Jodi Okun was ready to get back to working after raising her kids who had left for college. She strategically thought about what she enjoys doing and then made a plan to build a business based around her passions. full story ![]()
Thinking of starting your own business? This Mother's Days, ask a mompreneur for some advice. Mothers are already consummate jugglers. But successful mompreneurs have a little something extra: passion, a relentless drive and a desire to show their kids that women can have it all - if they're willing to work hard. Come back Sunday to read their stories in the Life section of...
lohud.com (15 days ago)
In between helping market the big-budget bonanza that is this summer’s Star Trek sequel and toiling under the intense pressure of developing a new Star Wars film, J.J. Abrams—believe it or not—still makes time to give the small screen his attention.
pastemagazine.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
It’s hard to imagine anything more challenging than running a business or raising a family - except, perhaps, doing both at the same time. That’s the reality for thousands of mothers across the country who double as entrepreneurs, somehow building successful companies while simultaneously raising their children. It’s an unprecedented balancing act, for sure, but according to...
washingtonpost.com (14 days ago)

Although JJ Abrams is out promoting his new movie Star Trek Into Darkness the director seems to be fielding nearly as many questions about the other sci-fi franchise he's taking over Abrams' next project is Star Wars Episode VII the first of three planned new movies Abrams has obliged telling the...
rollingstone.com (22 days ago)
A parent asked me recently what she should do if her child doesn’t appear headed for college. The student in question is just a fourth-grader, but this is the Washington area, probably our nation’s most college-conscious region. Parents here like to plan ahead.
washingtonpost.com (2 days ago)
By Susan Johnston NEW YORK (MainStreet) --The recession forced countless millennials into boomeranging back home with their parents to save money. But even some of those adult children who are gainfully employed, financially independent and perhaps even engaged or married still piggyback on the family cell phone plan. In fact, 29% of parents of 18- to 35-year-old children...
thestreet.com (1 month and 21 days ago)

Abrams talks to Empire about his 'guttural passion' for the beloved franchise. By Kevin P. Sullivan J.J. Abrams Photo: Getty Images
mtv.com (2 months and 1 day ago)
Elliot Abrams and Josh Troxell are at opposite ends of the service spectrum on the Board of Supervisors — Abrams is in his 30th year and Troxell his sixth —Click to Continue »
centredaily.com (2 months and 19 days ago)
Helping low- to moderate-income residents affected by Hurricane Sandy will be a major focus for how New Jersey will spend $1.8 billion in federal aid, according to a draft of the state’s plan released
pressofatlanticcity.com (2 months and 14 days ago)
Growing up in Las Vegas with parents who insisted I venture out into summer's sandy oven, I spent a lot of time catching scorpions, vinegaroons and all kinds of reptiles.
statesmanjournal.com (2 months and 17 days ago)
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