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Hildreth Marie Venegas
Funeral service for Hildreth Marie Venegas, 93, of Sisseton was held on Friday, April 19, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Tribal Community Center, Agency Village with the Rev. Charles Chan, the Rev. Vern Donnell, Deacon Vernon Cloud, and Senior Catechist John...
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South Florida, especially Broward, gets good grades for air quality
Take a deep breath, Broward County. The air quality in your backyard gets strong marks by American Lung Association standards. Palm Beach County did not do as well, but officials said their performance was still "pretty good." In its 2013 State of the...Tags: Broward County, Air Pollution, Fort Lauderdale, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Environmental Pollution
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"Project LoMo" encourages kids to make a difference
MIAMI Knee surgeries have slowed Logan Morrison's career, but his commitment to the American Lung Association (ALA) remains unwavering. Wednesday afternoon at Miami Senior High School, Morrison launched "Project LoMo" in partnership with the ALA. The...Tags: Physical Disabilities, Logan Morrison, Matt Diaz, Adeiny Hechavarria, Starlin Castro
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Avon Firefighters Participate In American Lung Association's Fight For Air Climb
Three members of the Avon Volunteer Fire Department participated in the American Lung Association's recent 2013 Fight for Air Climb and one took second place in her age group in the event, according to an announcement from the department. According to...Tags: Fires, Demographics
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READER SUBMITTED: Ricky 'Trendy' Da'Vista Supports American Lung Association In Honor Of Late Grandmother
Greater HartfordOn March 23, Ricky "Trendy" Da'Vista, a Hartford resident and wardrobe stylist, hosted the fourth annual "Wear What You Fear" fashion show at Bill Miller's Castle in Branford. Three hundred and fifty attended the show, which included a special runway...Tags: Fashion Trends, Diseases and Illnesses, Respiratory Disease, COPD, Tuberculosis
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State program helps Floridians quit smoking
Florida voters have given lifelong smokers such as Jack Ferrara new reason to breathe easy. After a number of tries with nicotine patches, acupuncture and hypnosis failed him, the Hollywood retiree finally snuffed out his 58-year cigarette habit —...
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Region's air generally healthy, though Orange County's ozone levels not very good
The air is typically terrible in Los Angeles, Houston and Washington. By contrast, most every breath is refreshingly clean in Bellingham, Wash.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; and Asheville, N.C. Somewhere in between is Florida, where the air quality is decent —...
Tags: Air Pollution, Orange County (Florida), Environmental Pollution, Hillsborough County, DeLand
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
SPRING STORM FUND Foundation accepts donations for storm recovery SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Some Sioux Falls residents hit hard by the recent ice storm don't have the money to clean up the mess. That's why officials with the Sioux Falls Area...Tags: Poetry, Health Organizations, Plant Openings, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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Bismarck, Rapid City among best in nation for clean air
BISMARCK, N.D. - The American Lung Association says Bismarck, N.D., and Rapid City, S.D., are among the four cleanest cities in the country when it comes to air quality. The association on Wednesday released its 2013 State of the Air Report. It says...
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Imperial County gets failing air quality grade from lung association
Staff Writer, Copy EditorIn spite of the strides made over the past four decades toward improved air quality, 42 percent of Americans still live in counties that have unhealthy levels of either ozone or particle pollution. Imperial County residents can count themselves among...Tags: Air Pollution, Corporate Officers, Environmental Pollution, Standards, Physical Conditions
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Sheila M. Brown, 60
Sheila Mae Brown, 60, of Falling Waters, W.Va., passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born Saturday, July 19, 1952, in York, Maine, she was the daughter of the late William Campbell and the late Mary Jane (Michaud)...Tags: Washington, DC, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Human Interest
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UIC to go tobacco-free this summer
RedEyeStudents, faculty and other employees of the University of Illinois at Chicago will have to kiss their tobacco products--and their electronic cigarettes--goodbye this summer thanks to a new tobacco-free campus policy that will go into effect July 1....Tags: Tobacco Products, Electronics, Students, Health Insurance Cost, Health and Safety at Work
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