There could be less jingle in the Salvation's Army's hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards. ...more

November 25, 2009

School food drives typically get the Emergency Care Help Organization through the holiday season. ...more

November 25, 2009

LifeSouth blood mobile schedule for September ...more

September 3, 2009

The bloodmobile will be at the following locations this week to take donations: ...more

June 22, 2009

Sunday is World Blood Donor Day, and this year organizers want to raise the profile of the most important part of the lifesaving operation: volunteers. ...more

June 13, 2009

Sports anchor James Brown discusses how to help others. ...more

April 1, 2009

James Paino is not stupid. Nor does he consider himself particularly gullible. ...more

March 26, 2009

Reference the letter by Jim Vokes on Feb. 9: I read with interest the part about Canada's health care system. I would like to chat with whomever wrote the letter Mr. Vokes refers to. ...more

February 19, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday relentlessly hammered home the Obama administration's message that America is under new management and ready to listen and engage the world. ...more

February 18, 2009

There's an interesting phenomenon affecting local charities that begs thoughtful comment. The observation takes the form of two seemingly irreconcilable equations, but the solution involves anything but standard math. ...more

February 11, 2009