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Clarksville Paralympian Tatyana McFadden wins Boston Marathon marred by explosions
The Baltimore SunClarksville resident Tatyana McFadden won the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon on Monday, hours before the race was marred by deadly explosions near the finish line. Though McFadden added to her resume as one of the elite Paralympic...Tags: Track and Field, Physical Fitness and Exercise, 2012 Summer Paralympics, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Awards and Prizes
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John Ward Ross-Duggan, MD
John Ward Ross-Duggan, MD (nicknames “ John Ross, Doctor John, Rhino) Died at age of 57 drowned in a sailing accident on February 23, 2013. Residing in Honolulu, Hawaii. Born: Long Beach CALIF. On August 2, 1955 Son of Dr. John K Ross-Duggan,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Parkland, University of California, Irvine, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Duke University
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Veteran with local ties heads silent auction for injured soldiers
Donations are currently being sought from those in Northern Michigan who would like to support wounded veterans across the United States. Stacy Pearsall, whose uncle, Ron Pearsall, is a Marine Corps veteran and Harbor Springs resident, is holding a...Tags: PBS (tv network), The New York Times, Springs, Oprah Winfrey, NBC (tv network)
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Tougher DUI bill headed for Brownback's desk
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News"I always just try to be optimistic about everything. I figure if you only think about the good things, that's the best way to be about it." That's what Colby Liston told us in September, a little more than a week after a car crash cost him both legs....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Drunk Driving, Justice System
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SWIMMING: Imperial Valley Desert Aquatics swim team hosts second annual meet
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Samantha Estes, an Imperial Valley Desert Aquatics swimmer, has already qualified for consideration to the 2013 Far Western Championship. “What I do in the pool is a reflection of how hard I work,” said Estes about her...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Swimming, YMCA, Sports
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Oscar Pistorius' reps name substance found in his bedroom
Oscar Pistorius' representatives named the substance found in his bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend as Testis compositum on Wednesday and said it is an herbal remedy used “in aid of muscle recovery.” A product called...
Tags: Oscar Pistorius, Medical Procedures and Tests, Reeva Steenkamp, Prosecution, Steroids
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Families worry about possible Russian adoption ban
To Heather and Aaron Whaley, they're already parents to a 4-year-old girl living in a Russian orphanage off the Sea of Japan. The Frederick couple have never met the child, but they've given her a name — Addie. They've hung pictures of her in a...
Tags: Russia, George Washington University, U.S. Department of State, Autism, Politics
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Amputee a driving force in getting people with disabilities moving
Army veteran Melissa Stockwell has one strong, healthy leg. The other is a scarred, 6-inch stump that she has proudly nicknamed "Little Leg." The Bucktown woman throws birthday parties for this shortened limb, always dresses it in her favorite colors...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Amputation, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Swimming
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Martin Guitar makes custom guitar for blind veteran
Lt. Brad Snyder holds the acoustic guitar in his arms for the first time, strumming a few random chords, then moving into a sampling of Neil Young. The sounds take him back to the nights when he was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan and sat around a...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Nazareth, Awards and Prizes, Tom Petty
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Ritzhenhein runs his race, is top U.S. finisher in Chicago Marathon
Dathan Ritzenhein refused to get carried away. Nine miles into Sunday's Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Ritzenhein found himself running faster than he planned and only some 10 seconds behind the lead pack, much closer than he expected at that point....
Tags: Dathan Ritzenhein, Savoy (music group), Liliya Shobukhova, Spina Bifida, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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With Oscar Pistorius, his legs are least important
LONDON — Oscar Pistorius marches into Olympic Stadium with a limping gait of an old man, and the only thing you see, the only place you look, the only thing that matters, are his legs. They are blades. Goodness, they really are blades. Their...
Tags: Track and Field, Oscar Pistorius, South Africa, Birth Defects
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Noga Nir-Kistler to be featured on WPHL-17 Tuesday morning
Groller's CornerNoga-Nir Kistler, the Whitehall High graduate and Salisbury Township native who will be representing the U.S.A. in the 2012 London Paralympic Games in London, will be featured on this morning's "Eye Opener" show on WPHL-17. The show runs from 6-8 a.m....
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