Aug. 7—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Read all about this milestone anniversary. Cambria County Library will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its location on Main Street in Johnstown with a series of special events and fundraisers throughout August and September. The library’s David A. Glosser Building, dedicated in October 1971, is home […]
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VCSU’s “Forward Together” Campaign Kickoff | News
Valley City State University recently hosted their “Forward Together” Campaign Kickoff and Media Day. This event served as a public preview into the university’s Forward Together endeavor and offered time for leaders from both VCSU and the broader community to speak about the campaign’s goals, the significance of each facet, […]
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BACN Builds capital campaign begins
BENZONIA — The public is invited to become part of the new Benzie Area Christian Neighbors expansion project and help raise the final $400,000 needed for the construction of a new building and implementation of new programming. The BACN Builds campaign is kicking off with a celebration from 5-7 p.m. […]
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Aldi launches #FreeCuthbert campaign amid Colin the Caterpillar legal action
Supermarket giant Aldi has published a very cheeky response to M&S’ legal dispute over its Colin the Caterpillar cake. Marks and Spencer is suing Aldi over claims its Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake is too similar to Colin. The posh supermarket says the Cuthbert cake infringes its trademark and “rides on […]
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Patronising ‘Listen to Nan’ campaign sums up society’s poor attitude to the elderly
It is bootless to expect politicians – still less the people who devise their public messaging – to entertain a lively sense of irony. So I suppose it hasn’t struck the “weirdos and misfits” tasked by government to hatch a “Listen to Nan” campaign that there is anything even the […]
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Bigfork Library Campaign Surpasses Major Milestone
A fundraising campaign for a new Bigfork library is a third of the way to its goal, offering hope that work on the new site can begin in 2021. In December, fundraising efforts surpassed the $500,000 mark, the first big milestone en route to a $1.6 million goal to fund […]
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NSU publicly launches fundraising campaign for new NSUOCO facilities
(Tahlequah, Oklahoma) — For more than 40 years Northeastern State University’s Oklahoma College of Optometry has provided a nationally-recognized optometry education to its students and comprehensive vision services to communities in northeastern Oklahoma. As Northeastern State University officials take steps to strengthen and build upon the program’s legacy, they are […]
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Indigenous groups mount campaign against ABC’s ‘Big Sky’
Indigenous groups are mounting a public campaign against the ABC drama “Big Sky,” which they are accusing of cultural insensitivity. The show’s plot focuses on young women kidnapped by a truck driver in Montana, where there is a disproportionately high rate of murdered and missing indigenous women and girls. Indigenous […]
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Indianapolis Opera launches campaign to preserve midtown landmark
CLOSE Indianapolis Opera general director David Craig Starkey explains how the livestream of the socially-distanced opera on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, will work. Indianapolis Star The next chapter for a 60-year-old landmark former church in Meridian-Kessler looks bright. Its longtime musical tenant wants to buy the building and make the […]
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U.S. vaccination campaign runs far behind schedule
Operation Warp Speed promised to accelerate the development, manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. “That means big, and it means fast — a massive scientific, industrial and logistical endeavor,” President Trump said at a press conference announcing the effort last May. The administration came through on the scientific front, shattering […]
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Hillicon Valley: Google denies allegations in DOJ antitrust complaint | Biden faults Trump after hack | Biden campaign says Twitter will wipe POTUS account’s followers
Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill’s newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don’t already, be sure to sign up for our newsletter with this LINK. Welcome! Follow our cyber reporter, Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and tech […]
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50 families to benefit from Good News of Christmas campaign | Illinois News
QUINCY — Thinking about Christmas morning can make Joanne Hibbeler start to choke up. A long-time volunteer with the Good News of Christmas, Hibbeler thinks about the families supported through the campaign. “On Christmas morning, all these presents will be opened up,” she said looking over the room. Helping run the […]
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Is Trump headed to another campaign or to a courtroom?
Over the past week, there have been scores of pieces on Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down GOP bid to stop election certification Biden looks to career officials to restore trust, morale in government agencies Sunday shows preview: US health officials brace for post-holiday COVID-19 surge MORE possibly […]
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Family Video Launches #SaveTheVideoStore Campaign To Raise Awareness of a Struggling Industry
With around 250 stores remaining in the United States, Family Video is the largest video store chain left — and they’re trying to launch a hashtag campaign and build some partnerships to bring attention to the struggles they and other video stores are facing amid the coronavirus pandemic. #SaveTheVideoStore is […]
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How the coronavirus pandemic changed the 2020 campaign
Yet the campaign, like American life, has forged ahead in unprecedented ways amid the threat of the coronavirus, which has dangerously surged again in recent weeks. In April, thousands of people across Wisconsin risked their health to cast primary ballots in the early weeks of the pandemic — a preview […]
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The Addams Family Fans Campaign for Oscar Isaac as Gomez in Tim Burton’s TV Reboot
With fans of The Addams Family discussing who the perfect Gomez Addams would be in the next live-action adaptation, Oscar Isaac has emerged as another very popular choice. This month, it was revealed that Tim Burton is in the midst of developing a new take on pop culture’s ookiest family […]
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meet Joe Biden’s wife and rock behind his election campaign
She has previously recounted how in 2004, when Mr Biden was under pressure to run for the White House, she was dead set against the idea. So much so that when a group of supporters showed up at their home in Delaware to convince Mr Biden to put himself forward, […]
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Biden campaign ad featuring Blind Pig removed after owner receives threats
ANN ARBOR, MI — A recent ad for Joe Biden’s campaign featuring The Blind Pig and its owner, Joe Malcoun, was removed from the internet after Malcoun and his family began receiving threats. In a statement to MLive, Malcoun said that he and his family have experienced constant harassment, both […]