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2022 Chicago Marathon Could Push Charitable Donations Past $300M

The 2022 Chicago Marathon Expected to Exceed 40,000 Participants

(SALEM, Ore.) - People run marathons for a multitude of reasons. Some love the challenge of pushing themselves through the pain barrier as they pound the pavement for 26.2 miles.

Others prefer this distance and compete at an elite level.

After School Shootings, Senate Republicans Block Domestic Terrorism Bill

Brief comment on the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - Over Memorial Day weekend, just days after the killings, former president Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R.TX), South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Texas Gov. Greg Abbot (prerecorded) and other Republicans spoke at the at the NRA’s annual meeting in Houston, about 270 miles from Uvalde.

Each rejected any suggestion that gun control measures were needed to stop mass shootings.

USMNT`s Warm-up Campaign for Qatar 2022 Begins in June

Let's take a look at the USA's summer schedule

(SALEM, Ore.) - It is six months until the United States kick off their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign after surviving a CONCACAF qualifying turmoil.

After missing out on Russia 2018, the USMNT will be keen to impress at the World Cup finals.

2026 World Cup Host Cities Set to be Announced by FIFA

48 nations will compete at the final tournament.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The 2022 FIFA World Cup is just around the corner, but we will look further down the horizon and examine what awaits us in 2026.

For the first time since 1994, the World Cup finals will be staged in North America.

Archbishop Cordileone Bans House Speaker Pelosi`s on her Pro-Choice Stance

Why has the Archbishop singled out Pelosi?

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - First some caveats: I am not a Roman Catholic; I just voted again for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.Calif) as my Representative; I support a woman’s right to an abortion; and I am certainly not a religious scholar.

But I do take issue with San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s directive to local priests to deny House Speaker Pelosi Holy Communion because of her support for abortion rights.

How To Make Working Out A Daily Habit

Begin with achievable objectives and realistic expectations.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The main reason it is difficult to maintain a regular exercise routine is that we dislike working out. Many of us are terrible at breaking old, comfortable behavior patterns and replacing them with new ones.

Building a habit of working out daily is all about breaking that pattern.

Oregon Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Denounce Attack on Reproductive Rights

The incoming ruling would undermine healthcare efficacy and the rights of women and people experiencing pregnancy.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Almost 6,000 healthcare professionals in Oregon and Southwest Washington, are voicing their opposition to the SCOTUS ruling that was recently leaked to the press.

“Fundamentally this decision represents a grievous threat to the right to privacy and to bodily autonomy. It should be concerning not only to women and to people who become pregnant, but to anyone who values the freedom of self-determination.”

Report from Germany: Refugees Welcome Sometimes

Many of the refugees will stay and contribute to society in their new home.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - Posted on streetlamps all over Germany are stickers showing fleeing silhouettes with the caption, “Refugees welcome – bring your families”.
Some have been blacked out with felt markers or ripped partially away.

The Germans have mixed feelings about refugees.

U.S. Supreme Court Poised to Reverse Roe v. Wade

Thirteen states have trigger laws that would automatically ban abortions.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - A leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion in the Mississippi case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, indicates that the Court is poised to reverse the 1973 landmark decision of Roe v. Wade.

Dobbs would not ban abortions. Rather, individual states would decide whether and when abortions would be legal.

80% of the American Public Want Abortion to Stay Legal

Oregon Reproductive Health Justice and Rights groups respond to leaked SCOTUS draft decision overturning abortion rights

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - “Oregonians should know today that abortion is still legal. It remains a constitutional right throughout the United States and we are protected here in Oregon by state law.

"Regardless of this leaked decision, or the final ruling, abortion will remain legal and accessible in our state,” said An Do, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon.