Three Bond Rating Agencies Endorse Catholic Healthcare West's Performance, Strategy Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Catholic Healthcare West announced today that three major bond rating agencies have upgraded CHW's bonds, the third round of upgrades for the organization in the past three years. The latest endorsements began in late October 2006 when Standard & Poor's upgraded CHW's bonds to A from A- with a stable outlook. Moody's Investor Services followed, upgrading CHW's rating to A2 from A3 with a stable
American Red Cross Receives Four Stars from Charity Navigator American Red Cross
Tuesday, December 05, 2006 — The holiday season provides an opportunity to think not just about the holiday gifts to be purchased but on the gifts received over the past year.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006 Park Rapids Enterprise
He's been called the most dynamic player in the NFL, the best in a generation, the most exciting athlete in any sport. He's also been dubbed the league's most overrated player, a product of the media hype machine.
Goodwill partners with Head Start Sioux City Journal
Goodwill Industries will give Head Start children new shoes, socks, mittens and hats thanks to a grant from the City of Sioux City's Opportunity Fund.
Putin's Russia: better and worse The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News
Hearing Yevgeny Butovsky and Antonina Vallik describe the state of their nation, one would think they live in two different countries. In fact, they share a home.
Putin's Russia: better and worse The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! Canada News
The mysterious poisoning of an ex-KGB spy has heightened debate over the nation's direction.
Viking notes: Taylor gets to 1,000 yards before bruising his ribs Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
CHICAGO - Vikings tailback Chester Taylor's status is uncertain after bruised ribs forced him from Sunday's 23-13 loss to the Bears. Taylor suffered the injury in the second quarter and left the game for good late in the third. Coach Brad Childress said "nothing's broken," but Taylor gave way to Ciatrick Fason and Mewelde Moore in the fourth quarter. "I tried to fight through it," Taylor said,
Green Leads Butler's Rout Of Cleveland State KATV Little Rock
(Sports Network) - Mike Green scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the 19th-ranked Butler Bulldogs to a 70-45 rout of the Cleveland State Vikings.
S. Florida radio legend Rick Shaw retiring after 46 years Miami Herald
Majic 102.7 may not have Bob Dylan's '60s standard The Times They Are A-Changin' in heavy rotation anymore, but it's a fitting theme.
Act now to cut taxes Daily Record
As the late Justice Learned Hand once said, it's illegal to evade taxes but perfectly OK to avoid them. You have until the end of the month to do your best to avoid them.

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'Tis the Season: Evaluating Charitable Organizations
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How to tell a good charity from a bad one - MSN Money
The AIP is probably the hardest to please of the charity watchdogs. While you can’t get its complete Charity Rating Guide online, you can see which
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Most (And Least) Efficient Charities - Forbes.com
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Such charity rating and ranking services are mushrooming as a number of recent scandals plague the philanthropic sector. These have hurt donor confidence
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AIP's Charity Rating Guide recommends that in most cases 60% or more of your charitable donation should go to program services.
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