Investigate Before You Donate Charities and BBB Guidance
Louise Carroll notes that donors should verify charitable groups before giving. The Philanthropic Advisory Service of the Council of Better Business Bureaus provides standards and a buying guide, urging requests for IRS determinations, annual reports, charity registrations, and BBB data to ensure funds help real programs.
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Scrooge
Salvation Army
Philanthropic Advisory Service
Council of Better Business Bureaus
CBBB
Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc
Wilson Blvd
Suite 800
Arlington
Internal Revenue Service
Better Business Bureau
Council of Better Business Bureau
Department
Washington, D.C
Bbb.org
Louise Carroll
New Castle News
Everglades Airport Fight Foreshadows Economic Turnaround for Homestead
In Homestead Florida a plan for a multimillion dollar airport at the former Air Force Base faces a heated environmental battle. Environmentalists warn the facility threatens Biscayne and Everglades National Parks, while supporters argue it could lift the area's economy, create thousands of jobs, and help recover from Hurricane Andrew losses.
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Homestead, Fla
Miami
Everglades National Park
Homestead
Steve Shiver
Shiver
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami International
Florida City
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Tad DeMilly
Biscayne National Park
Clinton
Council On Environmental Quality
Alan Farago
The
Sierra Club
Everglades
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Farago
al Gore
Lake Okeechobee
Gore
Don Chinquina
Tropical Audubon Society
Laguna Beach Cleans Up After Torrential Flood
Heavy rain from a Pacific storm inundated Laguna Beach and surrounding areas, causing at least one death. Orange County declared a local emergency to aid relief as 7 inches fell, with mud in shops and mobile parks. A missing hiker was found dead in Angeles National Forest and a Cessna crash in Lytle Creek killed two.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
Omes
Orange County
California
Robbin Maddox
Big Dog Sportswear
Karen Teller
Angeles National Forest
Palmdale
Lytle Creek
San Bernardino National Forest
Thiel College students cited in Who's Who list and grads
Richard Watkins enters medical school at American University of the Caribbean after a microbiology masters at Thomas Jefferson University. Thiel College peers and alumni Neal Shaffer, Kylee Quarterson, Abigail Ross, and Christopher Chill named to Who's Who 1998, detailing their majors, activities, and family backgrounds. Megan Daugherty serves Mount Union College student senate liaison.
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Richard Ryan Watkins
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Neshannock High School
Watkins
Gannon University
Richard E
Joanne Watkins
Neshannock Township
eRichard Shaffer
Rich
Judy Shaffer
New Castle
Thiel College
Delta Sigma Phi
Laurel High School
E Kylee Quarterson
Abigail Ross
Christopher Chill
Quarterson
Raymond
Angela Quarterson
American Chemical Society
Les Laurie
Thiel
Ross
Kenneth Ross
Claire Ross
Lambda Sigma Honor Society
Chill
James
Deborah Chill
Thiel Players
Habitat For Humanity
Phi Theta Phi Honor Society
Megan Daugherty
Mount Union College
Daugherty
Bill and
Milann Daugherty
Sumner Ave
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Blue Key
Kennedy Christian High School
Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduates include locals
Lawrence County residents earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in August. Diane Kukich of Bessemer earned a Master of Science in food and nutrition. Michael DeMarco of New Castle earned a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics. Devlan Nocera of New Castle earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Terry Young of Pulaski earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology. Joseph LaTona of West Pittsburg earned a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems.
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Lawrence County
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Diane Marie Kukich
Bessemer
Michael DeMarco
Maryland Ave
New Castle
Bach
Elor
Devlan Marie Nocera
Terry Lee Young
Pulaski RD 2
Joseph Bryant LaTona
Seventh Street
West Pittsburg
Bricks Collapse From Midtown Building Injures Child
A construction wall on a 40 story Madison Avenue office building shed bricks onto a busy street. A 3 year old girl from New Jersey was treated for a facial cut and a 74 year old German tourist was cut on the nose while escaping falling debris. Most bricks were caught by a safety net.
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New York
Midtown Manhattan
Sabrina Fano
Green Pond
N.J
Heinz Klein
Madison Avenue
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