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Rep. Raul Ruiz, an Rx for D.C.
You'd almost think that someone had stapled several resumes together and put them in Raul Ruiz's file: magna cum laude at UCLA; three graduate degrees from Harvard (a medical degree and masters in public policy and in public health); doctoring to poor...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Conservation, Teaching and Learning, Students, Mexico
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Becahi to honor blind youth football player
Since his story appeared in The Morning Call on Sunday, Gage Dannecker has become an inspiration to many people in the local sports community. Gage is the 10-year-old Allentown boy and Muhlenberg Elementary fifth-grader who is blind, but hasn't let...Tags: Cancer, Columbia Lions, The Pennsylvania State University, College Football, Soccer
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White cane question
Question: I made a contribution to the Lions for White Cane Day last week. What is it and what do the Lions do with the contributions? Answer: White Cane Day occurs every year on Oct. 15. Typically, the president issues a proclamation to that effect....Tags: Physical Conditions, Glaucoma, Christianity, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Macular Degeneration
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As Middle East burns, Obama fiddles
Political consultants often use the term "optics" to describe how consequential events are perceived by the general public. With regard to the present Middle East crisis, the president's optics are way off course. There was the Las Vegas fundraiser...
Tags: Iran, Arab Spring, Applied Physics, Religion and Belief, Elections
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Sighted guide question
Question: My husband has lost most of his vision from a combination of diabetes and an infection. When we're going shopping, or just for a walk how can I help him? Answer: This is a problem encountered by many families when someone in the family has lost...Tags: Christianity, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Religion and Belief, Diabetes
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Though going blind, E.J. Scott keeps looking ahead, moving forward
E.J. Scott makes his way through life with a swagger and a white cane. He is not an athlete in the traditional sense of those whose exploits appear on these pages. But what he achieved recently is Blake Griffin-esque. He rose above the rest and...
Tags: New York City, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Central Park, Austin (Chicago, Illinois)
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Medical bills question
Question: I don't have insurance and need help with paying for eye surgery. I'm on Social Security Disability, but I'm still in the 2 year waiting period for Medicare. I'm diabetic and have some bleeding in my eyes. The eye doctor says this just can't...Tags: Insurance, Chemical Industry, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Religion and Belief
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Mentally ill on city's streets leave us in a quandary
I saw Helen for the first time in a long time the other day, panhandling at the expressway exit at Belmont and Kedzie avenues. The woman looked like Helen, at any rate. She was small and disheveled, though notably older and more battered than Helen had...
Tags: Theft
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School Shooting Reminds Us Of How Much Our Aging Eyes Have Seen
The Hartford CourantMaybe the reason your vision tends to go as you get older is because you have seen too much. Sandy Hook may be the most horrific event on which our ever-aging eyes have focused, but we baby boomers have been bearing witness to the tragedy of gun violence...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Fort Hood (military base), John F. Kennedy
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Healing hands lead the way
Burleigh is a Bernese mountain dog who is more mountain than dog. At 120 pounds, the 16-month-old bounds into the examining room at a Des Plaines doggy fitness center like an animal a quarter of his size. Burleigh is Katie Mehrtens' youngest client and...
Tags: Pancreas, Acupuncture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Broken Leg, Golf
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Universal design question
Question: What is "universal design?" I've heard this term used, but don't know what it means. Answer: Universal design is a term used most often in architecture. It refers to designing buildings that are accessible and useable by everyone, including...Tags: Media Industry, Apple iPod, Christianity, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Federal Communications Commission
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Chuck Pagano pulls a Colts switch on a Steelers fan
ANDERSON - The eyes of a Raven never fail-even when they've traded in the purple. It might be while the sight of black and yellow immediately put up a red flag for Colts safety Tom Zbikowski. "Zibbie saw it and said 'Coach, we've got to do something...
Tags: Mewelde Moore, Chuck Pagano, James Harrison, Andrew Luck, Baltimore Ravens
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