News, Notes & Comments:

Buzz Bissinger: On May 15th, the Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author of the iconic #1 bestseller Friday Night Lights pubilishes his first memoir, Father's Day: A Journey Into the Mind & Heart of My Extraordinary Son. Bissinger takes you into the challenges of raising a special needs child and being able to appreciate others who are differently unique.

Julie Winokur: The documentary filmmaker and author, is Executive Director of Talking Eyes Media, partners with CreativeWell to launch the national campus tour of "BRING IT TO THE TABLE,"  A Community Political Engagement Campaign & Participant Shaped Documentary Film. A perfect interactive event and multimedia lecture with Julie for election 2012. Click on the link for more information and to view documentary preview video.

Oran Hesterman: Author of Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Future for All and President of Fair Food Network (FFN) just received word that the USDA has given FFN permission to conduct the first-ever in the USA pilot for healthy food incentives (eg Double Up Food Bucks) in grocery stores. They will do a pilot project in Detroit grocery stores this summer.

Jim Walsh: Expert on nuclear weapons, terrorism, negotiation and media at MIT is timely considering the global security challenge, from nuclear to cyber war, in the face of the rhetoric and actions of Iran and North Korea.