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12-Year-Old Philanthropist Saves House from Foreclosure
The cost of home renovations brought a Wisconsin woman perilously close to eviction, until her twelve-year-old grandson stepped in. “I wasn’t even sure I was going to make it,” Noah Lamaide said of his fundraising effort. The budding philanthropist raised … Continue reading
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Looking for the Perfect Holiday Gift?
Choosing the perfect holiday gift is one of life’s greater challenges, modestly more difficult than earning a Ph.D. in astrophysics. So it is time for my annual gift guide. Major humanitarian organizations offer alluring holiday gifts. Through the International Rescue … Continue reading
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Man Repays Money He Stole in the 1940s, with Interest
A man who confessed to stealing money from the downtown Seattle Sears store decades ago gave the money back Monday, and with interest. At around 10:00 a.m., an elderly man hand-delivered an envelope addressed to “Sears manager” to a customer … Continue reading
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Sorority Inducts 90-Year-Old Who Dropped Out of College to Help War Effort
At Washburn University in 1941, Bertie McConnell wanted to join Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Before she could pledge, World War II broke out and she dropped out to work in an ammunition factory. Recently, Ms. McConnell’s daughter contacted the sorority, … Continue reading
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Donate $340,000 to Somali Children
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who was recently recognized for her work as a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador, have donated $340,000 to the Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid, which goes toward healthcare for homeless children in war-torn Somalia. The country is … Continue reading
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Donations Build a Girls’ School in Kenya
In a Mother’s Day column, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof suggested readers commemorate the day with a donation to help women around the world. Readers gave to Mother’s Day Movement, which forwarded more than $135,000 to a slum empowerment … Continue reading
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Military Chaplains Can Perform Same-Sex Unions
Following the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, military chaplains will now be allowed to perform same-sex unions on or off a military installation. A military chaplain may officiate at any private ceremony, but isn’t required if it would conflict … Continue reading
Nobel Prize Winner Dies Hours Before Committee Selects Him for Prize
Doctor Ralph Steinman died on Friday, three days before someone from the Nobel committee called his number to let him know he had won the prize for his breakthrough work in immunology. Dr. Steinman had been battling pancreatic cancer for … Continue reading
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With Roads Gone, Central Vermonters Come Together to Make Daily Hike Over the Mountain
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, central Vermonters found that large stretches of Route 4 were made impassable, stranding people in rural areas without road access to their jobs, schools, and grocery stores. Necessity led those Vermonters who needed access … Continue reading
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Japanese Retirees Volunteer to Clean Fukushima
The Skilled Veterans Corps for Fukushima consists of more than 500 seniors who have signed up to replace younger workers at the badly damaged nuclear plant. The retirees who have signed up for the job have been called courageous and … Continue reading
