Our Forever First Lady

Our Forever First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Convention has already become legendary. Will America heed her call? Michelle Obama wowed her party — and the entire nation — with an electrifying speech on the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Her moral clarity, eloquence, and common sense approach offered […]

Bringing Ourselves to Heal

Bringing Ourselves to Heal Alicia Eunice on how “to begin a transformational journey to true abundance.” Healing coach Alicia Eunice is bringing people together for a healing weekend called the “Ascension 50 Tour — Holistic Healing & Wellness Retreat,” October 16-18 in Scottsdale, Arizona. According to Eunice, “Our mini-vacation is planned to draw you away […]

Direct Connect Job Listings – September 2020

Direct Connect Job Listings – September 2020 BY LAUREN ANDERSON The good news: there is job growth to report in Nevada, with construction work staying steady and strong during the COVID-19 crisis and other statewide industries showing signs of rebound. The tougher news: casino and hotel closures caused Las Vegas to lose about 128,000 jobs — […]

HEALTH IS THE NEW HAPPY! Sound the Alarm!

Sound the Alarm! BY TIFFANY McNEELY Most people express a common desire for their lives: happiness. They want to live a life where every day feels good — but most don’t know how to achieve that. The knowledge that happiness is fleeting tells me that it takes work to keep it. In a world where […]

HEALTHIER YOU: Pregnancy & Coronavirus

Pregnancy & Coronavirus BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN There is still no specific information available about the impacts of coronavirus on pregnancy and breastfeeding. But I will draw from the information we do have around the worldwide impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Pregnant women experience immunologic and physiologic changes which might make them more susceptible […]

Protecting Patients and Families

Protecting Patients and Families By Cassandra Cotton, Nathan Adelson Hospice Community Outreach Manager The ability to choose where to spend one’s final days is so important to everyone involved. It is comforting to be in a familiar environment, surrounded by the people and things you love. The original concept of hospice was caring for the […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

Why we can’t wait BY DR. ELLEN BROWN In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. released his book with this title. Its focus was to impress upon Blacks, people of color, America, and the world that time had come for “The Negro Revolution.” While his platform was nonviolence, he made it noticeably clear that violence […]

Dancing into the future

Dancing into the future   Tyra Banks makes her next move on a path to even greater success. At a moment of great change and upheaval, one thing is constant: Tyra Banks keeps achieving. She has been named executive producer and host of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Said Banks: “I am excited about hosting […]

Didn’t Happen Then, Ain’t Gonna Happen Now! | By Louie Overstreet

Didn’t Happen Then, Ain’t Gonna Happen Now! BY LOUIE OVERSTREET The then and now I am referring to is America’s need to complete its reckoning on race. While there has always existed a need, to include fighting a civil war, it wasn’t until over 100 years later that such a reckoning was attempted. Rioting in […]

PEACE: Finding Peace where there is none

We are constantly looking to stay healthy and away from the deadly coronavirus. It’s the new norm in our daily existence: an uneasiness about life as we now know it and how to adapt. Our peace has been shaken and is sometimes hard to find. Especially for many who have pre-existing health conditions such as: […]

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