The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, of which The Independent is a member, is teaming up with the International Rescue Committee to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti, where 50,000 are feared dead and virtually the entire capital of Port au Prince reduced to rubble following Tuesday’s earthquake.
Formed in 1933, the IRC goes to crisis zones to aid in rescue and rebuilding efforts. It has been endorsed by the American Institute of Philanthropy, the Forbes Investment Guide and the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance. Ninety percent of your donation is spent on IRC programs and services. To make a contribution, log on to the IRC’s Web site.
... written by Plumpy , January 15, 2010 - 05:42 pm
I'm sorry to see what has happened to the people of Haiti..But, I've already made a donation ..It's called Federal TAX !
... written by Tony Wasabi , January 15, 2010 - 07:56 pm
While the suffering is tragic, why does Haiti remain backwards? One wonders if this country will ever amount to anything or just remain an international ward of the world.
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 15, 2010 - 08:17 pm
I AM NOT .....PLEASED WITH "THE INDEPENDENT, CATAGORIZED AS AN ***ALTERNATIVE NEWS WEEKILIES ! RE: ***NEWSWEEK, ITS NEVER CATAGORIZED AS THE THE OTHER, NEWSWEEK ! I WILL LOGIN AND CONTRIBUTE $ 90.00,TO BE SPECIFICALLY PUT TO USE ON IRC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, BUT, I CANNOT SEND ANOTHER $ 10.00 WHEN I AM IN THE DARK ON WHERE THE $ 10.00 IS BEING DIRECTED...............
... written by Plumpy is real smart , January 15, 2010 - 09:35 pm
Yeah, tax is for loser countries. I plan to move to the country of LaLa Land, where no one pays taxes and we have an infrastructure, military power, emergency natural disaster funds, and social security/medicare. It's so nice over in LaLa Land, where the government and our right to live in protected freedom is...somehow free? I hope that Mrs. Plumpy will join me! Oh wait, I think she's already there!
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 15, 2010 - 11:36 pm
Ay mah ninny plumpy , wha about the "Plumpettes ??
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David Calhoun and Elizabeth “EB” Brooks are the first two employees of Lafayette Central Park Inc., the nonprofit charged with turning Lafayette Consolidated Government’s 100-acre Johnston Street Horse Farm property into a passive public park. Calhoun was named executive director, and Brooks is director of planning and design.
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A shelved ordinance transferring $200,000 from a northside drainage project to a south Lafayette development may not break any laws, but it stinks to high heaven.
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Lafayette’s gene pool has been host to a long line of eccentric characters who have blurred the lines between crazy, genius, disturbed and curiously entertaining.
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