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Plenty of people are thinking about the welfare of children in Bend right about now, in the wake of a tragedy that directly affected the young people of the city. At Assistance League of Bend, its members have had a similar mission in mind for decades. As part of a larger national network of Assistance […] The post Assistance League of Bend Helps Clothe Local Kids, Support Seniors appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon.

WALLA WALLA — The city of Walla Walla has renamed its Development Services Department to ...Read More The post Walla Walla renames Development Services Department to reflect broader mission appeared first on Elkhorn Media Group.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An aging NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower. The U.S. Space Force predicts the Swift Observatory will come [...]

A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate student, Hayden Walkush, was honored this week with the Boone and Crockett Club Fellow Outstanding Achievement Award. The award recognizes a graduate student whose research advances the Club’s mission and informs natural resource management and policy decisions in North America. The award highlights and[Read More...] The post Student Gets B&C Achievement Award appeared first on Rogue River Press.

The civil rights group says it is nonpartisan and doesn’t get involved in candidate races but is spending… The post In apparent conflict with its mission and history, ACLU takes sides in Oregon governor’s race appeared first on The New Era.

Phobos and Deimos over the surface of Mars. Asteroids satellites of the red planet in space. Close-up of Mars with the Moons. (Nazarii Neshcherenskyi/...

By Max Feliu, CNN New York (CNN) — It was a star-studded gathering at Lincoln Center, with the likes of Steven Spielberg and Alec Baldwin toasting New York’s new Philharmonic director with champagne, arepas and the din of salsa music. It’s been a while since the city’s cultural elite has buzzed as it has with The post Gustavo Dudamel arrives in New York with a mission that goes beyond the podium appeared first on KTVZ.

The fight against breast cancer is a long and necessary one. Many organizations make it their mission to raise money and support those affected by cancer in an effort to spread awareness — Men Wear Pink is one of those communities.  Men Wear Pink is a campaign designed to organize events that raise awareness and funds... The post Eugene men run for breast cancer awareness appeared first on Daily Emerald.

Twelve years ago, former firefighter Jamie Richards set up a charity group called AED Donate in the town of Stone, England. His mission was simple: get more defibrillators into public places where they’re needed most. [...]

When YIVO was founded in Vilna in 1925, its mission was to study a living people. The Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut was meant to be a national university for Jews scattered across Eastern Europe and, increasingly, the world. Its scholars studied Yiddish language and literature, but also Jewish sociology, psychology, history and contemporary life. YIVO was […]