9/19/2018: Former Inmates Finding Work - Econlife: Designing a New Package

Today's Article: Former Inmates Finding Work
From: The Herald & Review
Readability Score: 11.4

People with criminal records often have a hard time getting work. In Illinois, that may be changing. Is this a good move for society? What are the risks and benefits?

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Today's Alternate Article: econlife: Designing a New Package
Readability Score: 8.5

Have you heard? We’re running a contest to kick off the school year! Educators and parents can enter our Yeti Cooler Contest. Click here: Yeti Cooler Contestand login you’ll receive an entry. Ends September 30th.

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5/31/2018: NFL owners reach a 'compromise' about the national anthem. How bad is it? - Acing your first week on a new job

Today's Article: NFL owners reach a 'compromise' about the national anthem. How bad is it?
From: SB Nation
Readability Score: 9.9

NFL owners, worried about upset fans, agreed on a 'compromise' that allows players to skip the national anthem, but if they're on the sideline they must stand or face team punishment. Is this a good or bad idea?

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Today's Alternate Article: Acing your first week on a new job
Readability Score: 5.8

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10/10/2017: Amazon Is Creating More Jobs Than It Destroys - Tom Price's Travels: 5 Things to Know about the Scandal that Cost the HHS Chief His Job

Today's Article: Amazon Is Creating More Jobs Than It Destroys
From: Financial Times
Readability Score: 9.5

Ecommerce’s effect on employment is more complicated than it first seems

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Today's Alternate Article: Tom Price's Travels: 5 Things to Know about the Scandal that Cost the HHS Chief His Job
Readability Score: 8.8

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4/4/2017: As More Americans Fail Drug Tests, Employers Turn to Refugees - A New Kind Of March Madness Hits Schools

Today's Article: As More Americans Fail Drug Tests, Employers Turn to Refugees
From: CNN
Readability Score: 11.1

"In our lives, we don't have drugs," said Alzamel, who was hired within three months after arriving in Pennsylvania.

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Today's Alternate Article: A New Kind Of March Madness Hits Schools
Readability Score: 9.1

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3/8/2017: 1,000 Wendy's Will Get Self-Ordering Kiosks - Hey, Students: 5 Things That Are Wrong With Your Cover Letter

Today's Article: 1,000 Wendy's Will Get Self-Ordering Kiosks
From: CBS News / AP
Readability Score: 12.4

The kiosks are intended to appeal to younger customers and reduce labor costs.

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Today's Alternate Article: Hey, Students: 5 Things That Are Wrong With Your Cover Letter
Readability Score: 8.5

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1/18/2017: To Save Books, Librarians Create Fake 'Reader' to Check out Titles - Woman With Down Syndrome Starts Successful Cookie Business After Job Rejections

Today's Article: To Save Books, Librarians Create Fake 'Reader' to Check out Titles
From: Orlando Sentinel
Readability Score: 12.8

Chuck Finley appears to be a voracious reader, having checked out 2,361 books...in a nine-month period this year.

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Today's Alternate Article: Woman With Down Syndrome Starts Successful Cookie Business After Job Rejections
Readability Score: 9.2

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1/10/2017: 7 Things To Know About Israeli Settlements - Taken No Time Off? You've Only Got Yourself to Blame

Today's Article: 7 Things To Know About Israeli Settlements
From: NPR
Readability Score: 11.8

Hundreds of thousands of Israeli Jews now reside in the West Bank, citing religion, history and Israel's security among their reasons for being there.

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Today's Alternate Article: Taken No Time Off? You've Only Got Yourself to Blame
Readability Score: 9.0

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10/26/2016: Wal-Mart's Wage Experiment Works ... for Workers - Could One-and-Done Be an Issue Again?

Today's Article: Wal-Mart's Wage Experiment Works ... for Workers
From: Bloomberg
Readability Score: 14.3

It would be great news if Wal-Mart could turn into a higher-wage employer, offering a real path to the middle class for people who aren’t interested in picking up and moving to a bigger city.

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Today's Alternate Article: Could One-and-Done Be an Issue Again?
Readability Score: 8.9

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5/26/2016: Hiring Hurdle: Finding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test - Dear Grads, You Need a P&L

Today's Article: Hiring Hurdle: Finding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test
From: New York Times
Readability Score: 10.6

Data on the scope of the problem is sketchy because figures on job applicants who test positive for drugs miss the many people who simply skip tests they cannot pass.

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Today's Alternate Article: Dear Grads, You Need a P&L
Readability Score: 8.3

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10/14/2015: The Reign of Recycling - Which Jobs Could a 100-Year-Old Do??

Today's Article: The Reign of Recycling (11.5)
From: New York Times

As you sort everything into the right bins, you probably assume that recycling is helping your community and protecting the environment. But is it? Are you in fact wasting your time?

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Today's Alternate Article: Which Jobs Could a 100-Year-Old Do? (8.9)

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