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There are an estimated 7,800 children on US military childcare waitlists. Military families and advocates say the number masks deeper shortfalls that continue to sideline working spouses and strain service members.Lawmakers raised the issue during a recent congressional hearing, calling the persistent backlog a quality-of-life problem, even as the waitlist…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nick Copland, a 42-year-old real estate investor and the cofounder of MTR Authority, who lives outside Portland, Oregon. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart. As a kid, I found creative ways to make…







