out with a story about you, talking with the ceo of four of the major boston hospitals, and the chapter goes on to share held the boston foundation has been involved in helping the low-skilled individuals in the boston area trained in the connected with higher-paying jobs, higher skilled jobs, and many people who've read the book actually told us their favorite chapter in the book. and i'm not just saying that. [laughter] i have a sneaky suspicion that the reason they say that is because it's one of the few published stories about philanthropy where the head of the foundation is not having any fun. so i would love if you could actually share that story as you shared it with us generously when we first talked about it. and not only the story itself, but the broad picture of how this fits into the boston foundation's work around creating a sense of urgency around workforce development in the boston region. >> sure, thank you. the boston foundation has been interested in education and work force development, economic opportunity for a long time. and we had put together in my early years of the foundation a very successful work force

capital, the boston foundation and their media partners, the "boston globe" in wbur. the opening text of our new exhibit, in her voice, jacqueline kennedy, the white house years, which pairs this new oral history with never before seen documents and artifacts from our collections reads, jacqueline kennedy had a rare combination of gifts, intelligence, courage, discipline, artistic creativity and a style all her on. she had an adventurous spirit and was an accomplished woman who lived life at full gallop. door of history provides us with many of mrs. kennedy's personal recollections and insights and i hope you'll allow me to comment on just one. when asked by -- is some andrews with us about where the president's relaxed mrs. kennedy replied, it was while failing. he loved loves the son and the water. she remembers jfk as blissfully happy with the wind blowing his hair and as it was for him, getting out on a horse was for me. for her thoughts and forward to the book and some of her mother's recollections, we also le

capital, the boston foundation and their media partners, the "boston globe" in wbur. the opening text of our new exhibit, in her voice, jacqueline kennedy, the white house years, which pairs this new oral history with never before seen documents and artifacts from our collections reads, jacqueline kennedy had a rare combination of gifts, intelligence, courage, discipline, artistic creativity and a style all her on. she had an adventurous spirit and was an accomplished woman who lived life at full gallop. door of history provides us with many of mrs. kennedy's personal recollections and insights and i hope you'll allow me to comment on just one. when asked by -- is some andrews with us about where the president's relaxed mrs. kennedy replied, it was while failing. he loved loves the son and the water. she remembers jfk as blissfully happy with the wind blowing his hair and as it was for him, getting out on a horse was for me. for her thoughts and forward to the book and some of her mother's recollections, we also le

the boston bruins to the white house. obama will recognize the champion foundation that has donated over $7 million to various charity organizationsday president obama delivers the annual state of the union address. white house press secretary jay harney says the president will show he is fiercely focused on economic growth and job creation. the white house will host the state of the union tweet up during the address. it's a chance for people to attend a panel with administration officials and tweet about the conversation. he is expected to take his proposals on his reelection campaign trail as he visits cedar rapids iowa tuesday. he will hit the western cities traveling to phoenix wednesday and jet to las vegas wednesday and thursday. g.o.p. presidential candidates are ready for another round of debates. the republican party of florida plays host at the university of north florida in jacksonville. friday the president wraps up his busy week in detroit. and saturday st. louis welcomes our troops home from iraq in a grand parade. the event will include a veterans resource village along the round. it is expected to ease the transiti

the pleasure of welcoming back jay wexler, professor of law at boston university. in his first book, holy helabalouse he discovered the humorous road trip. in his new book the odd clauses he examines the foundation of the government, the u.s. constitution permits strange and rarely provisions from the states control of intoxicating liquids to the government ability to allow private citizens to fight pirates for personal gain. in seeking out the antiquated but strangely specific and the just plain odd coming he shares new light on the constitution and all its glory and he is damned funny, too. please join me in giving a big welcome to professor jay wexler. [applause] >> thank you every body. thanks for coming out in the rain to this terrific bookstore and for hosting me here again. book tv is here filming. so when you heckle me if you could keep your swearing to a minimum that would be great. [laughter] i was on book tv one other time with my holy helabalouse book and was an even in mexico which i thought went pretty well. and then add a couple of weeks later but even was on tv, so i tune in and was pretty nervous because i was not in a sustained way. i was really concerned and i turned on and ab

the top five. as you see, number one, google. boston consulting group, number three. edward jones rounds out the top five, sas institute as number three and wegman's food market as a number 4. the national foundationredit counseling found that 62% of the americans say their top financial goal for 2012 is paying down debt. but where should you star earlier i got a little help from financial analyst clyde anderson. >> a lot of us racked up bills last month. >> a lot of bills. >> january comes along and you look ought the credit karpd bills and you figure out how do you pay them off? do you pay them all off? >> it ooh's very smart thing but you have to have a strategy. a lot of people want to pay the highest balance or pay the lowest balance. what you need do is tackle the one with the highest apr. this is a smart strategy. you want to eliminate the one you're paying the most interest on. by the time you do that, you go to the next one with the next highest interest rate because you don't want to be paying more on these high interest rate cards just because you paid off one with a $100 balance. >> should you be consolidating when you have a lot of different bills? >> definitely. it depending on how m

the boston bruins or in the process, from the look of it. the six-time stanley cup champions recognized for their 2011 championship. the foundationated to various charities in six new england states. good for them. >>> well, there is a fight shaping up in massachusetts that could ultimately effect the whole country. should teachers be evaluated based on performance or based on seniority? advocates have now pushed that question to the ballot in the state, and the teachers' union is not happy. the vice president of legislative affairs for advocacy group students first, tim, you work with michelle rhee, and you have been working across this country, my understanding is, to try to get a merit-based approach as opposed to just who's been here the longest. this group in massachusetts is just the latest to object, this teachers' union, saying it really overstates the problem, it really fails to understand the unique dynamic between teachers and students, and you can't just do can a one size fits all, okay, you know, now we're going to say it's merit-based and leave it at that because teachers will be taken advantage of. >> right. well,

boston. ♪ >> she got her start in this program and prince george's county. >> it is about change. it is about giving children a chance. >> for seven years the foundationheld high school students develop musically. every thursday after school at central high, fame students meet. they receive one on one and group training. >> when i am playing it, this is my voice. >> that is what the founder hopes for all students. >> we want to change lives through music and education. >> fame also purchases equipment for each student. they also give college scholarships. we go, guys. if there is someone else. that you consider a hero, an amazing young person send me a message on my facebook page. include your name and contact information. >> those students sounded great. chickens are not just for farmers anymore. the local residents who want to raise hens in their back yards. >> my family knows that i was more myself, more alert. >> new breakthroughs in the treatment of ms. >> every single hour, someone in the u.s. is diagnosed with the ms. >> mitt romney's wife has been living with it since 1998. there is a new fda approved medication that is making an enormous diff

the foundation to build on. there was territory much of. the president about to there be here and you can see why when many want to tear it all down and start again from boston i remain. and it is decision day in croatia for people who are now voting on e.u. accession and the outcome is hard to predict as recent surveys show the issue has split the country right down the middle on saturday police clashed with protesters attempting to call down an e.u. flag ahead of their referendum if there was all to say yes vote croatia will join the block by july next year but only if its membership is approved by all twenty seven states investment adviser patrick young says it's easy to understand those opposing the move because croats see how the euro neighbors have been facing tough times. the key consideration here is that when we look at the croatian referendum there's been barely one and p. in the entire parliament she's actually been turning round the publicly saying anything. it's the e.u. itself so the fact that we have this amazing groundswell of support at something like forty percent easing credible it demonstrates the fact that the political classes are compl

boston university. in his first book, "holy hullabaloos," wexler explored church and state with a strange and humorous road trip. in his new book, drank income he examines the foundation of our government, the u.s. constitution, through its strange and rarely cited provisions from the states control of intoxicating liquids to the governments ability to allow private citizens to fight pirates for personal gain. in seeking out the antiquated but strain specific and the just plain odd, wexler sheds new light on the constitution in all its glory, and he is damn funny, too big so please join me in giving a big brookline welcome to professor jay wexler. [applause] >> thank you very much. welcome everybody. thanks for coming out in the rain to this terrific bookstore. and thank you for hosting me here again. booktv is here filming, so when you have only come if you could keep your swearing to a minimum, that would be great. i was on booktv one of the time, in connection with my "holy hullabaloos" book and it was an event in new mexico which i thought went pretty well. and then a couple weeks later the event was on tv so i turned in, tuned in, and ready nervous because althou

the foundation of our country be truth, justice, and righteousness. may it be founded upon those rocks and then neither storms nor tempesses will overthrow it. bostonr hearing a very good sermon, i went with the multitude into king street, to hear the proclamation for independence read and proclaimed. the troops appeared under arms and all the inhabitantses assembled there. when colonel craft read from the balcony of the state house the proclaimation, great attention was given to every word. as soon as he ended, the cry from the balcony was, god save our american states, and then three cheers which rended the air. the bells rang. the privateers fired the forts and batteries. the cannon were discharged. the platoons followed and every face appeared joyful. ... return to the continental congress. his absence in the spring and summer of 1777 was particularly difficult that every deal was pregnant again with her sixth child. >> philadelphia, march 16, 1777. the spurring advances very rapidly and all nature will soon be closed and her robes. the green grass which begins to show itself here and they're revives in my longing imagination and it's your inha

boston. >>clayton: this is a game you have to watch at 8:00 people tonight. of course. >>alisyn: so, again, i will carry the show again. >>dave: and each week tebow, his foundationome back from devastating circumstances, some that are dying, and the charity, the foundation, doing more than he as a football player. >>alisyn: that is the beautiful thing. the victim treatment he -- v.i.p. treatment for those who are sick and suffering. >> two men are questioned in the death of a missing montana teacher who disappeared while on a jog last weekend. it was posted that they have learned of the delegate but no official announcement of a body found. police say a 47-year-old man is in custody and a 22-year-old is questioned. they have not been identified. the u.s. military is releasing new video of iranian navy boats harassing u.s. ships in the strait of hormuz and they came 500 yards of the uss new orleans ignoring communication attempts from central command and similarly it occurred with the coat guard of the united states, taking place a few days ago. the strait of hormuz is a crucial oil pathway and iran has been threatening to shut it down in retaliation to sanctions

40 minutes, and paul and blake, first of all, as a member of the boston community i want to thank both of you were the work of your foundations in making boston a better place. and also i just want to thank you for sharing your wisdom and your insights, and even your mistakes with the kryptonite. so if we could have a hand for these two. [applause] >> so we're going to wrap up the program, and hear from my colleague and partner, cofounder of ssg, and probably in my mind the most prolific writer in the social sector today, managing director, mark kramer. [applause] >> thanks, john. i think about a simon and garfunkel concert i once went to where garfunkel suggested and filled out to be listed in alphabetical order. [laughter] so we listed the names on the book in alphabetical order so i'm the third author and so i'm the last when you get a from. i will be very, very brief because i know there are glasses of wine out there waiting for you. but i just want to acknowledge that what we're talking about here, the six practices of high impact owners, is kind of daunting. i mean, we're asking a lot of you, but i think what matters is