Major General George Goldsmith (ret) writes as a guest columnist for The State newspaper, recent speculation that Congress won’t authorize a new round of military base closings until 2017 has led several local and community officials to believe that our military bases are safe until then, when in reality the impacts of sequestration are already being felt within our local military community.

Cassidy & Associates CEO Gerry Cassidy writes as a Guest Observer for Roll Call, the mere mention of food stamps on Capitol Hill conjures up long held political stereotypes of Republicans reaching for the budget ax while Democrats reach out their hands, both a gross mischaracterization and oversimplification of a complex problem.

Cassidy & Associates Executive Vice President Jordan Bernstein describes “death by a thousand cuts” in Medicare to Senior Housing News as hospitals, doctors, and skilled nursing providers are all impacted along with the senior living industry at large.