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Hearing officers oppose 13 of closings planned by CPS
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s push to shut 53 city elementary schools ran into an unexpected buzz saw of criticism Tuesday from hearing officers hired to vet the process, with several raising doubts about the wisdom of the proposals and recommending...
Tags: Calumet Heights, Rahm Emanuel, Teaching and Learning, House Building, Chicago Public Schools
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Deaf Awareness Day is Friday, May 10, at the Valley Mall
Deafnet Association Inc. is sponsoring Deaf Awareness Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Valley Mall, 17301 Valley Mall Road, Hagerstown, featuring vendors serving the deaf community. Also from 1 to 2 p.m., state officials will lead a... -
Regal to let deaf moviegoers see what they've been missing
Raymond Smith Jr. has been trying for nearly two decades to make the movie industry listen to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing. This month, the senior executive at Regal Entertainment Group will come closer to his goal. His company, the...
Tags: Justice System, Trials, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Carmike Cinemas Incorporated
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How to determine what medical screening is necessary
There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Oncology, Hysterectomy
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Grandparents day planned at Hickory Elementary
Grandparents of students who attend Hickory Elementary School are invited to Grandparents Day. Grandparents are invited to visit the school Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m. Spring band concert Fifth-graders at Hickory Elementary...Tags: Schools, JC Penney Company Inc., Elementary Schools
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Bionic eye maker has vision of the future
Robert Greenberg got tired of hearing from senior engineers that it wasn't possible to build his product idea: a bionic eye that gives sight to the blind. "A lot of the folks straight out of school didn't know any better, so I hired them instead,"...
Tags: Science, Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, Engineering, Health Organizations
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The science and suffering of hearing loss
Former Baltimorean Katherine Bouton abruptly lost the hearing in her left ear at age 30. One minute she could hear, and the next, she could not. Over the decades, her impairment worsened. By the time she was 60, she was functionally deaf. But her...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, Newspaper and Magazine, Physical Conditions, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Sun Sentinel Excalibur Award winner Herman Shooster, Global Response
Sun SentinelA few dozen pennies, shiny and perpetually floating in a clear brick of plastic sit on Herman Shooster's desk. Given as a gift celebrating the 1968 initial public offering of his first entrepreneurial venture, a frozen food company, it wasn't long...Tags: Lobbying, Broward County, Politics, Media Industry, Coral Springs
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Everyman announces first full season at new home
It might be hard to duplicate the anticipation and publicity that greeted the inaugural season in Everyman Theatre's inviting new home on West Fayette Street, but that hasn't stopped the company from trying. "I want next season to be even more...
Tags: Tom Courtenay, Mark Rothko, Entertainment Events, Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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EEOC claims Toys 'R' Us discriminated against deaf job applicant
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Toys "R" Us, alleging the company broke the law when staff at its Columbia store refused to provide a sign-language interpreter for a job applicant who is deaf. The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S....
Tags: Labor Legislation, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Litigation, Toys "R" Us, Inc., Laws
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Hearing impairment doesn't stop these hockey players
Trey Wilson can't hear the crowd applaud when he scores a goal, and he has scored quite a few since he discovered hockey was a perfect outlet for his energy. The 25-year-old left wing from Riverside was born deaf, which means he can't hear the crunch of...Tags: Sports, Bobby Ryan, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Ice Hockey, Anaheim Ducks
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For 'Tribes,' a bit of understudy musical chairs
Audiences who attended Sunday's performance of "Tribes," Nina Raine's play currently running at the Mark Taper Forum, were able to witness a rare bit of understudy musical chairs. Center Theatre Group said actress Gayle Rankin, who played the the role...
Tags: London Theatre, Entertainment Events, Broadway Theater, Arts and Culture, Music
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