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Lions Club shares fireworks revenue
The Huntington Beach Lions Club donated the money it raised from selling fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday to nonprofits in the city. The club gave $5,000 each to the Huntington Beach Therapeutic Riding Center and Huntington Beach Boy Scout...Tags: Learning Disability, Lotteries, Holidays, Lifestyle and Leisure, Health Treatments
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City Lights: Seeing beyond the visual
One of my best-kept secrets is that I'm terribly nearsighted. I wear contacts most of the time, but my glasses are nearly a centimeter thick on the outer edges. In two ways, I'm lucky — first, that I live in a part of the world that easily...Tags: Orange (Orange, California), Internists, Diseases and Illnesses, Fullerton (Orange, California), Eyewear
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Special Olympians dazzle at summer games
Thousands of spectators cheered and hollered as track runners bolted toward the finish line in this weekend's Special Olympics Florida's Summer Games. Alex Hernandez's mother and coach watched from the sidelines as the 18-year-old Winter Garden...
Tags: Tampa, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Disney's Wide World of Sports, Winter Garden, Special Olympics
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93-5 'KHY Rock Report
Headlines for Friday, May 17, 2013
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 2013 Induction Ceremony Airs Saturday
The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony premieres on HBO Saturday at 9pm ET. The show will be repeated several times in coming weeks....Tags: Guy Fieri, James Durbin, Trent Reznor, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Guns N' Roses (music group)
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Disabled performers steal the show on South Florida stages
Though they vary in composition and mission, South Florida's diverse lineup of disabled performers have a special commonality: They shine a spotlight on the growing notion that talent is not diminished by disability. "I'm a dancer, you wouldn't expect...
Tags: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Sociology, North Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, Dance
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Ivy Tech grad defies low expectations
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Alisha Bartow has come a long way since Nov. 19, 1987, when she was born premature, weighing less than two pounds. She's come a long way from the feeding tube and ventilator that kept her alive. She's come a long way from her first day...Tags: Graduation, Colleges and Universities
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Nonprofit JAFCO builds $12 million center in Sunrise for autistic youth
South Florida nonprofit JAFCO is building a $12 million center in Sunrise to start offering services for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. The center is slated to open in October and serve more than 500 families annually....Tags: Finance, Learning Disability, Broward County, Judaism, Behavioral Conditions
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Burn After Reading (movie), NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, David Cook, U.S. Navy
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Pitching in to help one of the flood's littlest victims
Under his mother's watchful eye, 6-year-old Joseph Donachricha gingerly yet cheerfully moves between couches and the coffee table in a small Park Ridge apartment. His various medical conditions leave him incapable of saying much, but he'll...
Tags: Services and Shopping, FEMA, Hospitals and Clinics
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Lehighton woman was inspired to teach by hard lessons of bullying
Diana Livingston will limp on her way to receiving her degree at the Penn State-Berks graduation Saturday, May 4. There's a slim possibility that she could even fall on the way to the stage. But she will walk the distance to clench her diploma....
Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Students, Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Harvard University
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Stilt walker raising funds for cerebral palsy aid
PETOSKEY -- As he travels from Petoskey to Traverse City this weekend, Neil Sauter will display a taller stature than the typical pedestrian along U.S. 31. Sauter, a 30-year-old resident of downstate Deerfield, will make the 66-mile trek on stilts. It'...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Awards and Prizes, Travel, Human Interest, Parkinson's Disease
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Special needs children deserve the chance to be extraordinary
Raising a child is like doing a puzzle in the dark. You get two pieces together and think, "Finally, I know what to do," not realizing there are a hundred more pieces scattered across the room. For the parent of a special needs child, that puzzle has a...
Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Budgets and Budgeting, Autism
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