Insurance agents say auto shift spells doom
Tempers flared during a meeting last Wednesday at the State House about the next step in Massachusetts' transition to a competitive auto insurance market. The furor's most frequent target: Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes, who listened for two hours to more than 100 insurance agents express fear and anger that the changes will force them to close up shop. More »
New Partners chief to be roasted at Whittier bash
Talk about good timing. Frederica Williams, president and CEO of Whittier Street Health Center, has a great knack for landing ideal candidates for a good roasting. Just ask John Kerry. Or Paul LaCamera. Or Wayne Budd. Now joining the list is Dr. Gary Gottlieb. A psychiatrist by training, Gottlieb was president of the Brigham and Women's and Faulkner hospitals at the time of his selection. But late last month, Gottlieb was named the next president and CEO of Partners HealthCare. "It's extremely humbling," he told the Banner. More »
BU scholarship helps local parents go back to school
A person could learn a lot from JoAn Blake. Chief among those lessons - the importance of finishing what you start. After a long layoff, Blake, a 40-year-old Dorchester resident and mother of four, is once again working toward a college degree. She's one of two adult students enrolled in Boston University Metropolitan College through the college's Scholarship for Parents program. More »
BE HEALTHY - Nutrition: A salad a day
Wiley Mullins is on a mission to improve the health of black people - one salad at a time. It hasn't been easy. After earning a business degree from the University of Alabama and an MBA from Duke University, he gave up his job in marketing with Procter & Gamble to start his own business, Uncle Wiley's Inc., that brings out the flavor of soul food without using ham, bacon, lard or butter. More »
