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Anchorage Color Run Leaves Charity, Businesses Flush with Funds
Channel 2 NewsIn the wake of Anchorage’s first Color Run held last weekend, drawing thousands of people to the Downtown area, organizers and commerce groups say the event has been a boon to both a local charity and businesses across town. More than 15,000...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Business, Science and Technology, Sports Authority, Rentals
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Boehner torn between conservative issues and those with broad appeal
WASHINGTON — About once a week, like clockwork, House Speaker John A. Boehner insists in a Capitol news conference that jobs and the economy are the "No. 1 concern" of his GOP majority. But from week to week, there's often another priority in the...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate, Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Supreme Court
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#PaulasBestDishes goes viral after Paula Deen racism controversy
Following a report that Paula Deen uses the N-word repeatedly, likes to tell racist jokes, and once proposed using black waiters dressed as slaves at a wedding, the hashtag #PaulasBestDishes was trending on Twitter. Inspired by her Food Network...Tags: Paula Deen, Twitter, Inc., Slavery, Food Network (tv network), Diabetes
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Alaskans Embrace, Criticize Murkowski Same-Sex Marriage Stance
Channel 2 NewsSteph and Lela Figarelle became the first same-sex couple to be married at the top of the Empire State Building in 2012. The Anchorage couple returned home to a state that doesn't recognize gay marriage -- but the Figarelles think the tide may finally...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Joe Miller, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups
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Commentary: Hoag Hospital made the right choice on abortion
As I read all the letters regarding Hoag Hospital's ethical and moral decision to terminate elective abortions, instead of our children, I believe it is time for some truth. It is a scientific, biological, medical and spiritual truth that every...Tags: Abortion, Hospitals and Clinics, Abusive Behavior
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Summit addresses barriers to lowering poverty rate in Roanoke
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistCity leaders, local businesses and community members are joining forces to lower the poverty rate in Roanoke. The latest report shows about 20 percent of people in Roanoke live below the poverty level. A family of four meets the federal poverty level if...Tags: Poverty
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Fertility rites
WASHINGTON — Distilled to a slogan, politics of late goes something like this: "I'm more fertile than you are." It seems fecundity is emerging as the best argument for public office, policy or even citizenship. What was once an unconscious...Tags: George W. Bush, Conservative Political Action Conference, Abortion, Congressional Budget Office, Sarah Palin
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Op-Ed: Murkowski Voices Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Editor's note: The following opinion piece was submitted by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and has not been edited. It has been published in its entirety. Not too long ago, I had the honor of nominating an Alaskan family as “Angels in Adoption,...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Family, Washington, DC, Belief and Faith, Marriage
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Planned Parenthood funding should continue
I wonder why some religious groups are against Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood itself isn't about abortion. It's primarily about contraception and reproductive health. And if Planned Parenthood loses funding, cancer screenings, contraception and...Tags: Health Treatments, Birth Control, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Family Planning, Planned Parenthood
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Mailbag: Teen driver volunteers do good job saving lives
Re: "On a mission to fight drunk driving," Huntington Beach Independent, June 13. Micayla Vermeeren is taking steps to make a positive change. I believe her idea will help save lives because young people will be more inclined to call a peer than a...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Healthcare Provider, Health, Birth Control
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SAN DIEGO CHARITY CUP: IVUSA Geckos win third tournament in 2 months
SAN DIEGO CHARITY CUP: IVUSA Geckos win third tournament in 2 months By Michael Dukes, Sports Writer SAN DIEGO — The Imperial Valley United Soccer Association Geckos girls’ soccer club won the 2013 San Diego Charity Cup here Saturday. It...
Tags: Soccer, Sports
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Annual event will focus on fighting poverty in Roanoke
The second annual "Poverty Summit" is set for Wednesday. A number of organizations that fight poverty will discuss and find solutions to issues that face our area's poor. Some of those issues include housing, food, and education. The event is...
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