Author Archives: Corky Wicks

About Corky Wicks

Educator and Community Organizer interested in Rural Economic Development with an emphasis on health initiatives.

Medicare Information Session 11/9/2024

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Sustainable Community Development

Southeast Sustainability Directors Network (SSDN): SSDN is a network of local government sustainability professionals from various cities and counties across the Southeast. They focus on collaborative learning, state policy programs, and federal initiatives aimed at creating clean and healthy communities. … Continue reading

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This Former Teacher Started a Side Hustle That Made More Than $22,000 in One Month: ‘I Have Never Been More Fulfilled’

Tara Laczynski leveraged Outschool to transform her passion for teaching math into a lucrative side gig. Read more…

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Students From Underrepresented Groups Fuel Enrollment Growth in Higher Education

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released a new report on higher education enrollments. Undergraduate enrollment grew for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic this fall with an increase of 2.1 percent. Community colleges are starting to … Continue reading

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Rural Health Is Important

Rural Americans face numerous health disparities compared with their urban counterparts. More than 46 million Americans, or 15 percent of the U.S. population, live in rural areas as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Read more…

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1950

Althea Gibson becomes first African American on U.S. tennis tour On August 22, 1950, officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) accept Althea Gibson into their annual championship at Forest Hills, New York, making her the first African American player to … Continue reading

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The Original Black Panthers Fought in the 761st Tank Battalion During WWII

These African American heroes battled the Nazis, but were still treated as second-class citizens in their home country. Read more…

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The Florida Way: Diversity Without Affirmative Action

By Samuel J. Abrams | Ray Rodrigues RealClearEducation August 07, 2023 FacebookTwitterLinkedIn Federalism is one of our nation’s greatest virtues; states’ discretion to pursue their own policies is a hallmark of the American republic. And state schools offer potent examples of how states … Continue reading

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Backyard Cookout Recipes

Despite the nationwide disagreement about which barbecue style is best depending on which state you’re from, there is one thing we can all agree on: Plain old pulled pork – or hamburgers and hotdogs – would be nothing without a band of … Continue reading

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Country’s oldest baseball stadium to host game honoring Willie Mays

MLB said Tuesday it is staging the game around the Juneteenth holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865. Read more…

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