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Thomas Tighe reflects on 24 years leading the international health nonprofit Direct Relief

Jan. 20, 2025 19:34 PM EST

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Just days before ending his 24-year tenure as president and CEO of Direct Relief, Thomas Tighe was still so energized talking about delivering free medications to people who couldn't afford them that he seemed to forget he was standing inside an enormous “cold...

Jimmy Carter's woodworking, painting and poetry reveal an introspective Renaissance Man

Jan. 08, 2025 17:28 PM EST

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The world knew Jimmy Carter as a president and humanitarian, but he also was a woodworker, painter and poet, creating a body of artistic work that reflects deeply personal views of the global community — and himself. His portfolio illuminates his closest...