The Salvation Army acquired its second gold coin of the season within the Chicago space final week in west suburban Geneva. The one-ounce 1996 gold eagle coin was dropped on the pink kettle by an nameless donor Nov. 22 on the Starbucks positioned at 229 West State Street, in line with an announcement from the Salvation Army. The coin, price about $1,500, will assist the Salvation Army present meals, emergency help, after-school programming, vacation meals and different providers to individuals in want in St. Charles, Batavia, Geneva and Central Kane County, the assertion stated. “We are thrilled to be the recipient of such a wonderful gift!” stated Lieutenant Dena Smith, corps officer at The Salvation Army
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Maria Sharapova Receives Two-Year Suspension For Using Banned Substance
The International Tennis Federation dropped the hammer on Maria Sharapova on Wednesday. The ITF suspended Sharapova for two years after she tested positive for meldonium, a banned substance, at this year’s Australian Open. She already was provisionally suspended by the ITF after she announced her positive test at a shocking March press conference. Sharapova could have been suspended for as many as four years, but it was determined that she didn’t use the substance as a performance enhancing drug. The two-year ban retroactively dates back to Jan. 26, when she tested positive for the banned substance. She can appeal the decision, which she s...
Report: Joe Paterno’s Health in ‘Rapid Decline,’ As Former Penn State Coach Receives Daily Cancer Treatment
by Mike Cole on Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:42PM When news broke of Joe Paterno's cancer was diagnosed with cancer last month, Paterno's family went to great measures to ensure that the cancer was "treatable," and that Paterno's doctors were "optimistic he will make a full recovery." That sounds like it may have changed. SportsByBrooks reports that the former Penn State head coach, who was fired amid the ongoing Jerry Sandusky scandal, has seemingly took a turn for the worst. Brooks cited a "Penn State athletic department official" who told him that Paterno, 84, is seeing a rapid decline in his health. "Joe is a lot closer to dying soon than the public is aware. It is very bad," a Penn