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Digger do-gooders
Giving, the ultimate stimulus package
For a state that’s so used to scoring high marks in other arenas, our tightwad reputation is an unusual streak of mediocrity. Continue reading
Finding the first rung
Three nonprofits help women gain financial independence
“Faith” was afraid to open her mail. She used her debit card without knowing how much money she had in the bank. The consequence? Faith racked up a large number of overdraft fees and went deeper into debt.
A 35-year-old Burlington woman, who described herself as a “hard-core, angry person,” had relied on welfare… Continue reading 
Jody Williams may be a peacenik …
I think if you’re going to make a decision to kill people, you have to be pretty damn clear about why you’re doing it. Continue reading
About Jody Williams
The backstory
Jody Williams won the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. She launched the group in 1991 and in just six years, the campaign led 1,000 organizations in 60 countries to push for a ban of the manufacture, export and use of landmines, which kill or maim thousands of civilians worldwide each year, long after civil wars and regional conflicts come to… Continue readingSponsor
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