Culture
Watch: North Carolina hero restores properties for free 1 year after HeleneJake Jarvis, owner of an excavating company, has been restoring properties free of charge in the year since Hurricane Helene decimated parts of western North Carolina and surrounding states. Jarvis… Read More
Politics
Where does the money come from? Elderly Democrats say donations made in their name aren’t genuine(The Daily Signal) – Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue may have raked in millions through fraudulent donations, according to the testimonies of elderly Americans who said federal election records do not reflect… Read More
Politics
93% of college profs’ political donations went to Democrats in 2022A new analysis shows 9 in every 10 college professors who make political donations do so to Democrats. Education Freedom Institute’s (EFI) newest report compiled… Read More
Christian Schools
Basketball legend keeps promise to give $1 million to Catholic girls’ schoolFormer NBA star Charles Barkley is following through with his promise to donate $1 million to a Catholic girls’ high school after two students cracked a 2,000-year-old trigonometry problem. “We… Read More
Culture
Christian affiliation and education linked to greater generosityCharitable giving is a hallmark of the holiday season, personified by projects like Giving Tuesday, Operation Christmas Child and all the Salvation Army Santas ringing bells across the nation. But… Read More
Courts
Biden admin sued after refusing to provide documents about Chinese donations to university ‘Biden Center’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s administration for allegedly failing to produce records regarding… Read More
Education
Springfield Public Schools adds AgAcademy to teach young students agricultural scienceSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The new AgAcademy magnet school at Springfield Public Schools will cater to fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders for the first time in school history. Read More
State Government
Entrepreneur and prolific Missouri philanthropist Harry M. Cornell Jr. leaves a legacy of generosity like no otherJOPLIN, Mo. – Successful business owner and ultra-philanthropist Harry M. Cornell Jr. passed away this week, but not without leaving a lasting impact on southwest Missouri. Read More
Public Education
Google to invest $300 million in Virginia, joins education partnership(The Center Square) – Google has pledged to invest about $300 million into Virginia and joined a computer science partnership with Virginia’s K-12 public school system, community colleges and higher… Read More
State Government
Non-profit asks for public’s help in gifting stuffed animals to kids in Missouri dealing with traumaHOLLISTER, Mo. – The Junior Auxiliary of Taney County is asking for the public’s help to continue its mission of giving stuffed animals to kids who have suffered… Read More
State Government
Successful ‘Share the Harvest’ program celebrates 30th year in Missouri with large donationThe Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is celebrating its 30th year of hosting the “Share the Harvest” program, allowing deer hunters to donate surplus venison to help feed… Read More
State Government
Seven-figure donation to OTC opens educational opportunities for single mothersNIXA, Mo. – After four battles with cancer, Nixa school teacher Emma Talbot passed away in 2020. Talbot assured her legacy would live on, though, leaving a generous… Read More