Patrick Riccards@Eduflack

Father; nonprofit and advocacy pro; author of best-selling Strategic Strikes and award-winning Dadprovement and Dad in a Cheer Bow books

 Boston, MA
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Joined July 2007
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What recruiters say: The shifting do’s and don’ts of job interviews

An explosive debate over iced coffee highlights how tricky it can be to navigate interview etiquette.

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White House expands taxpayer-paid ad campaign boosting Trump

The taxpayer-funded campaign borrows the president's political rhetoric as the White House defends the spots as “public service” announcements.

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The most pressing midterm issues for rural voters

Affordability matters most for rural voters heading into the midterms.

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She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her.

Amy Dangerfield worked to become one of Nick Fuentes’s model “groypettes,” but a vicious fight left her grappling with the dark side of far-right fame.

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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park

Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.

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OpenAI agent made unauthorized attempts to access federal agencies’ websites thehill.com/policy/technolog…

OpenAI agent made unauthorized attempts to access federal agencies’ websites

Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI said its technology accessed government websites, including the Department of Education, without authorization, marking the latest incident of the technology go…

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How a polarizing ‘Full House’ star became a pop culture mainstay

Forty-five years into her career, Candace Cameron Bure remains a cultural mainstay.

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Americans' embrace of socialism reaches record high

The percentage of Americans who feel positively about socialism jumped in the past year.

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Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean. nytimes.com/2026/09/26/magaz… via @NYTimes

Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.

The legendary actor on his disturbing childhood, his Hollywood missteps and the pain he caused to his loved ones, his body and himself.

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‘Tremendous hypocrisy’: Dartmouth provost accused of using AI to write op-ed about AI use - The...

The news comes as the Ivy League school celebrates its 70th anniversary as the birthplace of artificial intelligence.

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Men who allegedly targeted Trump’s UFC fight converged online. Most never met.

Prosecutors say the plan was coordinated between men in at least six states, taking shape in mere weeks ahead of the June 14 event at the White House.

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ChatGPT-maker’s AI probed federal government websites

OpenAI said that its artificial intelligence agents inappropriately accessed sites for the Commerce Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Good schools fuel the American Dream — and both are out of reach, poll shows

The new survey also finds most Americans are dissatisfied with K-12 schools.

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‘America’s Bishop’ Was Beatified. 50,000 Catholics Showed Up. nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/fu… via @NYTimes

‘America’s Bishop’ Was Beatified. 50,000 Catholics Showed Up.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who was the country’s most visible Roman Catholic clergyman of the 20th century, is one step closer to sainthood after a ceremony in St. Louis.

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Higher Ed Groups Bash ED Proposal to Allow More Grant Terminations

The Education Department received more than 5,500 public comments on rule changes that would allow the secretary to, among many other things, ax awards simply “for convenience.”

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As White House Reviews New Education Tax Credit Rules, Questions Remain

Experts gathered at Harvard University last week to discuss what one speaker said will be the ‘largest and least-regulated’ federal K-12 program.

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CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters regain entry to White House

A judge ordered the White House to temporarily restore journalists’ credentials. After hours of being shut out, some from the three banned outlets were let back in.

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U.S. News ranks UVA No. 4 public school in the nation

For the 23rd year, the University’s 95% graduation rate leads all public universities.

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ED Redirects $235M in MSI Funds to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges

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Jobs that earn six figures without going to college (and why they are rare)

Occupations like air traffic controllers surpass traditional skilled trades in earnings but still require certification or specialized training, a study found.

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