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Southside boosters banquet came at right time to remind us of a brighter future
Joe Sterrett, Lehigh University's director of athletics, was a surprise addition to the list of speakers on Thursday night at the South Side Boosters 34th annual spring awards dinner at the Se-Wy-Co Fire Company banquet hall in Bethlehem. It was a...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Culture, Students, Mother's Day, Arts and Culture
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All jokes aside, it's time to get serious about legalizing marijuana
Now that longtime activist and irreverent Fort Lauderdale attorney Norm Kent has become leader of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, what should we call him? His Highness? Boss Weed? Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Joints?...
Tags: Justice System, LSD, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Plantation, Heroin
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Digest: Smith, McRoy help Delaware win men's lacrosse opener
Men's college lacrosse Smith, McRoy help Delaware win opener Senior attackman Eric Smith (Boys' Latin), junior midfielder Connor McRoy (Archbishop Spalding), senior midfielder Nick Diachenko and sophomore attackman Brian Kormondy scored two goals...Tags: Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, Culture, Baltimore Orioles, Sports Legends at Camden Yards, The Pennsylvania State University
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Digest: Ravens' Brigance to receive Community Service Award
Sports Legends Museum Ravens' Brigance to receive Community Service Award The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation announced that it will present former Ravens player O.J. Brigance and his wife, Chanda, with its Community Service Award at the annual "Babe'...Tags: John Jaso, Soccer, Culture, Brian Roberts, Sports Legends at Camden Yards
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Jubilation, relief mingle at no-frills CSO gala
"Stay close to this orchestra," Riccardo Muti enjoined the audience at the end of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Symphony Ball gala on Saturday night, "because it represents Chicago to the world." The CSO and its music director are about to do just...Tags: Career and Workplace, Culture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Entertainment, Carnegie Hall
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Ex-NFL backup greatest role is saving lives with heartfelt passion
Arthur "Archie" Roberts played for the proverbial cup of coffee in the NFL. Roberts completed five of 10 passes for 11 yards, with one interception, as Bob Griese's backup with the Miami Dolphins in a blowout loss against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1967....
Tags: Art Modell, Orlando Health, Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs
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2012: A Year For Skepticism In Sports
The Hartford CourantWith varying degrees of failure over a decade and a half, I have used my Half-baked Jake, ellipsis-pocked humor for my year-in-review, year-in-preview column. For example … In the Year 2012, Gabby Douglas showed us that a squirrel could fly. In...Tags: 2012 NHL Lockout, Livestrong Foundation, Elections, Abusive Behavior, Politics
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Tkach happy to be back in the area doing TV games
Jim Tkach now lives in Milford, Del., but his heart is still in the Lehigh Valley. That's why even though there's a drive involved, he's happy to trek back into the area every Friday night to work high school football games as an analyst for Blue Ridge...Tags: NBC (tv network), Michael Vick, TBS (tv network), Shane Victorino, High School Sports
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Colonial League: Bo and Brett's Backyard Brawl a worthy cause
For 48 minutes one Friday night each fall, Northern Lehigh and Northwestern football players don't like each other. For the weeks leading up to the annual game, students and adults team to raise money for two worthy causes — the Bo Tkach Foundation...
Tags: Cancer, Moravian College, DeSales University, Bradley Braves, High School Sports
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The story of a Paralympian with full sails before the end
The venue for information gathering for today's column was lunch. Your typist was a fly on the wall. Mary Kate Scandone met Dottie Rountree. That's not exactly Kobe Bryant chatting with Matt Kemp. Actually, as it turned out, it was much better. Scandone...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Kobe Bryant, Sailing, Human Interest
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Study: NFL players at risk for Alzheimer's disease, ALS
Just hours before the 2012 NFL season kicked off, a new study suggested that professional football players were three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. When researchers specifically looked at Alzheimer's...
Tags: Symptoms, Health and Safety at Work, Parkinson's Disease, Injuries and Wounds, Medical Research
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Life Out Here: Seeing a love differently
I’m beginning to look with trepidation at one of the loves of my life. I love football. I grew up with it. My dad played high school and college football and became a high school coach. I was the only of his sons who fully pursued the sport,...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, High School Sports, New Orleans Saints, Bryant Gumbel, Lou Gehrig
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