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Reflections of a Daughter of a Prostate Cancer Survivor
By Melissa Stewart I can remember sitting in the San Francisco airport on an August afternoon in 2008. I was annoyed because my flight was…
“Orange Is the New Black’s” trailblazing portrayal of foster care
In this excerpt from a new Salon.com article, which takes a look at how the hit show “Orange is the New Black” is “trailblazing in…
Mowing for Memories
By Adrianne Philion Sitting in the waiting room, a familiar place he has been before, Jonah watches as children just like him go through the…
Chief Seattle Council Venturing Crew 310 Embarks on Denali Expedition
By Patrice Eulin On June 12, Venturing Crew 310, chartered by Cascade Leadership Challenge (CLC) in Seattle, Wash., began an expedition to climb Denali, the highest peak…
Team USA Goalkeeper Tim Howard: Comfortable in His Own Skin
By John Strubel Tim Howard is hard to miss. After all, he’s a 6-3, 210-pound goalkeeper who became the face of the U.S. men’s national…
Feed the Children & FNS Team Up Through Summer Food & Education Program
As one of the largest international charities based in the United States, Feed the Children’s mission is to provide hope and resources for those without…
Webinar: Funding Cancer Research in an Era of Fiscal Restraint
Save the date! Prevent Cancer Foundation invites you to their webcast, “Funding Cancer Research in an Era of Fiscal Restraint” on Thursday, July 17 from…
How Big Tobacco Has Made Cigarettes So Much Deadlier Than They Used To Be
By Tara Culp-Ressler Fifty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general tied tobacco to lung cancer for the first time. Since then, additional scientific research has linked…
The Current System is Broken: Bringing Hunger Relief Home for the Summer
By Kevin Hagan It’s summertime, and with summer break comes the laughter of carefree children in many neighborhoods… But not all of them. When the…
The World Cup Helps Wish Kids Open New Chapters in Their Lives
The sport goes by many names. In some countries, it’s soccer. In others, it’s some variation on “football.” In Italy, they call it il calcio…
Inspiration from 17-year-old Special Olympics Athlete With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Whitney and her family live in Lebanon, Tennessee. Because of TSC, Whitney has non-cancerous tumors in her brain, kidneys and eye, and developmental delays. No…
SPLC Helps Student Get Second Chance at Education
By Jennifer Coco, SPLC Staff Attorney This past May, I received a phone call that left me fighting back tears of joy. On the other…