Sunshine Lady Doris Bryant funds education and aid network
Doris Buffett Bryant, age 72, uses the Sunshine Lady Foundation to distribute her fortune with help from 120 Sunbeams. Her brother Warren Buffett provides investment funds via Berkshire Hathaway but does not manage Sunshine operations. The foundation began with 10 million dollars bequeathed in 1996 and now assists abused women, local students, and area youths with scholarships and trips.
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Morehead City
N.C
Doris Buffett Bryant
Clip
Warren Buffett
Bryant
Sunbeams
Linda Smith
Sunbeam
Waterloo
Iowa
Smith
Doris
Leila Stahl Buffett
Snyder County Historical Soci
Tiffany Radford
Beaufort
Sunshine Lady Foundation
Radford
Foundation
Warren
Berkshire Hathaway Investment Company
Sunshine
Megan Niewehner
West Point
Neb
First Female AME Bishop Elected in Denomination History
The African Methodist Episcopal Church elected Rev. Vashti McKenzie of Baltimore as bishop, the first woman in the denomination to win a bishop seat after multiple ballots. Also elected were Rev. Richard Norris, Rev. Gregory Ingram, and Rev. Preston Williams as bishops. Delegates, about 1,800 strong, endorsed a historic moment with electronic voting for church officers.
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Cincinnati
General Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Vashti McKenzie
Baltimore
Richard Norris
Philadelphia
Gregory Ingram
Detroit
Preston Williams
Atlanta
McKenzie
Payne Memorial Ame
Carolyn Tyler Guidry
Los Angeles
General Conference
Mother Kills Self Driving Truck Into River Tragedy
Police say Karen Duncan drove a black Chevy pickup into the Missouri River at Narrows Park near Council Bluffs, killing herself and two of her sons. A fourth son’s body was found later near a riverboat casino downstream. The family asked for privacy to grieve as authorities investigated the incident and investigators noted no legal disputes between the couple.
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Duncans
Karen Duncan
Sally Negrete
Council Bluffs
Karen
Negrete
Missouri Valley
Chris Duncan
Duncan
Cedar Rapids considers stadium levy to fund new ballpark
The plan calls for an Aug 15 vote on a levy to raise more than 1 million annually for four years plus 4.8 million from private contributions and a 6 million lease with the baseball club. Officials contrast levy with bonds and outline education efforts to voters. Proponents say without a new stadium Cedar Rapids baseball history could end and the vets commission would help rebuild the memorial.
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al Lenway
Veterans Commission
Clancey
Cedar Rapids
Krause
Vets Commission
Judge accepts Clinton disbarment case in Arkansas
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Leon Johnson, with a month's experience, agreed Tuesday to preside over the Clinton disbarment suit. He is the fifth judge after four stepped aside over possible conflicts of interest involving the former Arkansas governor. Johnson said he saw no hindrance and would not discuss case details or timing.
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Little Rock, Ark
Clinton
Arkansas
Pulaski County
Leon Johnson
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