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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...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Politics, National Government, White House, Arts and Culture
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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: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Pollution, Pompano Beach, Environmental Politics, 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: Joe Mahoney, Mike Redmond, Matt Diaz, Physical Disabilities, Sports
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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 —...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seminole County, Health Treatments, Osteopathic Medicine, Health Insurance Cost
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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, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, DeLand, Hillsborough County
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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, Science and Technology, Corporate Officers, Physical Conditions, Asthma
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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: Human Interest, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Washington, DC, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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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: Rush University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Teaching and Learning, Health Insurance Cost, Health and Safety at School
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Las Olas Wine & Food Festival
The 18th annual Las Olas Wine & Food Festival starts Sunday and concludes April 19 with the a street festival 7:30-10 p.m. on Las Olas Boulevard, between S.E. 6th Avenue and S.E. 11th Avenue. The $100 street festival feature more than 70 South Florida...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Wines
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Carl L. Pepple, 73
Carl Leroy Pepple, 73, of Hagerstown, Md., died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. Born July 14, 1939, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Carl Richard and Viola Mae Monninger Pepple. He retired after 33 years with Duvinage Corp....
Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Burfoot heads to Boston for 45th anniversary of his win there
Amby Burfoot says he has surprised himself this year. The 66-year-old Emmaus resident is training more and running more than he has in 20 years, and he's been doing it at a perfect time. On Monday, Burfoot will toe the line for the start of the Boston...
Tags: Road Running, Track Cycling, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Sports
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