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LIFT: A Safety Net in the Battle against Poverty

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In the country’s fight against poverty, LIFT, a non-profit organization, effortlessly works to institute a new universal standard that will hopefully endure. Located in six major cities (Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.) across the country, it has 100,000 members. The organization assists poverty stricken people by partnering them with advocates […]

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The Marian House: Serving Those in Need with Grace and Dignity

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The Colorado Springs community would suffer greatly without the efforts of the Marian House Soup Kitchen. This organization is a service of Catholic Charities of Central Colorado. It’s the only soup kitchen in the Pikes Peak region that offers a hot meal to anyone who needs or wants one 365 days of the year. In

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Women’s Bean Project: Smart Assistance for Those in Need

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In the 1980s, Jossy Eyre volunteered at a Denver homeless shelter. She began to realize that although that the shelter provided many essential needs, people needed a different type of support to change their lives permanently. In 1989, Eyre bought 500 dollars’ worth of beans and employed two homeless women to sell the beans, thus

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An Exclusive Interview with Colorado Lt. Governor Joe Garcia

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Joe Garcia, the Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, has been engaged in academic oversight and guidance for quite some time, having served as President of Pikes Peak Community College and Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is also dedicated to ensuring that high school students bridge the gap between high school academic performance and college entrance requirements. Put simply, one of the

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Silk Road Drugs: The End of an Illegal Market

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As you have probably already heard, the FBI recently seized and closed down the notorious black market internet site Silk Road, along with its creator, twenty-nine year old Ross Ulbricht. While many law-and-order types gathered together online to applaud the news, others were shocked and disappointed by the government’s actions. An army of users accessed some of

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