Acts of kindness can help others
Peninsula-based non-profits say they need volunteers year round. But the holiday season is particularly a time of charitable spirit, so we have gathered a few ideas on how to help meet the community's...
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View ArticleFood stamp cuts hit Ore. families hard
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Casey Beason, her boyfriend and 2-year-old daughter were facing an interminable Thanksgiving weekend in their cracker-box apartment on Roosevelt Boulevard while they waited for...
View ArticleVolunteers serve more than 160for Thanksgiving
Volunteers and those in need were thankful as they gathered Thursday at the Salvation Army for a traditional Thanksgiving feast. Those in need were thankful for the volunteers who provided a hot meal...
View ArticleParents 'disgusted' over Central Remedial Clinic top-ups
An organisation that supports parents of children with special needs has said parents were "disgusted" to discover public donations were being used to top up salaries of staff at the Central Remedial...
View Article>LifeScan and ENER-G combine forces to win green energy CHP award
Medical device manufacturer LifeScan and combined heat and power specialist ENER-G have been awarded a top prize for industrial low-carbon energy generation. (PRWEB UK) 29 November 2013 Medical device...
View ArticleLifeScan and ENER-G combine forces to win green energy CHP award
Medical device manufacturer LifeScan and combined heat and power specialist ENER-G have been awarded a top prize for industrial low-carbon energy generation. (PRWEB UK) 29 November 2013 Medical device...
View ArticleAirline joins battle over biofuels
Posted on December 1, 2013 at 7:00 am by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Biofuels, General, Politics/Policy, Refining Share this: EmailComments()Print0 WASHINGTON — Delta Air Lines, which paid $150 million for...
View ArticleResponsible savers often end up bailing out relatives, study finds
LOS ANGELES — More than 6 in 10 older Americans have become the “family bank,” giving financial support to relatives even if it means delaying their own retirements, according to a new survey. Among...
View ArticleHunger’s not a game
CONGRESS should leave the “hunger games” to authors and screenwriters. But too many misguided and duplicitous lawmakers insist on playing with poor … Americans’ ability to feed their families. No one...
View ArticleA cure for the holiday hangover is keeping spending under control
Shopper alert: Christmas — and all its gift giving — takes place this month. The best-organized shoppers, of course, pick up gifts all year long so they're not plunged into last-minute, frenzied...
View Article10 Extremely Specialized Plants And Animals
Michael Van Duisen November 29, 2013 Check out our new companion site: http://knowledgenuts.com To quote the great Ian Malcolm, “Life, uh, finds a way.” Nature is full of examples of evolution...
View ArticleCafe Gratitude celebrates its favorite holiday with a free meal for all
On Thanksgiving, the folks at Cafe Gratitude feel that everybody else has finally caught on. At Cafe Gratitude, plates are printed with the question that goes around many holiday tables: "What are you...
View ArticleBack to the Roots: Nikhil and Alejandro Perfect a Niche to Spread Their Fungus
"True focus is saying no to the things you really want to do, and perfecting one product, refining one skill." Nikhil Arora Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez of Back to the Roots have done just that --...
View ArticleA Cream Puff, Fried Clams & Dumplings
My parents were born in the 1920s. It feels crazy to think about how different their lives must have been from mine. In my mind's eye I see their world, literally, in black & white. Like a film...
View ArticleArtist donates meal to homeless
PHOENIX -- Robots, sharks and bugs that shoot out lawn clippings greet visitors from Alexi Devilliers' front lawn in Tempe. Devilliers makes the creatures out of recycled tin cans and other materials....
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