Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, ApRil 4, 2025 City of Everett holds monthly Lunch and Learn City staff discussed the importance of cultural agility and coexistence 50 City of Everett staff joined together in the Keverian Room at City Hall for the March Lunch and Learn. Special to The Advocate T 425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut Street We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE 12-7 p.m. Sunday Monday Tuesday $10.00 Price includes Roller Skates Rollerblades/inline skates $3.00 additional cost Private Parties 7:30-11 p.m. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday $11.00 Price includes Roller Skates 18+ Adults Only After 7 PM - ID Required Private Parties Private Parties 4-8 p.m. $10.00 8:30-11 p.m. $11. 18+ Adults Only After 7 PM - ID Required 12-9 p.m. $10.00 Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Sorry No Checks - ATM on site Roller skate rentals included in all prices Inline Skate Rentals $3.00 additional BIRTHDAY & PRIVATE PARTIES AVAILABLE www.roller-world.com City of Everett staff were pleased to welcome Bishop Regina Shearer as guest speaker for the March Lunch and Learn. he City of Everett held its Lunch and Learn for the month of March at Everett City Hall. The March program, which was titled “Cultural Understanding in the Workplace: Part III: Cultural Agility and Coexistence,” was the finale of a three-part series. The March program focused on cultural agility and coexistence and how it can be utilized in the workplace to enhance collaboration and the services that are provided by the City. Bishop Regina Shearer speaking to City of Everett staff. City staff were pleased to once again be joined by Zion Church Ministries Executive Pastor Bishop Regina Shearer. During the program, she engaged with City staff by encouraging attendees to think about their own cultural traditions and the traditional food they consume while also recognizing the similarities and differences that are shared with other cultures. Following sharing this information with each other, Bishop Shearer connected it to the importance of understanding and accepting the different cultural traditions of coworkers to foster mutual respect and coexistence to increase cohesiveness between teams. During the presentation, open dialogue between attendees was encouraged for the purpose of learning from each other to create better understanding amongst staff for the betterment of serving constituents. Lunch and Learn is a monthly program created and moderated by the City of Everett’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Department. The program is an opportunity for City staff to come together, share ideas and experiences and discuss new topics while enjoying lunch. The series is a part of the City’s commitment to engage, educate and elevate. ~ Guest Commentary ~ Medicare fraud should be next in line for DOGE T By Sally C. Pipes he Department of Government Efficiency’s crackdown on waste, fraud, and abuse is off to a fast start. But as an engine of government savings, DOGE still has substantial untapped potential. That’s because it hasn’t yet addressed the fraud crippling one of the federal government’s largest programs: Medicare. In fiscal year 2023 alone, “improper payments” in Medicare eclipsed $50 billion. If DOGE wants to put a real dent in government overspending while changing millions of Americans’ lives for the better, it won’t find a better target than Medicare fraud. The legacy of Medicare after 60 years is one of relentless growth -- both in the number of beneficiaries and in spending. Medicare expenditures now exceed $1 trillion annually. But the program’s growth COMMENTARY | SEE PAGE 18
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