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The West, Texas Disaster Relief Efforts Fund reaches $505,000! - wacofoundation.org
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A Space for Women's Voices
[04/29/2013] - Every Monday in Waco, a group of women gathers to share their words and stories - and in the process find their voices. KWBU's intern-reporter, Sahara Price, learned why an all-female space... |
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Press Conference Addressing West Relief Efforts
[04/19/2013] - Jason Reyes, a DPS spokesman, confirmed that 12 bodies had been recovered following the explosion at West Fertilizer plant Wednesday night. This is the unedited audio from a press conference held on April 19th at 8:30 a.m... |
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Flaxseed: The Next Superfood For Cattle And Beef?
[05/17/13] - Flax is the oily seed usually spotted in the nutritional supplement or cereal aisles. It's marketed as a superfood because of its high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and fiber. Omega-3s may do all kinds of good things for humans - like protect against Alzheimer's, heart disease and even cancer - so it seems reasonable to think they could also protect the health of animals... |
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Do We Have The Wrong Idea About Charity?
[05/17/13] - Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend - not for what they get done. Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals... |
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Hiring Julie Hermann, Rutgers Seeks A New Era In Athletics
[05/16/13] - Rutgers University officials are welcoming the arrival of new athletic director Julie Hermann as the beginning of a new era, as the school seeks to rebound from the turmoil that recently engulfed its athletics department. The hiring of Hermann, who most recently was the executive senior associate director of athletics... |
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LA Schools Throw Out Suspensions For 'Willful Defiance'
[05/15/13] - School suspensions are a big issue in California. Last year, schools handed out 700,000 of them. But the Los Angeles Unified School District took a step to change that this week when it voted to ban suspending students deemed "willfully defiant." Before the vote, the district maintained a zero tolerance policy for students... |
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Doctors Confirm Black Lung In Victims Of Mine Blast
[05/17/13] - The tragic deaths of 29 coal miners in a massive explosion in 2010 have provided new evidence of a resurgence of the disease known as black lung. On Monday, a team of pathologists and lung disease experts will present the results of a detailed study of lung tissue from some of the victims of the Upper Big Branch... |
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'Foolish Mistakes Were Made,' IRS Chief Says
[05/17/13] - Saying that "foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient in their workload selection," the outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service told Congress on Friday that he and the agency want to apologize for the targeting of some conservative groups during the 2012 campaign cycle... |
