• Last updated 12/27/12 by The IRC

  About International Rescue Committee   The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home.   By Ruth Fertig and Lauren Fuller   Ruth Fertig is online community builder and Lauren Fuller is associate digital producer at the International Rescue Committee.   Last week our colleague, Rebecca Blum, reported on the revitalization of... read more

• Last updated 3/30/13 by mamazee

I met Mark Wada in Portland when I was working on an assignment about Oregon’s financial lawyers. I have to come clean and confess that I was nervous about the meeting. Mark Wada, one of the named partners at Farleigh Wada Witt, represents the banking industry, advising bankers on corporate lending and other commercial projects. He’s also the point person when things go wrong and banks find themselves with debtors unable to pay back loans. Though there are a lot of lawyers in my family (my father, my brother, and my sister-in-law), I don’t know any financial... read more

• Last updated 3/14/13 by mamazee

A solid, useful piece in today's New York Times: “I think parents feel like it’s their job to just make their children eat something. But it’s really their job to serve a variety of healthy foods and get their children exposed to foods.” read more