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Seattle Teen Gives Rwandan Girls The Gift of Education

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Girls, Women, Seattle, Education, Library, Jessica Markowitz, Genocide, Rwandan Education, Schoolchildren, Learning, Rwanda, Impact News

You are never too young to change the world, and Jessica Markowitz is living proof. The Seattle Times reports that Markowitz was just a sixth grader w...

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Can Dogs Teach Kids To Read?

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Literacy, Sit. Stay. Read., Library, Kids, Volunteer, Reading, R.E.a.D., Dogs, Teach, Impact News

Know a child who needs a little help with learning how to read? CNN reports that man's best friend could be a great teacher for kids too. It sounds i...

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Daniel Suelo: Blogger Has Gone 9 Years Without Spending Money

treehugger.com | Brian Merchant | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Library, Cave, Green News, Spending, Bloggers, Sustainability, Daniel Suelo, Green Living, Blogging, Carbon Footprint, Eco-Stunt, Green News

Daniel Suelo wasn't poor, a victim of bad luck, mentally ill, or even uneducated. He just decided that he wanted to have nothing to do with money. So ...

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Public Library Saved: 15,000 People Celebrate

The Huffington Post | Lori Wood | Posted 10.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Libraries, Library, Community, Salinas Public Library, Books, Salinas Library, Public Libraries, Books News

Salinas, CA -- October 5, 2009 -- On Sunday, September 27, 15,000 people--that's ten percent of the town's population--turned out to celebrate the 100...

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Thank God It's Thursday: The High Strung Plays Guantanamo Bay, Beyoncé Discounts What You Pay, and Woody Allen's So Far Away

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Alessandra Ferri, Broken Social Scene, Charity, Spoletto 52, Woody Allen, Gitmo, Guantanamo, Jacksonville, Derek Berk, Los Campesinons, Pina Bausch, Alexei Ratmansky, Tanztheater Wuppertal, London, England, The High Strung, Guantanamo Bay, Ticketmaster, Feeding America, Wayne McGregor, Robert Wilson, Super Furry Animals, Park the Van Records, Detroit, Florida, Memorial Day, Krapp's Last Tape, Library, Beyoncé, General Mills, Madison Sqare Garden, American Ballet Theatre, Christopher Wheeldon, Las Vegas, Thierry Mugler, New York, Giorgio Ferrara, Festival Dei 2 Mondi, David Newfield, telegraph.co.uk, Hamburger Helper, O2, Gianni Schicchi, Entertainment News, Samuel Beckett, O2 Arena, Spoletto, Zagreb, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This installment of Thank God It's Thursday plucks some recent press releases (left mostly intact) that might make you say "OMG" or "WTF", or possibly, "Swear you'll never, ever do this again."

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Betting His Legacy on Public Participation

Shunit Harpaz | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Socializing, Helping the Needy, Library, Libraries, Helping Others, President Obama, Donating to Charity, Ivy League, Eco-Friendly, Environmentalism, Community, Obama Administration, Community Organizer, Obama Community Organizer, Helping the Homeless, Barack Obama, Giving Back to the Community, Helping the Poor, Government, Change, Literacy, Volunteering, Giving Back, Environment, Community Organizing, Barack Obama Community Organizer, Barack Obama Community Organizing, Getting Involved, Living News
Shunit Harpaz

There is a great potential for a positive change in our society, a change where people take charge of serving the public, living a life that is meaningful and satisfying.

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Palin Brings Laughter To The Masses

Liz Umlas and Rachel Eliana Berman | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Vice President, Wasilla, Experience, Library, Books, Joe Biden, Governor, Foreign Policy, Vice Presidential Debate, Political Cartoon, Expectations, Sarah Palin, Domestic Policy, Election 2008, Alaska, Palin Books, Home News
Liz Umlas and Rachel Eliana Berman

Liz Umlas has joined forces with her daughter Rachel to entertain OffTheBus readers with their political cartoons. Rachel supplies the artistic skills, and Liz brings the political ideas.

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