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A dramatic comeback lacked only a storybook ending for Hoquiam's baseball team. After overcoming an 8-0 deficit, the Grizzlies succumbed to a four-run Tenino eighth inning and fell to the Beavers, 12-8, in the semifinals of the District IV Class 1A...

The first mistake proved to be a momentum builder. The second Toledo-Winlock mistake sent Hoquiam to the state tournament. Taking on a Toledo-Winlock squad that was experiencing its first postseason match since 2005, the Grizzlies started quickly,...

In the United States of 2013, any youngster can walk into a store and buy a bottle of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or some other pain reliever without showing any identification, parental consent or a doctor's order. They don't have to be 15 or 17 or...

Kirby Shoaf founded Community Care Inc. in 1977 to provide people who are frail and elderly or severely disabled with an alternative to living in a nursing home. The nonprofit organization -- one of three pilot projects in the state at the time -- had...

Viewed through a 2013 prism, Doc Bowen's response to the AIDS epidemic looks merely prudent, routine. But Otis R. "Doc" Bowen, a country doctor who became a beloved Indiana governor, took over as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary in 1985. For...

The Economic Opportunity Planning Association of Greater Toledo won't run Head Start in Lucas County next year, but that doesn't mean the program will end. Parents registered children Tuesday at the J.B. Simmons building, 1001 Indiana Ave., for the...

(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * CDC chief worries as potential flu pandemic looms * FDA sees long-term consequences in recruitment, future leadership * Tenet takes a $50 million hit,...

Achievements BEDFORD --The following Jefferson Forest High School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the third quarter: Chaehyun Ahn, Andrew Alvarenga, Kalen Bahlman, Melissa Balsamo, Elizabeth Barbolla, Blessing Barnett, Destiny Barnett,...

* Democrats worry as fall enrollment period draws near * Potential repercussions for Congress, Obama presidency * Frustration over lack of details on public outreach By David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Healthcare reform should be the...

The Haddam Historical Society (HHS) and the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) are teaming up to bring you "From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s" on May 23, at 7 p.m. Brainerd Academy, 21 Field Park, Haddam. Elizabeth Abbe, director...

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Embargoed for Release Friday, February 4, 2011 12:01 a.m. Contact: Robert Bock or Marianne Glass Miller 301-496-5133 High-quality preschool program produces long-term...

The Academy Award-nominated movie "Amour" is sparking much-needed conversations about aging, the illness of a longtime companion and dying with dignity. In the film, we follow an elderly French couple struggling with common end-of-life questions, like:...