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January 27, 2010


December 23, 2009

  • Reading Program Shows Big Gains in Camden Debut
  • Cash-Strapped Charities On Edge
  • Food Stamp Participation Reaches Record Levels
  • Food 'Sovereignty' the Goal in Barbados
  • Philadelphia Marks Homeless Memorial Day
  • Millions Pledged to Train Older Workers
  • State Reps' 2nd Clothing Drive for Seniors, Homeless
  • Yoga Classes Help War-Traumatized Recover
  • One Medicaid Quit-Smoking Program Wows Researchers
  • LNN Small Hauls
    EXTRAS
  • Satellite Mapping Helps Tribe Fight Encroachments
  • South Jersey Youth Group Unusually Helpful
  • Prince William 'Sleeps Rough'
  • Rally Spotlights 'Epidemic of Wage Theft'
  • Toys that Help Kids Learn to Spend Responsibly
  • More Small Hauls

November 25, 2009

  • Somalia to Join Child Rights Pact
  • Hunger in US Hits 14-Year High
  • Reforms Found to Have Helped India's Poor
  • Low-Cost Plan Could Revive Camden's Broadway
  • Cholera Outbreaks Linked to River Flow
  • Soup Kitchen Closes After Less Than a Year
  • Scholar Pledges More Than Half His Life Earnings
  • These Food Pantries Aren't Just for Humans
  • LNN Small Hauls
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  • Recession Rescues Pose New Risks of Poverty
  • New York Labor Department Names Brooklyn Eateries that Underpay
  • New Greenpeace Leader Wants to Protect Poor from Climate Change
  • University Gives Homeless Vets a Christmas
  • More Small Hauls

November 11, 2009

  • Boys Trapped in Forced Labor Could Have Been Killed
  • Major Food Stamp Fraud Uncovered in South Jersey
  • Slowed Funding Imperils AIDS Treatment
  • Students Learn from 'Box City' Simulation
  • A New Race to the Bottom: Crowdsourcing
  • Penn Habitat to Rake Leaves, Gather Green
  • Poverty, Poor Urban Planning Increase Typhoon Risk
  • Urban Apathy Doomed Corzine
  • LNN Small Hauls
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  • Report: Palestinians Denied Water
  • Suburban Opposition Has Impeded Camden Revitalization
  • Charity Receives Unsalable World Series Apparel
  • Donated Bicycles Eliminate Long Walks for Ghana Schoolkids
  • Orphans from Korea Struggle with Identity

October 28, 2009

  • As US Recovers, Recession's Worst Hits Wyoming
  • Malnutrition's Huge Economic Cost in Latin America
  • Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Reaffirmed at Rally
  • Mosquitoes Adapt to Nets in Kenya
  • Hospital, State Unite to Help Babies Sleep Safely
  • Job Prospects Worsen for Young Cambodians
  • Soup Kitchen Gives Guests Marketable Culinary Skills
  • New Film Shows North Koreans' Silenced Suffering
  • LNN Small Hauls
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  • Human Trafficking Victims Tell Their Stories
  • A Christian Rationale for Service to the Poor
  • UN Suggests Climate Goals for Poorer Nations
  • Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Collaborate on Homeless Program
  • African Union Adopts Treaty on Internal Refugees

October 14, 2009

  • Child-Friendly Spaces in the Wake of Disaster
  • Woodbury Zoning Board Denies Variance for Shelter
  • UN Finds AIDS Detection, Treatment Increased
  • Poverty Reduction Program Makes Headway in Dunseith
  • Rape of Refugee Women On the Rise in Chad
  • Habitat Plans Nine New Housing Units in Camden
  • East African Drought Perpetuates Hunger Risk
  • Bill Cosby Named Honorary Chair of Teacher Program
  • LNN Small Hauls
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  • Camden Tots Part of Global Reading Event
  • The Suicide Capital of the World
  • 38% of Companies Cut Cash Giving in 2009
  • Desperate Debtors Sell Their Kidneys
  • Parkside Recovery Outplaces Clients Prior to Move

September 23, 2009

  • Women Reach Across Divides to Help Start Businesses
  • Farmland Preservation Links Up with People in Need
  • Civil Servant's Campaign Plants Trees, Creates Jobs
  • School Dress Code a Hardship for Cheyenne River Sioux
  • Australian State Apologizes for Child Abuse
  • Event Aims to Pull Kids Off the Dropout Track
  • Yemeni's Death Shows Danger of Child Marriages
  • Schools Look Abroad to Hire Teachers
  • LNN Small Hauls
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  • Long Branch Win Part of Trend Favorable to Owners
  • Tory-Led Think Tank Publishes Benefits Reform Ideas
  • NJ Cafe to Grant Universal Access to Whole Foods
  • Program Stresses Importance of Educating Girls
  • More Small Hauls

September 9, 2009

  • Recession Leads to New Gold Rush
  • Child Rape Now Common in War Zones
  • Islamic Holy Month Spurs Outpouring of Charity
  • Cash Transfers Give Filipino Kids a Better Start
  • Shutdown Imminent for Addicted Moms' Treatment Center
  • UN Envoy Bill Clinton Chides Donors Over Haiti Aid
  • Remote Area Gets Large-Scale Health Care Gratis
  • LNN Small Hauls
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  • Officials Address Abandoned Patients Problem at Barbados Hospital
  • Residents Attack Blight with an "Ugliest House" Contest
  • Trafficking Laws Interfere with Anti-AIDS Efforts
  • Day of Golf Helps At-Risk Youth
  • Why Saudi Arabia Allows Child Marriages

July 1, 2009

  • Governor, Ag Chief Check on Camden-Area Food Bank
  • Companies to Spread Computing Power in Village Schools
  • Green Jobs Training Grads Recognized
  • Male Workers Win Equal-Pay Claims
  • Causes of Human Trafficking
  • Death Count Rises with Arizona Border Restrictions
  • Former Congresswoman Arrested on Gaza-Bound Ship
  • Russian NGOs Free to Not Rock the Boat
  • LNN Small Hauls
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  • Residents Respond on Gloucester County Mass Transit Expansion
  • Ukraine Villagers Seek Ultimate Memorial for King of Pop
  • 700 Faith Leaders Lobby for Transit Construction Jobs
  • France Passes New Law to Ban 'Gangs'
  • Bank Warns of Recession's Effect on World Poverty

June 17, 2009

  • Microbusinesses Prove Recession-Resistant
  • Delaware Nation to Return to Trenton
  • Botswana Aims Anti-AIDS Effort at Road Workers
  • Native Woman-Owned Firm Makes Inner City 100 List
  • End Gaza Blockade, Say 40+ Humanitarian Agencies
  • Help Wanted? Could Be a Scam
  • More Nations Sign Up to Fight the 'Resource Curse'
  • LNN Small Hauls
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  • The Bright Side of Biotech for Sustainable Farming
  • Undaunted Faithful Challenge Local Violence
  • Quarter of a Million Sri Lankans Face Two Years in Camps
  • Wilmington Kids Take Rare Trip Outside City
  • The Real Civil Rights Challenge: School Choice

May 27, 2009

  • NJ Supreme Court Rejects Sex-Offender Residency Bans
  • Ireland Responds to Horrendous Child-Abuse Chronicle
  • Panel Compares Native American, Palestinian Plights
  • Bill Clinton Named UN Envoy to Haiti
  • Anti-Gang Students Graduate, Volunteer on Mother's Day
  • Prospects Grim for UK First-Jobbers
  • Jewelry Sale Benefits Cherry Hill Hungry
  • LNN Small Hauls
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  • Free-Book Program Builds Kids' Personal Libraries
  • Maker of Cheap Car 'Nano' Offers Cheap Flats
  • Little Tribal College is Huge in Changing Lives
  • Migrants Leave UK, More Take Their Place
  • Blight in the Rust Belt: A Pennsylvania Snapshot
  • More Small Hauls

May 6, 2009

  • Homeless Man Celebrated for Saving Drowning Teen
  • Group of Lawmakers Sees Segregation on Reservations
  • Fired Palestinian Workers Report Factory Horrors
  • Oakland Police Massacre Rooted in Job Discrimination
  • Poverty and Powerlessness Fuel Growing Georgian Rage
  • Student Food-Donation Event Stunted by Penn Dining
  • New Poverty in Germany Could Lead to Social Unrest
  • Despite Rain, Moorestowners Walk Against Hunger
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  • High-Schoolers Turn Drug Houses into Homes
  • Africa Disaster Preparedness 'Woefully Inadequate'
  • Stigma Still Inhibits People Eligible for Food Stamps
  • Pesticides Cause Breathing Problems for Indigenous Women
  • Jesuit Priest Turns Camden Problems into Opportunities

 

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