Today, I want to give a shout out to the fine staff at AIDS Walk San Francisco. After months of pouring hard work and creativity into a one day event, they pulled it off and raised over $3.5 million. While the recession has hit many nonprofits hard, it is clear AWSF 2009 participants, sponsors, and friends put compassion first. Great job AWSF staff and volunteers! Here’s looking forward to AWSF 2010!
A day before this nation’s annual Independence Day celebrations, Sarah Palin managed to set off a pyrotechnics show of her own. The one-term governor of Alaska—or should I say the almost one-term governor—announced that she would be resigning her gubernatorial seat on July 26th. With only a few days left until Alaska bids farewell to its once VP-candidate governor, newspapers and blogs continue to weigh in on the whys and wherefores of her sudden resignation. In the weeks after her [...]
Today, the world said a final farewell to Michael Jackson at a star-studded event at the Staples Center. The memorial service united big names in the entertainment industry with the Jackson family and fans around the world. In a touching tribute, Brooke Shields eulogized her lifelong friend and recalled memories of laughter and mischief. She spoke of Michael’s playful personality and the truth of their friendship. Brooke was moved to tears and read a few lines from the The Little [...]
Almost twelve years ago I sat on my living room couch and, with the rest of the world saw news report upon news report on the passing of Princess Diana. In the days that followed I bought almost every commemorative magazine published and ensured that each would be preserved and protected for years to come. For this fourteen year old girl in the United States, the death of Princess Diana was the first death by a major public figure that [...]
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