The nursing home business is tough. Few want to live in them It is hard to make money running a good one. Government regulations make creative care a huge challenge. And they have a reputation, too often deserved, of being unpleasant and even dangerous places to live and work.Yet, I sometimes come across a skilled nursing facility that trashes all the stereotypes. It shows what a nursing home can become with a committed and skilled staff, good organization, and passionate and creative leadership.I recently visited one such place, the Leonard Florence Center for Living in the blue-collar Boston suburb of…

David McLay Kidd, the acclaimed architect who created the original course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, is also the designer of Nanea, the No. 1-ranked course in the state of Hawaii. Now Kidd is headed back to the Hawaiian Islands to overhaul an “antique” on the North Shore of Oahu…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks faced criticism Wednesday from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who called it unnecessary and cruel.ICE plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million to outfit officers and agents with “conductive distraction and de-escalation…

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The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs begin tomorrow at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, and while every player in the field is looking to advance, the stakes are particularly high for a few players.From Jordan Spieth trying to find his form, to rookie Jackson Koivun looking to continue a remarkable…

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