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Belarus teen staying with Petaluma family is focus of diplomatic tussle
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDebra Zapata says she never intended to spark an international uproar. She just wanted the best for the young woman she invited into her home for nine summers in a project to help victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. So last month, when 24 other...Tags: Disasters, People, Lawyers, Health Treatments, Teen-agers
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After a year, All Kids Bridge program to help chronically ill young adults is not running
Chicago Tribune reporterA year ago, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, frustrated by legislative logjams and eager to advance his health-care agenda, announced an expansion of the state's All Kids program. Instead of having benefits cut off at age 19, young people with organ transplants,...Tags: Health Insurance, Diseases, Executive Branch, People, Regional Authority
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Transfers take toll on high school basketball
ON HIGH SCHOOLSIt's time to wave the white flag of surrender when it comes to trying to control the proliferation of transfers in high school boys' basketball. The Southern Section, the City Section and the California Interscholastic Federation can put forth all the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, National Basketball Association, Vehicles, Gilbert Arenas
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Ex-refugees' Shanghai surprise
Chicago Tribune reporterThough the two women had never met, they soon were trading names, each taking stock of whom the other knew in Chicago's Jewish community. Before long, they learned their paths had almost crossed once before—six decades ago in the Jewish ghetto of...Tags: Civil Unrest, Refugee, Uptown, Contracts, Religious Leaders
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ILLINOIS STYLE: A salt cave spa in Chicago
The (Crystal Lake) Northwest HeraldLittle can penetrate the solitude and soothing effects created from the roaring of the waves or the smell and feel of salt water. But exactly how is a Midwesterner supposed to temporarily escape the everyday pressures of work, family, finances and other...Tags: Medical Conditions, Fox River Grove, Holistic Medicines, Landforms, Caves and Caverns
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Female UNI profs marry in California
Two female UNI professors flew to San Francisco and were legally married in a civil ceremony. Rebecca Burkhardt, a professor of music, and Cynthia Goatley, a professor of theater, said they initially did not want to publicize their marriage, but feel...Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Local Authority, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage
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Paralympic swimmer sets sights on gold
For 30 minutes they swim together, two strangers lapping the pool in adjacent lanes at the Merritt Athletic Club in Towson. Finally, the older woman climbs out and slumps on the deck, in awe of the teenager still plugging away.
"She just keeps going,...Tags: Olympic Games, Awards and Prizes, Clubs and Associations, ESPN, Hobbies
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School board seeks members for advisory panels
The Board of Education of Harford County Public Schools is seeking applicants for its Citizen Advisory Committees. Membership is open to all Harford County residents, including those without children in the school system. Committees will meet as...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at Work
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Parents head back to school
Special to The Baltimore SunBefore the first day of school, county students were invited to attend an open house at their respective schools. During this night, the students were introduced to their teachers, shown their classrooms, and met classmates and schoolmates. Now it's...Tags: Children, Back to School, John Archer, Havre de Grace, Middle Schools
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Viewpoint: 'McCain the maverick' no longer exists
Sen. John McCain has an impressive personal story. Imprisoned by the North Vietnamese for 5 1/2 years, mostly in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton," he showed great courage, resilience and reservoirs of strength. It is the central narrative of his life, a...Tags: John Wayne, George Bush, Executive Branch, Sarah Palin, John McCain
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Maryland Republicans hold on to modest hopes
Head home, hunker down and hope for the best. That was the recipe for Maryland Republicans as they departed their party's national convention to prepare for an election they hope puts John McCain in the White House. There's not much of a chance of...Tags: Anthony J O'Donnell, Campaign Finance, Roscoe G Bartlett, The White House, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Howard County adoptions drop
While adoptions increased across the state last year, placements dropped in Howard County, but not enough to trouble social services officials. The findings, as well as news of increases in delinquent child-support payments, come from state social service...Tags: Catonsville, Book, Society, Social Services
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