COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 23 -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America issued the following news release: For nearly 45 years, the Rev. Elizabeth A. Platz has served here at the University of Maryland (UM), quietly influencing generations of Lutheran students to remain active in the church and in service to others. Those whose lives she has touched speak highly of Platz's influence on them, her dedication to the church and some wonderful home-cooked meals she serves to hungry college studen  more

ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 23 -- The New York State Comptroller issued the following news release: Defunct not-for-profit Educators for Children, Youth and Families Inc. (Educators for Children), which offered after-school services to children in New York City, may have received $883,530 in state funding it shouldn't have gotten, according to an audit (http://osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093010/07s128.pdf) released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Educational programs are supposed to  more