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Culver City gallery owner gives crutches to Sierra Leone disabled
As a Culver City art gallery owner and marketing and advertising executive, Lisa Schultz wondered whether there was anything she could do about the plight of disabled men, women and children in Sierra Leone.
Many had lost limbs during unspeakable...Tags: Fine Arts, Physical Disabilities, Sierra Leone, Birth Defects, Wars and Interventions
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Five for your planner: Tuesday, Oct. 25
1. Mummers time
Annual Alasatia Mummers Parade begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. The route is along North Potomac Street and South Potomac Street, downtown Hagerstown. Local floats, bands and individual costumed mummers. For ticketed seating, call 301-...Tags: Halloween, Haunted Houses (attractions), Music, Entertainment
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Kaley Cuoco makes another 'Big Bang' as an airborne model
Zap2ItIt wasn't her usual kind of job, but it certainly had Kaley Cuoco flying high. The female star of CBS' Thursday comedy hit "The Big Bang Theory" played fashion plate for several days earlier this year, both on the ground and in the air. This writer...Tags: Science and Technology, Green Lantern (movie), Jerry Seinfeld, NCIS (tv program), Air Transportation
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Ten @ 10: Scariest food encounters
Tribune NewspapersHalloween candy is a nightmare only for nutritionists, dentists and those mothers who think raw carrot sticks and a UNICEF box are all one needs for trick or treating. So, what a relief when the Tribune’s Kevin Pang proposed a Ten @ 10 Halloween...Tags: Travel, Holidays, Stranger Than Fiction, Chicago Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Dorothy Ann Young
Obituary
Dorothy Ann Young, 86, passed away on June 30, 2011, peacefully in her bed with family close at hand. All of her children were able to visit with her in the hours before her passing.
Born in San Francisco to Harold and Evelyn Sell on Sept 23,...Tags: Minnesota, California, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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Center for Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine awards two $1,000 scholarships
Each year, the Center for Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine gives scholarship awards to two local high school seniors for $1,000 each. The awards are based upon applications and essays that each student submits to the center. This year’s winners...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, High School Sports, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Maryland
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Orphans from Colombia seek adoptive homes in Columbia
Rita Allan is a biology teacher in the Howard County school system and was a biologist for 20 years before that, so when she learned that the Colombian boy who would be visiting her family likes science and nature, she took special note of their shared...Tags: Biology, Elections, Science and Technology, International Organizations, Steve Allan
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Closing Comments: It's Hot
KIAHHot as hades outside huh?! To help put it in perspective, throughout the horn of Africa, in countries like Ethiopia and Kenya, as many as 11-million people are at risk of severe malnutrition or starvation as the region faces the worst drought conditions...Tags: Islam, Disasters and Accidents, Famines, Water Restrictions, Human Interest
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Prince William, Kate Middleton Expecting First Child, Report
KTLA NewsLONDON (KTLA) -- Several news reports say Duchess Kate Middleton is expecting her first child with husband Prince William. According to In Touch weekly, Kate is about six weeks along. A royal source shared the exciting news with the magazine, saying...Tags: Allergies, Cornwall, Imperial and Royal Matters, KTLA, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
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Celebrate sanitation
It's something you probably take for granted, but shouldn't. Saturday, people around the world will mark World Toilet Day. It's an event to bring attention to the invention credited with saving more lives than any other invention. Yet, two and a half...Tags: Charity
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In the Pipeline: The feeding of some 25 million
So an Indian priest, a retired cop and a Thai saleswoman walk into a coffee shop. No, it's not a joke. Quite the contrary, in fact. It's three friends coming together at a special event to help some of the most put-upon children on earth. The Indian...Tags: U.S. Air Force, India, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Online Dish: TV News Station Criminalizes 4-yr.-old By Distorting Interview
KIAHA CBS affiliate station in Chicago is under fire for misquoting a 4-year-old boy. The news station is accused of deliberately editing the little boys quote to make the child look like a criminal. The story aired on June 30th, as part of a story on...Tags: Civil Rights, Social Issues, African Americans, Journalism, Juvenile Delinquency
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