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Sometimes touching base yields compelling stories
I was looking for stories to write when a colleague recommended I’d check in on Sarah Bauer, a northwest suburban woman born with spina bifida who’s in medical school. We wrote about Bauer in 2009, just as she was preparing to attend...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Loyola University Chicago
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TEAMING UP: Bluebird Market helps kids at Wilderness Trace
scollins@amnews.comSince opening its doors last April, Blue Bird Market also has opened up hearts and interests for Wilderness Trace Child Development Center, a local preschool for children from birth to age 5 with and without disabilities. Libby Suttles, marketing...Tags: Early Learning, Birth Defects, Taylor Swift, Preschools, Education
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Plymouth student dances for a cause
South Bend TribuneThe big dance. Hannah Jacobs, 17, is a fighter. And she has a bunch of friends in Plymouth who are fighting along with her. Sometimes fighting takes the form of dancing. Hannah is a junior at Plymouth High School. She serves as student president and co-...Tags: Students, Entertainment, Indiana University South Bend, Entertainment Events, Dance
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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: Judges, Paralympic Games, Adoption, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Paralympic Games, Savoy (music group), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Dathan Ritzenhein
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Santa swaps reindeer for Harleys
Kids waved and toddlers covered their ears as Santa rolled up in a red convertible escorted by about 20 Harleys. They pulled into the parking lot of Pretend City Children's Museum in Irvine as the final stop on their annual toy drive. They had just...
Tags: Toy Industry
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“Sons of Anarchy” recap: “Authority Vested”
Channel Guide MagazineIt's hard to imagine topping the emotional peak from last week's season premiere, when Tig saw his troubled daughter Dawn burned alive right in front of him. Never was there a more literal embodiment of the sins of the father being visited upon his child.... -
Bikes for disabled kids
WSBT-TVMany kids will find a shiny new bike under their Christmas tree next week. But some parents can't get their kids a bike, because often children with disabilities either can't ride a bike or they need a special one that's very expensive. A new organization...Tags: Physical Therapy, Health Treatments
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Former patient delivers 1,600 Christmas gifts to kids at Riley
A former Riley patient is bringing Christmas cheer to those still there during the holidays. Monday, BJ Yoho delivered 1,600 toys to patients at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. BJ was born with Spina Bifida and has had 16 surgeries,...
Tags: Kohl's, Religious Festivals, Holidays, Hospitals and Clinics, Toy Industry
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Jennifer Jean Strack, 45
Jennifer Jean Strack, 45, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, due to complications from spina bifida. A private family memorial service will be arranged. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, W.Va. -
Mountain challenges volunteers to help with winter program
BOYNE FALLS -- Challenge Mountain is calling anyone interested in volunteering to rally together at 9 a.m. Dec. 8, for volunteer registration, training and lunch at the organization's lodge near Boyne Falls. "Time is the most valuable thing a person has,...
Tags: Snowboarding, Parkinson's Disease, Cross Country Skiing
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Shriners fight stereotypes as they raise money for children
Daily American Staff WriterSomerset County Shriners want people to know that they are not a cult. Yes, they may wear red hats that look like upside down flower pots (fezzes) and drive little cars in parades, but they have a mission: to provide pediatric health care for children...Tags: Arts and Culture, Shriners, Human Interest, Festive Events, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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