Search Engines and Social Media Step Up for Disasters

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New Orleans     It’s hard to find any good news in disasters.  The Nepal earthquake has already counted more than 4000 deaths with countless homeless and crises abounding will leave that country in recovery for years, particularly in Katmandu.  India and Chinese rescue teams were first on the scene and many are joining, though slowly it …

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Hospitals Have to Limit Liens and Lawsuits

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 Houston      Two twin sisters in Knoxville, Tennessee both became nurses and when they retired, they organized something called Love’s Kitchen that provided meals and clothes to what they called the “five H’s: the hungry, homeless, helpless, hopeless, and homebound.”  One sister, Ellen Turner, passed away recently at 87.  The whole operation was funded by donations and run …

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