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The attorney for Norma Thornton, a 78-year-old grandmother from Arizona who was arrested earlier this year for feeding the homeless in a public park, praised her “kindhearted” client and explained why she believes authorities violated her constitutional rights. Diana Simpson, an attorney with the Institute for Justice, a law firm working to defend Americans’ civil…

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During the coronavirus pandemic, Sofia Moncayo has been able to feed thousands in need through a food distribution program. She always leads her team in prayer. The initiative, taking place at Mosaic West Queens Church in the Sunnyside neighborhood, began in March. Moncayo started to take over the program the following month as it began…

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The longtime Arizona Department of Public Safety officer who co-founded the Make-A-Wish Foundation passed away at his home in Prescott, Arizona. The cause was esophageal cancer. The Make-A-Wish Foundation, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, helps fulfill the wishes of children with critical illnesses. Started in 1980, the organization can trace its roots back to a 7-year-old…

Greg Zanis who spent his retirement delivering handmade crosses to mass shooting victims and other disasters has been diagnosed with terminal cancer with only a few weeks to live. The 69-year-old Crosses For Losses founder has been delivering these crosses as far back as the Columbine high school shootings When he was first diagnoses with…

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