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Fran Drescher and leading scientists discuss environmental risks and womenβs cancers
It is said that laughter is the best medicine. Although actress Fran Drescher has done her share of healing over the years in her role…
Read ArticleRSVP Now for 2013 Veterans Day at The Wall
Each year on Veterans Day, thousands of veterans and their families congregate at The Wall to remember and to honor those who served in the…
Read ArticleReady for Movember? Knowledge is Power. Mustache is King.
Movember 2013 During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of menβs faces, in the US and around the…
Read ArticleWashington Post Piece Gives the Misimpression That the Nonprofit World is Rife With Fraud
By Rick Cohen The salacious headline of the Washington Post article on reported βdiversionsβ of nonprofit assets reads, βInside the hidden world of thefts, scams…
Read ArticleSweeter Home, Alabama?
By Cecillia Wang, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights ProjectΜύ Immigrant families in Alabama can finally breathe more freely thanks to a settlementΜύreached Tuesday with Alabama over its…
Read ArticleOne Year Later, Superstorm Sandy Recovery by Feeding ΊΓΙ«ΟΘΙϊ
When Superstorm Sandy struck the east coast on October 29, 2012, the need was massive, the logistics complicated. Fortunately, Feeding ΊΓΙ«ΟΘΙϊβs Disaster Relief Program was…
Read ArticleIndependent Sector Releases Statement on Washington Post Nonprofit Abuse Allegations
(WASHINGTON, October 31, 2013) β Independent Sector released the following statement: Dear Colleagues: You may have seen the Oct. 26 Washington Post story outlining alleged…
Read ArticleThe Hidden Benefits of Food Stamps
Research shows the much-maligned aid to the poor buys broad economic and public health gains. In September, just two days after a Census Bureau report…
Read ArticleFood stamps will get cut by $5 billion this week β and more cuts could follow
The U.S. food-stamp program is set to shrink in the months ahead. The only real question is by how much. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Read ArticleDeclining black, Latino admissions to NYCβs specialized schools could be reversed
Admissions to the cityβs elite schools could become more broad-based than a single test under Bill de Blasio, according to a report by Community Service…
Read ArticleOne Year Later, Sandy Survivors Continue to Rebuild
By Delaney Gracy, Chief Medical Officer One year ago, Superstorm Sandy barreled into the New Jersey coastline, bringing 80 mile-per-hour winds and a record-breaking surge…
Read ArticleLanguage-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K
Nearly two decades ago, a landmark study found that by age 3, the children of wealthier professionals have heard words millions more times than those…
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