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Jack Dewain Harris, 85
Jack Dewain Harris, 85, passed away on April 8, 2013, at his home in Naples, Fla. Originally from South Bend, Ind., Jack became an elementary school art teacher after leaving the military. While teaching in Florida, he opened an art gallery in nearby...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Science, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities
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School safety concerns latest issue for Linden Unified
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Four Waverly Elementary School parents have filed uniform complaints with the California Department of Education against Linden Unified School District. Mary Cervantes, Christina Capra, Christin Blair and Starr Goforth filed similar complaints...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Special Report: Poor planning left Texas firefighters unprepared
ReutersWEST, Texas (Reuters) - The fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 14 and injured about 200 others in Texas last month highlights the failings of a U.S. federal law intended to save lives during chemical accidents, a Reuters investigation has found....Tags: Chemical Industry, Robin Williams, Fertilizer, Disasters and Accidents, Inventories
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Roanoke's 'Mr. Fitness' Artie Levin lives on in B'nai B'rith Awards
The Roanoke Times, Va.Each year on a Monday night in late May, Cindy Goldstein steps to a podium at the B'nai B'rith Athletic and Achievement Awards banquet and announces the name of a local high school senior. And each year, a grateful teenager takes home the Artie Levin...Tags: Human Interest, Cystic Fibrosis, Franklin County (Virginia), Personal Service, March of Dimes Foundation
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Secretly Drafted Bill Would Leave Release of Some Newtown Investigative Records Up To Families
The Hartford CourantA secretly drafted bill to block release of photos, tapes of 911 calls and death certificates related to the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre could be acted on in the General Assembly as early as the end of the week, officials said Wednesday....Tags: Politics, J Brendan Sharkey, Freedom of Information Laws, Adam Lanza, Dannel P. Malloy
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More patients than docs report skin surgery problems
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than one quarter of people being treated for non-melanoma skin cancer in their doctor's office reported some type of complication after surgery, in a new study. About half of those complications were medical problems...Tags: Squamous Cell Cancer, Internal Medicine, Health and Medical Professionals, Science and Technology, American Cancer Society
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Fighting bullying takes cyber-savvy
Most parents of sixth-grade students don't quite grasp the technological tools that can be used to harass kids these days, Newport Beach crime prevention specialist Erica Sperling said. But as she goes about her work, visiting middle schools to talk...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Local Voices: Orland Park and Palos Park
Letters to the editor from Orland Park and Palos Park residents. Dealing with bullying I am a freshman in college, and I think bullying has become an epidemic. Between school and online, there are many opportunities to become a victim or the...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Treatments
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Hires and promotions at Lehigh Valley companies
Dr. Adam J. Teichman, senior managing partner of East Penn Foot and Ankle Associates, has been appointed chief of podiatric surgery at Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown. Dr. Teichman is also a surgical instructor of podiatric residency program at St....Tags: Science, Science and Technology, DeSales University, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Colleges and Universities
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Antifebriles no retrasan la recuperación de los niños: estudio
ReutersPor Trevor Stokes NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - Una revisión de estudios publicados revela que el uso de los antifebriles no influye en el tiempo de recuperación de las infecciones pediátricas. Durante décadas, los especialistas debatieron sobre si...Tags: Malaria
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At tornado-hit school, colored stickers and pencils litter ruins
ReutersBy Carey Gillam and Alice Mannette MOORE, Okla. May 22 (Reuters) - A miniature bookcase with children's books spilling out is among the few furnishings still standing amid the tornado-torn rubble of what once was the Briarwood Elementary School in Moore,...Tags: Tornadoes, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Natural Disasters, Briarwood
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Twisters keep returning, but Oklahoma still short on shelters
Reuters(Reuters) - The people of central Oklahoma know all too well the destructive power of a tornado, but when a big one rolled toward the town of Moore again on Monday, residents had few basements and storm shelters to run to when the alarm sounded, officials...Tags: Southern U.S. Storms (2011), FEMA, Tornadoes, Texas Tech University , Natural Disasters
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