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Rotary helping to eradicate polio
Daily American Staff WriterKen Halverson, Somerset, remembers that when he was a child he was not allowed to go swimming in public pools because it was believed that was how polio spread. “It was terrible — some of my friends had it and they still limp, all these years...Tags: Vaccines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health Organizations, Germany, Health
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UNICEFs Message of Hope Gala
Staff reporterThe Midwest Regional Office of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF will host the fifth annual Message of Hope Gala, an inspiring evening filled with fabulous entertainment, a gourmet dinner, and live and silent auctions. The event will take place on April 28, 2012...Tags: International Organizations, Politics, Union League Club
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Options abound for pursuing psychology programs
Nancy Tartt has always had a passion for psychology and has devoted her career to social services.
She headed to Adler School of Professional Psychology to pursue a master's degree in marriage and family counseling and discovered a new interest in the...Tags: Loyola University Chicago, Science, Cancer, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Health and Safety at School
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Rule would allow campaign donations by text message
You can text FOOD to give money to UNICEF or text AFRICA to support the International Rescue Committee. Soon you'll be able to contribute via text to a Maryland politician, state officials say.
Regulations to allow campaign contributions by text...Tags: Baltimore County, Human Interest, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Federal Election Commission, Democratic Party
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A former teacher speaks out on silence
Carol Cormaci (“Teachers, we want you to tell us your stories. Please,” Nov. 24), is correct in stating that there is a “culture of silence” within La Cañada Unified School District; I appreciate her initiative to upgrade it...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Entertainment Events, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Nobel Prize Awards
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Joel Brinkley: Russia and China defy morality by backing Syria's Assad
American VoicesIt's no surprise that on the very day Russia insisted it would not support a United Nations resolution calling for an arms embargo on Syria, the state also announced that it will continue selling Syria vast quantities of arms and ammunition, used to...Tags: Abusive Behavior, National Security, Vladimir Putin, Religion and Belief, Damascus (Syria)
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Power Women: Caryl Stern, President & CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF
PIX11.comTrick-or-Treat for UNICEF is 61-years-old this year and got some hi-tech upgrades (Scannable Microsoft Tags (2D barcode technology) on the box, a website launching October 1 where visitors can create virtual costumes. Caryl Stern, President & CEO of...Tags: Microsoft Corporation
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Gifts That Give Back
Fashion Beauty Expert Jamie Madrid put together a list of "gifts that give back" this year. Here is some of the featured items: The Paradigm Project: Purchase a Christmas Tree ornament and a stove will be given to a family in Africa, saving $280 of...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Pixar Animation, Environmental Issues, Cyber Monday, Susan Sarandon
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A million face severe malnutrition in the Sahel, UNICEF warns
World NowA hunger emergency looms in the Sahel: Half a million children face starvation in the Sahel if help doesn’t arrive on time, according to humanitarian agencies. A recent UNICEF survey in the Sahel forecast a million cases of severe malnutrition... -
Suicide bombing at Baghdad funeral kills 32 people
World NowA suicide car bomb detonated Friday at a busy Baghdad intersection as a funeral procession was passing by, killing 32 people and injuring 65, authorities said.... -
Why is Senegal -- an African success story -- becoming unstable?
World NowUnrest is building in Senegal over President Abdoulaye Wade's plan to seek a third term....
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