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Organ donor bills get final OK

February 27, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Senators approve decals for license plates, online plan.
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Online signup sought for organ donors

February 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE The Daugaard administration wants changes from the Legislature intended to increase organ and tissue donation in South Dakota. Continue Reading

Life Saver: 5 people receive organs after Kevin Theurer II’s fatal truck collision

February 1, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

In losing his life in a fatal vehicle collision Jan. 24, Kevin Theurer II gave five other lives a fighting chance. Continue Reading

View of organ donation shifting in Lakota culture

January 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic

In Native American circles, donating an organ is often viewed as not only a physical sacrifice, but a spiritual one as well.
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Late Corsica teen to be honored in Rose Parade

December 18, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Andrea Cleveland will be among 72 organ, eye and tissue donors honored with a floragraph a portrait created using grains, flowers, seeds, spices and other organic materials on Donate Life’s 2013 Rose Parade float.
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OPINION: Eye bank donors leave ‘footprints’ on hearts of many grateful recipients

December 17, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Over the past year in South Dakota, more than 500 people were eye, tissue and/or organ donors.
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Brenda Taylor, Kasson, Minn., letter: Consider organ, tissue donation

August 2, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Currently, more than 113,000 people are waiting for an organ donation. One person’s donation can help up to 60 people. Continue Reading

New Minnesota law aims to increase organ donors

December 31, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

Being above average isn’t good enough for Minnesota advocates of organ donation, who hope to use a new state law that takes effect Sunday to boost the number of donors in the state. Sixty percent of Minnesotans are registered donors, which is above the national average but below states such as Washington, where 74 percent of residents are registered. Continue Reading

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A life-giving gift

September 10, 2010 in INFORUM

Hawley man thankful for donated heart

HAWLEY, Minn. Glenn Anderson doesn’t know the name of the person who saved his life he may never know.
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Helping to heal

August 5, 2010 in Alexandria Echo Press

Their stories are different, but they all have a common bond. Their lives have been saved, or they have played a part in saving a life. Continue Reading