S. personnel who participated in and supported these missions,\” the admiral said, \”and he deeply appreciates their service and their sacrifices.\”

About the operation itself, Kirby said Centcom did not coordinate with the Assad regime.

\”While the United States did inform the Syrian regime through our U.N. ambassador of our intent to take action, there was no coordination and no military-to-military communication.\”

TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

Volume XVI No.38: September 19, 2014

As the first major Atlantic hurricane Eduardo formed this week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was brewing up its own storm. Behind closed doors and with little public input, FEMA changed the rules this summer for a number of its programs designed to protect people from the harm of future disasters. Changes that will put lives, property, and taxpayer dollars at risk.

Gerhard Arthur Puff

Gerhard Arthur Puff took his first steps toward a life of crime at the age of 20 when, in his home city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was arrested on June 21, 1934 and convicted on a charge of disorderly conduct. Seven years earlier he had come to the United States from his native Dresden, Germany, and only the previous month he had been admitted to U.S. citizenship through the naturalization of his father.

Puff’s next conviction occurred a year later for stealing domestic animals. On August 22, 1935, he was sentenced to serve three concurrent terms of one to five years each in the Wisconsin State Penitentiary. Several months later he was transferred to the State Reformatory at Green Bay.

While at the reformatory, Puff assaulted one of the guards and, on conviction, was sentenced to an additional term of one to 10 years to begin at the expiration of the sentences he was then serving. He was sent back to the State Penitentiary in February, 1937 and was discharged on May 24, 1939 after serving a total of approximately three years and nine months.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — After months of negotiations between the Newspaper Guild and Time Inc. (NYSE: TIME) on a new contract for more than 200 newsroom employees, talks broke down on Wednesday as management claimed they were at impasse after delivering a \”last, best, and final\” offer that would enable the company to send dozens of editorial jobs overseas, further consolidate editorial functions across its magazines and end healthcare benefits for retirees.

Gloucester City CRIME REPORT September 13th. – September 19th.