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Burbank City Council incumbents clash at election forum
Tensions ran high at Thursday’s City Council candidate forum, with two longtime incumbents David Gordon and Dave Golonski unleashing confrontational jabs at each other’s on-the-job performances throughout the night. Gordon blasted Golonski&...
Tags: Google+, Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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Community news: Noon Lions Club honors poster winners, Holiday Inn donates to Salvation Army, holiday decorations contest
Three young women were recognized for their artwork when the Burbank Noon Lions Club honored the winners of the Lions Clubs International “Imagine Peace” poster contest in a ceremony held at the Burbank Central Library in November. Winners...
Tags: Human Interest, Mike Gatto, Entertainment, The Salvation Army, Adam Schiff
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Actor, teacher Gene Bua dies
Soap star and acting coach Gene Bua — who helped train the likes of Brad Pitt, Drew Barrymore and Katey Sagal at his Burbank school — died Saturday after a 13-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. The Glendale resident was 72. Bua is...Tags: Google Inc., Entertainment, Drew Barrymore, Los Angeles Unified School District, Brad Pitt
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Meat consumption and climate change
Frankenstorm Sandy is one more dramatic demonstration that climate change and its extreme weather patterns are now part of our future. Although we’re unlikely to reverse climate change, we can still mitigate its effects by reducing our driving, our...Tags: Global Change, Weather, Conservation, Global Warming, Environmental Issues
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Burbank nurse founds traveling clinic
Seven years ago, Burbank resident Shannon Fernando traveled to the Philippines, working in a slum for six weeks with women trafficked as sex slaves. It wasn't the first international foray for the then-UCLA biology undergraduate. The child of a United...
Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Vaccines, Health and Medical Professionals
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Time to end meat use
Just in time for next Sunday's Earth Day observance, a study published in last week's Environmental Research Letters warns that animal manure and fertilizers used in growing animal feed emit large amounts of nitrous oxide, a powerful greenhouse gas. An...Tags: Earth Day, Global Warming, Environmental Issues, The New York Times
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Roundup of Burbank Clubs
Burbank Noon Lions “Children Know Peace” is the theme for the 2011 International Peace Poster contest sponsored by the Burbank Noon Lions club, and on November 16, the club recognized the winners in a ceremony held at the Burbank Central...Tags: Human Interest, Schools, International Relations, New York City, Libraries
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Organizations: Students win Noon Lion poster contest
Burbank Noon Lions recently recognized local level competition winners in the annual Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Contest during an awards presentation on Nov. 22 at the Burbank Central Library. First-level winners are Tnick Trivimol, Jordan...Tags: Health, Politics, Delphi Corp, Sport Chalet Incorporated, The Salvation Army
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Genocide resolution closer
DOWNTOWN — As U.S. lawmakers continue to take Turkey to task for its support of an aid flotilla to the Gaza Strip, Rep. Adam Schiff is seizing on the discontent to garner more support for his long-stalled resolution recognizing the Armenian...Tags: Hate Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Elections, Gaza Crisis (2008)
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