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By JASON ROBERSON and JIM LANDERS / The Dallas Morning News jroberson@dallasnews.com jlanders@dallasnews.com North Texas health industry leaders will gather for an unprecedented meeting Monday to see if they can shake Dallas out of its declining health and soaring medical spending.

Vigorous debate is a key ingredient of democracy, but too often these days the notion of civility is lost in the process.

Are you detecting a tone of desperation in the charitable appeals you're receiving this holiday season? It wouldn't be surprising, said John Kobara, chief operating officer of the California Community Foundation, a Los Angeles nonprofit that helps large donors direct some $350 million in charitable donations.

Dozens of applications have been filed by Oklahoma groups for federal economic stimulus money to expand high-speed Internet service in rural and underserved areas.

Chris' Collision Repair owners Mark and Samantha Landon, pause briefly at their business near the Nevada County Airport.

America's charities have faced a tough 2009. By most accounts, 2010 will be worse.

ALBANY - For many nonprofit groups, fundraising drives are a major component in keeping them in business.

Two years ago, David Dow and the Texas Defender Service were embroiled in a controversy after a thwarted last-minute attempt to file pleadings for a death-row inmate.

The Linebaugh Library System will soon be faster at checking out and tracking materials thanks to an equipment upgrade made possible by a $280,000 grant from the Christy-Houston Foundation.

Police were quite busy overnight with fights and domestic disputes. As well, two impaired drivers were arrested and police were called to a break-in at a business on the 400 block of Lillooet Street West.

A nonprofit foundation in charge of next year's World Equestrian Games is showing a financial loss of nearly $2 million for 2008.

Five or 10 minutes before Shelly Ryan has a seizure, her hands might tremble or her head begin to ache with migraine pain.

The Dallas Morning News Charities kicked off its 24th annual campaign Tuesday to raise money for the homeless and hungry with initial donations totaling $456,686. The fund drive, which will solicit donations through Jan.

At age 14, he got his first pistol - a .38-caliber snub-nose revolver. He kept it under his mattress.

Jerry Hatcher, left, a CREAM employee, helps volunteer Michael Roach stack a computer monitor on a pallet recently at the CREAM computer recycling center in Vancouver.

Orchestra Atlanta, a 23-year-old, not-for-profit arts organization based in Atlanta, GA, today announces its official name change to "Jazz Orchestra Atlanta," reinforcing the organization's shift in commitment to the advancement of the best in jazz education and performance.

Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 2:16 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 2:16 p.m. Deaths in which cocaine and certain types of prescription drugs we found fell the first half of the year in Alachua and some neighboring counties compared to the first half of 2008, according to state data.

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation, in collaboration with the Pakistan National Council of the Arts , has organised an exhibition titled 'World Heritage in Japan: Exhibition of Photo Panels from Japan' at the National Art Gallery on Wednesday.

A Fond du Lac nonprofit is giving both service and thanks in light of the season.

JOHANNESBURG, 25 November 2009 - That women and girls are particularly vulnerable to HIV and AIDS is well established, but a new report reveals how little we know about what countries are doing, or not doing, to address their vulnerability.