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Girl Scouts leader says organization will answer Bishops' questions
The chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of America, Anna Maria Chávez, said the century-old organization is working with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to address any concerns. “We’re working with the Conference of Bishops to answer some questions they have,” Chávez said during a luncheon Wednesday. “We do not take positions on some of these issues that we’re being alleged to take positions on.” Some social conservatives have charged that the Girl Scouts violate Catholic teachings, and those complaints have prompted the Bishops to look at the organization, which has ties to…
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Club member Tony Culley-Foster to carry Olympic Torch
National Press Club member Tony Culley-Foster will carry the Olympic Torch in Northern Ireland on June 5. He will run a stage of the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay in recognition of his commitment to volunteerism, youth development, education, sport and peace. The Olympic Torch Relay, taking place from May 19 to July 27, will bring the Olympic Flame within 10 miles of 95 percent of the people in the United Kingdom. The Olympics are taking place in London this summer. "I am humbled to have the honor of carrying the Olympic Torch for it is an iconic symbol of the positive power of sport to promote,…
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Panel to discuss impact of the conviction of former Liberian President Taylor
The global impact of the conviction of former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes will be discussed by a panel of experts from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, in the Holeman Lounge. The panel discussion, organized by the International Correspondents Committee, follows the scheduled May 30 sentencing of Taylor for aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by rebel forces during Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war. In the first war-crimes conviction of a former head of state since the Nuremburg trials of Nazi leaders after World War II, Taylor on April…
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"Crock" comic strip ending; author's drawings hang on Reliable Source wall
After more than 37 years, the "Crock" comic strip by Bill Rechin -- and, for a year, by his son and son-in-law -- came to an end on Sunday, May 20. Rechin was a great friend of the National Press Club, along with his writing partner, Don Wilder. When the club was being renovated in the early 1980s, Rechin drew the oversize cartoons that still hang in the Reliable Source. He did them as a way of boosting the spirits of club members who were forced to make their way through rubble and artificial barriers to get to the bar and dining room. For his efforts and his support of the club and the…
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National Press Club Newsmaker explores health care landscape following Supreme Court ruling
As the dust settled following the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, panelists at a June 29 National Press Club Newsmaker said some consumer confusion is sure to follow and cautioned that the legal wrangling may not be over. A representative from a community-based health care provider and an integrated health care insurer both expressed relief that the law was upheld, but Jenny Englerth, executive director and chief executive officer of Family First Health in Central Pennsylvania, said consumers are going to be confused. People move between…
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OECD report urges US action on income inequality and innovation
It is important for the United States to reduce its income inequality and increase its innovation, said Richard Boucher, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in introducing the organization's biennial survey of the U.S. economy at a National Press Club Newsmaker June 26 Boucher, former U.S. secretary of state for central and south Asia, displayed a chart revealing that approximately half of Americans stay in the same income bracket as their parents, a higher proportion than in many European countries. He said, “A poor boy can become president,…
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NPC softball team repeats as division champion
The National Press Club's softball team did it again! The Club's softballers capped their regular season in the Metropolitan Media Softball League by winning their second consecutive Layhill Division title, and third in four years. The coed team will be the sixth seed when it takes its seven-game winning streak into the playoffs, which begin Saturday, July 14. The team's first opponent will be Comcast Sports Net. Prior to that, the team will send Mike Young and Sarahanne Driggs to the MMSL's first-ever all-star game. The game, to be played Saturday, July 7 at Layhill Park in Aspen Hill, Md.,…
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NPC strikes gold at New York Festivals radio awards
"The Kalb Report" and "This Just In!" -- two of the National Press Club’s premier programs produced in partnership with The George Washington University Global Media Institute -- won top honors with Gold World Medals at the 2012 New York Festivals International Radio Awards competition. In addition, "The Kalb Report" program commemorating the 10th anniversary of September 11 received an overall Grand Award at the gala held in Manhattan on June 18. The two shows competed with hundreds of radio broadcast entries submitted from 28 countries to win the top honors. "Our goal is to bridge…
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U.N. spokesman: One in four Afghans is a returning refugee
Khaled Hosseini, best-selling author of "Kite Runner" and spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said that the 5.7 million refugees who have returned to Afghanistan since 2002 constitute a quarter of the country's population. Hosseini, an Afghan refugee to the United States at age 15, spoke at a June 20 Newsmaker event. He described the refugee situation within Afghanistan and in neighboring Iran and Pakistan. Iran, he said, hosts 1.7 million UNHCR registered refugees, while Pakistan holds one million. Another 2.5 million refugees in the two countries are…
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Establish personal brand, 'Jerusalem Post' editor advises would-be bloggers
Blogging is a powerful tool for establishing your "personal brand," but it is important to share your opinions explicitly or build a reputation for reliable objectivity. That was key advice offered by Niv Elis, a breaking news editor at The Jerusalem Post and author of the newspaper's policy-focused blog, "The Bottom Line," during a lunchtime discussion of blogging at the Events Committee's Get It Online series June 19. Among other insights he provided the audience of would-be bloggers, Elis said: - Although there are several types of blogs, it's best to start out with one of two approaches.…
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