Tag: Miracle

Miracle League needs volunteers, Generosity Collective offers grants

Generosity Collective Grants open The first grant program from the Generosity Collective, a high-impact giving circle for Springfield supported by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, is now open. The group will grant a total of $120,000 to address economic disparities impacting early childhood development; child abuse and neglect; mental health and substance-use problems; and […]

‘Miracle’ weight-loss drugs could have reduced health disparities. Instead they got worse

The American Heart Assn. calls them “game changers.” Oprah Winfrey says they’re “a gift.” Science magazine anointed them the “2023 Breakthrough of the Year.” Americans are most familiar with their brand names: Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound. They are the medications that have revolutionized weight loss and raised the possibility of reversing the country’s obesity crisis. […]

The predictable miracle of the solar eclipse

A remarkable image circulated on social media this week. It showed a narrow strip of America where Airbnbs were fully booked on Sunday. Call it the Miracle Belt — the places where, for a few minutes on Monday, weather permitting, the solar eclipse will be seen in eerie and glorious totality. It is a miracle, […]