New option for organ donors on driver licenses
WHAG
“When you register as an organ, eye and tissue donor, basically you’re saying, ‘Should I be in a position to help someone at the time of my death, this is something that I want to do,’” Wolfe said. According to Wolfe, there are more than 122,000 …

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Report: “Wheels For Wishes” Charity Misled Donors About Make-A-Wish Donations
The Consumerist
Minnesota AG Lori Swanson says her office has received a number of complaints from people who donated to Wheels for Wishes believing that a large portion of their donation would benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. … When Make-A-Wish did audit CDF in …
Minnesota AG says charity misleading car donors, misdirecting moneyMinneapolis Star Tribune
AG: Car donation charity used Make-A-Wish name, kept 80 percentKMSP-TV
Attorney general: Car donation charity isn’t very charitable, misleads donorsRick Kupchella’s BringMeTheNews

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Fewer UCF alumni donate than those at UF, USF
Central Florida Future
“Many donations go to scholarships to support deserving students, while other donations could be research related, or even to support infrastructure needs,” McCausland said. “There are literally hundreds of different ways the generosity of USF donors …

Greenville man receives award for promoting organ donation
Fox17
Larry Alman, a recipient of five cornea transplants since 1999, received the award. According to the Secretary of State’s office, Alman has made more than 70 visits to the local SOS office to talk about organ donation and he signed up more than 200 …
VMH recognized for organ donor enrollment accomplishmentsLa Crosse Tribune

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Hillary Takes Millions in Campaign Cash From ‘Enemies’
U.S. News & World Report
… than $2.7 million from the insurance field and its related sectors, according to an analysis of public records from the Center for Responsive Politics. While the analysis did not include campaign finance figures for the 2016 cycle, some of the same …

Donated–organ recipient says province should make donations ‘barrier free’
CBC.ca
A recipient of three donated organs says he fully supports a Newfoundland and Labrador family who decided not to donate their loved one’s organs because of a change in the province’s organ procurement policy — and adds there should be a mobile …

Prior sexual experiences could defer one from donating blood, FDA in process …
The Post
Under the Food and Drug Administration’s guidelines, if a man has engaged in sexual relations with another man — even once — since 1977, the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, he is ineligible to donate blood for life. In May, the …

Mercury News editorial: Jerry Brown vetoes show he’s no fan of open government
San Jose Mercury News
It provides a poison pill: Any local government that adopts such transparency ordinances will be laden with unworkable and unrelated requirements for contracting out for goods and services. Brown’s approval ensures that government officials dependent …
Editorial: Brown lets state float further towards secrecyTheReporter.Com

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BBB urges donors to scrutinize breast cancer charities, pink products before …
STLtoday.com
“But some fraudulent charities try to cash in on the pink ribbon frenzy, so donors should do their homework before they make a donation or buy a pink-ribbon product.” BBB offers BBB Charity Reviews of more than 11,000 charities nationwide, including …
Think Pink: 5 Famous Breast Cancer Survivors Offer Hope, Humor and InspirationBiography

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Democrats Are Godless Heathen Tyrant Maniacs Because That’s What Voters Want
TheBlaze.com
Just “the rich” who aren’t Democrat politicians, or Democrat donors like Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase, or union leaders, or Planned Parenthood executives, or Hollywood liberals, or university administrators, or any other group comprised mainly of …

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