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How to Plan a Fundraising Event for Charity

Do it right and your event can raise a lot of money for charity

(SALEM, Ore.) - Hosting a charity fundraiser is a great way to show support for your favorite charity or organization. You will be bringing together like-minded people who share the same passion for your cause, and you will also be able to enjoy a night of good food and great music.

Here is a planning guide to everything you need to plan your fundraising event.

The Cost of Unemployment to the Economy

Some adverse effects of unemployment are long-lasting.

(SALEM, Ore.) - High unemployment is undesirable for you and the general economy. This was more evident than ever when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world leaving millions of people jobless.

Countries all over the globe had to come up with COVID-19 relief packages to help the unemployed and self-employed individuals.

Look Out Any Window...

“Look out of any window, any morning, any evening, any day... Maybe the sun is shining, birds are winging...” Box of Rain by the Grateful Dead

(LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.) - It was an entertaining view, a personal movie theater, a veritable menagerie of urbanized nature, notable and important to an enviro-analyst like me.

I couldn’t help but wonder how many patients, plus those who worked in the office complex, had gazed out this window for hours and had little or no interest, no response to what they saw in their range of vision, the story unfolding? Or did they, could they also pick out native flora and fauna from imported, non-indigenous ones?

Myths & Misconceptions About Achieving Financial Independence

Remember, most people know exactly what you’re going through.

(SALEM, Ore.) - For many people, debt is a big problem that they grapple with every day. Indeed, millions of Americans currently have some form of debt that they’re unable to repay. Worse, relatively few people have a solid plan to get out of debt and gain financial independence.

Thankfully, today we’ll explore this topic in depth and bust some common myths surrounding debt and financial independence. Here are a few key facts you need to know ASAP...

The Death Of U.S. Shale Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

The worst might be over for the U.S. shale patch thanks to a deluge of Covid-19 vaccines.

(LONDON / Oilprice.com) - There's no way to sugarcoat it: Since its inception, the U.S. shale industry has been a big money loser.

A June report from Deloitte revealed that during its 15 years of existence, the U.S. shale industry managed to write off a staggering $450 billion in invested capital while generating $300 billion in net negative cash flow. Further, the sector has recorded more than 190 bankruptcies since 2010, the highest by any sector in the United States.

Question for Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, NY:
Why Yet ANOTHER Hearing on the Criminals of Purdue Pharma?

Hundreds of thousands of victims want prison time for the offenders -- not more hearings.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Representative Maloney, if you are going to hold hearings in an effort to reinvent the wheel and have no intentions of bringing justice to victims of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, or are looking for further political aspirations, victims need more -- much more!

They need RICO charges and prison time for the Sackler family and the "brains" behind Purdue Pharma resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths and addictions throughout the country.

Family of Antonio Williams, Killed by NYPD in 2019, Files Lawsuit

Six officers reportedly drew their guns and opened fire, killing both Antonio Williams and Officer Brian Mulkeen in a reckless hail of 15 bullets.

(NEW YORK, NY) - Today, the family of Antonio Williams announced a lawsuit against the City of New York and NYPD. Announced in a virtual press conference, the lawsuit aims to seek justice and redress for Williams’ unjust killing and wrongful death.

Also, the family released previously unseen footage from the night of Williams’ death. The footage supports the family’s statements that the NYPD unnecessarily escalated the interaction and recklessly killed Williams and a fellow officer.

As Medicine Advances, Recovery Times Decrease

Surgical patients now experience less pain and shorter recovery times

(SALEM, Ore.) - As researchers discover new ways to treat patients, these new surgeries, treatments, and procedures become centered on patient comfort and care. This, in turn, leads to decreased recovery times.

So, let’s take a look at a few different procedures and how their recovery times have gone down in recent years.

Trump`s Bleak Environmental Legacy

"Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed." - Friedrich Nietzsche

(LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.) - The Trumpsters weren’t surreptitious, they loudly signaled, telegraphed their true intentions during the 2016 election runup: They were both eager and willing to sell our heritage outright, not just mortgage but potentially bankrupt the present and future of our natural resources.

Profit to them being more important than our native habitats, their first move was to significantly cut funding to federal protection agencies, gut out or in plain sight roll back our unique air, land and water quality oversight regulations.

How Often Can You File Bankruptcy?

When you get a bankruptcy discharge, creditors cannot make any move to collect their debt.

(SALEM, Ore.) - You may be facing financial hardship and are wondering what relief options are available to you. You may have become unemployed and bankruptcy is now looking like a legitimate option.

Whatever you are facing, the purpose of this article is to explore the bankruptcy option in Oregon for those who have already filed a bankruptcy in the past.