29Dec/14

Scandals Involving Judges, Staff Darkened FJD’s Year – The Legal Intelligencer


The Legal Intelligencer

Scandals Involving Judges, Staff Darkened FJD’s Year
The Legal Intelligencer
In September, former Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Joseph C. Waters Jr. pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of mail fraud and one count of honest services wire fraud in relation to fixing cases for donors who contributed to his campaigns

29Dec/14

Organ donation creates unconventional family bond – Mississippi News Now

Organ donation creates unconventional family bond
Mississippi News Now
“It was just like we’ve been knowing each other all our lives” says Johnson. The emotional meeting brought two families together separated by a state line. Johnson lives in Summerfield, Louisiana but the parents of her donor live in Texas. “Her father

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29Dec/14

Most Gay Men Still Excluded From Giving Blood – New York Times (blog)


Straight.com

Most Gay Men Still Excluded From Giving Blood
New York Times (blog)
The old rule, a holdover from the early years of the AIDS epidemic, stated that any man who had had sex with another man since 1977 was “deferred” from donating blood. That deferral lasted a lifetime. The rule was rooted in fear rather than science
Ed Miliband: We’ve got to look at ways to make gay blood donation possiblePinkNews

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29Dec/14

Freckenham organ donor honoured – Newmarket Journal


Newmarket Journal

Freckenham organ donor honoured
Newmarket Journal
Margaret Bowden’s Order of St John award for organ donation was received by her husband, Laurence at a private ceremony in Bury St Edmunds in the presence of Cllr Robert Everitt, the mayor of St Edmundsbury.

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29Dec/14

Sebewaing Sportsmen’s Club speaks out about Bay Shore Camp’s proposed … – Tuscola Today

Sebewaing Sportsmen’s Club speaks out about Bay Shore Camp’s proposed
Tuscola Today
If intent of the gift is up for interpretation, future donors may decide to consider this before making ‘gifts’ of property for everyone to enjoy,” said Sebewaing Sportsmen’s Club’s letter signed by the organization’s President Jim Brandenburg. “The