06Feb/16

£50000 raised in memory of young Scunthorpe girl Alexa Wilson – Scunthorpe Telegraph

£50000 raised in memory of young Scunthorpe girl Alexa Wilson
Scunthorpe Telegraph
Alexa Wilson, who was born at Scunthorpe General Hospital, was diagnosed with Down’s syndrome after her birth and a week later with cataracts and a severe congenital heart defect. The nine-year-old was set to become only the … “After losing Alexa, I

06Feb/16

No Child Left Inside Winter Festival is Saturday; organ donation program set at hospital; series begins at Hotchkiss … – Torrington Register Citizen

No Child Left Inside Winter Festival is Saturday; organ donation program set at hospital; series begins at Hotchkiss
Torrington Register Citizen
TORRINGTON >> Grab your winter gear, bundle up your children and join us for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) No Child Left Inside® 10th annual free Winter Festival at Burr Pond State Park, 384 Burr Mountain …

06Feb/16

Fundraiser in memory of 31-year-old Bradford organ donor who helped save four lives – Bradford Telegraph and Argus


Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Fundraiser in memory of 31-year-old Bradford organ donor who helped save four lives
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
THE family of a 31-year-old Bradford woman whose organs were donated to help save others’ lives after she died suddenly are raising money and awareness in her memory. Carrie-Anne Smith collapsed over Christmas 2014 after suffering a brain aneurysm …

06Feb/16

The Unfavored Daughter: When Margaret Chase Smith Ran in the New Hampshire Primary – The New Yorker


The New Yorker

The Unfavored Daughter: When Margaret Chase Smith Ran in the New Hampshire Primary
The New Yorker
(Alice Roosevelt Longworth once referred to the practice as using “coffins as springboards.”) A widow’s closeness to her late husband, and her familiarity with his political beliefs, offered at least the veneer of continuity as well as a tasteful, if

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06Feb/16

Contribution questions permeate debate over hotel project – Frederick News Post (subscription)


Frederick News Post (subscription)

Contribution questions permeate debate over hotel project
Frederick News Post (subscription)
Ron Young, D-District 3, upset other delegation members during a bill hearing for his unrelated Real-Time Transparency Act of 2016 — a campaign finance reform proposal requiring that political committees report contributions of $1,000 or higher within

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