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17 Gun Violence Survivors Offer Advice to Parkland Students
"To express how prevalent mass shootings have truly become, two survivors we spoke to were connected to other survivors not through their trauma, but because they were already related or close friends."
Influencer Marketing 101: What Small Businesses Need to Know
"In addition to promoting your product, an influencer shares your social media accounts with their audience, creating an opportunity for an engaged audience to follow your brand as well."
New Jersey Governor Expands Medical Marijuana Access, But Are Garden State Patients Pleased?
"However, not all cannabis advocates are celebrating the recent expansion."
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Media Monopolies, Explained
"Sinclair has a reported history of veiling subjective content as objective news."
How to Be Featured on a Podcast in Your Industry
"Don't fall into that trap: Research the podcast by reading its website entirely as well as listening to a few episodes."
How does your workplace’s parental leave policy measure up?
"Toys R Us, which has recently declared bankruptcy, has even blamed the company’s decline on millennials for not having kids. But can you really blame this generation?"
Nicetown neighbors make a case against SEPTA’s new natural gas plant
"When retired teacher Lynn Robinson learned a natural gas plant was coming to her neighborhood in Germantown, she felt a resounding 'No!' jolt through her body."
Why America needs a Black Maternal Health Week
"Brenda Shelton-Duston emphasized that this mental health disparity is a symptom of racism and discrimination."
Want To Be A Professional Budtender? Here Are Six Things I Learned In Budtending School
"So, as a professional, I wanted to get the inside scoop on what it takes to be a dispensary employee — especially since Pennsylvania recently passed medical marijuana legislation."
4 Ways to Price Your Products Competitively
"But then the challenge is practically pricing products based not just off your competitors, but costs of production."
4 Things You Should Stop Saying to Nonbinary People
"The singular 'they' is grammatically sound, actually."
Midwest Marijuana: How States Like Nebraska Are Tackling Legislation
"Although the Cornhusker State borders the Centennial State, Nebraska isn’t nearly on the same page as Colorado when it comes to sensible cannabis policy."
13 Stories of Folks Who Had a Legal Name Change
"And for the transgender community, a name change often signifies gender affirmation, among other things."
Arrested Development: How To Hire Those Formerly Convicted & Confined For Cannabis
"In the United States, the majority of drug-related offenses fall under minor possession charges, which do not include intent to sell or distribute."
How to Live Tweet
"However, since live tweeting involves content creation on-the-spot, you need to be prepared for how to respond thoughtfully to current events."