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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In The Moment column
Milwaukee Journal SentinelAngela Schoepke doesn't need to walk across a stage in a cap and gown. Every day is a celebration of what the soon-to-be-graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has accomplished, despite 10 major orthopedic surgeries by the time she was 12,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Cerebral Palsy
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chicago Tribune, Economy, Business and Finance, Entertainment, Bill Gates
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Irvine tackles housing for developmentally disabled
Irvine Councilwoman Christina Shea's proposal to investigate and improve the housing situation for developmentally disabled residents drew applause — and unanimous approval — at Tuesday's meeting. This "vulnerable group" does not receive...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Politics
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READER SUBMITTED: FOCUS Center For Autism Celebrates At Annual Dinner
Farmington ValleyOn Friday, April 26, FOCUS Center for Autism held their well-attended "Celebrate FOCUS" dinner. This semi-formal event celebrated the accomplishments FOCUS made over the past year, and raised much-needed funds for FOCUS's programming. During the evening,...Tags: Six Flags New England, Behavioral Conditions, Foods and Beverages, Torrington, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Mental illness in youth: a common struggle
Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that...
Tags: Mental Illness, ADHD, Depression, Social Sciences, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Lawmakers handed out $9.6 billion in county-level spending -- a $2 billion spike from last year
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Florida's legislative budget-writers went bombastic this week when a business-backed group suggested that with the help of surplus taxpayer cash they had spread more pork throughout the $74.5 billion state budget. But county-level...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Rick Scott, Budgets and Budgeting, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Which NC bills survived crossover?
The News & ObserverLawmakers in the House and Senate raced this week to meet their Thursday crossover deadline -- when bills that don't deal with money or constitutional amendments must pass at least one chamber. Of course, that deadline has always been a bit artificial...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Health Insurance, Standards, Abortion, Insurance
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Broken Arrow student graduates with class despite profound disabilities
Tulsa WorldNobody really knows what 18-year-old Mary Washer understands about walking across the dais at the Mabee Center to receive her high school diploma. But she was one of the first to walk across the stage Thursday night -- to the relief of her parents....Tags: Teaching and Learning, U.S. Department of Education, Mary Fallin, Graduation, Science and Technology
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Special Olympics award is pride in participating
The Brunswick News, Ga.When Jabri Mack and his Glynn Academy classmate, Willie Wallace, neared the finish line of the 100-yard dash at the regional Special Olympics Thursday, the effort to outdo each other was apparent. They matched each other stride for stride as they...Tags: Camden County, Special Olympics
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Police: Autistic teen removed from ?unsafe' Colorado Springs home
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)A notorious former Colorado Springs city councilman and his wife were cited for child neglect after Colorado Springs police say officers found their 13-year-old son naked and living in a home littered with feces. Charles E. Wingate and his wife of 17...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Child Abuse, Prosecution, Crimes
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Commission meetings to change in August
The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky.Ashland City Commissioners voted 3 to 2 on Thursday to move its public meeting days and times. If the issue is given final approval next month, the commission will begin having meetings at noon on the second and fourth Thursday of each month beginning...Tags: Government, Public Officials, Politics, Elections
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Four-day whirlwind: About 180 bills advance in NC House, Senate
The News & ObserverScrambling to hurdle a key deadline, state lawmakers approved roughly 180 bills this week, spending seconds on some and hours on others, often in marathon sessions that left them confused and bleary-eyed. The House gave final approval Thursday to...Tags: Lobbying, Raleigh, Diabetes, Health Insurance, Politics
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