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New program lets kids with autism enjoy an air-travel trial run
For families with autistic children, the stress and anxiety of air travel is a unique challenge – which is why JetBlue is partnering with Bob Hope Airport in Burbank to give those families a chance for an air-travel dress rehearsal. JetBlue’s...Tags: Travel, Google+, Behavioral Conditions, Air Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations
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Fund set up for family of man who died in Burbank crash on Sunday
A fund has been set up to raise money for the widow and two sons of a 33-year-old Burbank man who was killed in a head-on crash on Sunday. The man, Roman Ramos Rubio, of Burbank was killed when his sedan was struck at the intersection of Buena Vista...
Tags: Google+, Media Industry, Accidental Death
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A beacon of hope could be dimmed
As the father of a Burbank student, I was disheartened to receive a letter, as required by state law, from the principal of McKinley Elementary School, informing parents that for the second year in a row, the school has been placed on academic probation.... -
Special event returns to Burbank Tennis Center
The Burbank Tennis Center has built a reputation for hosting community events that benefit a wide variety of individuals. When the Burbank Tennis Center was still in the planning stages, Steve Starleaf had a definite vision of what he hoped the...Tags: Tennis, French Open, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Special Olympics
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A father with autism deals with his son's diagnosis
John Hall is a successful entrepreneur and is earning his doctorate in education from USC. He's married, 37, and has two kids. By all accounts, Hall has a successful life. And all of it despite an early childhood diagnosis that could have set him on a...Tags: Gluten-free Diet, Diets and Dieting, Behavioral Conditions, Health
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Autistic teen missing from Bob Hope Airport found unharmed
A 14-year-old autistic boy who was reported missing after leaving a flight at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank was found unharmed Wednesday evening in West Hollywood, authorities said.
Cameron James Smith was found by airport police about 6 p.m. in the 8900...Tags: Bob Hope, Air Transportation Delays, Environmental Issues
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Specialty food store set to open
Pam MacDonald’s answer to the scarcity of gluten-free products will open its store doors in three weeks on West Magnolia Boulevard. When it opens, it will become the largest such store in the nation, representatives said.
Pam MacD’s Gluten...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Celiac Disease, Gluten-free Diet, Politics, Diets and Dieting
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Around Town: Calendar
TODAY A free Alzheimer's Caregiver Course is offered from 10 a.m. to noon each Wednesday through June 30 at Belmont Village of Burbank, Theater Room on the fourth floor, 455 E. Angeleno Ave., Burbank. Reservations: susan.howland@alz.org. Burbank Green...Tags: Bill Clinton, Christianity, Edvard Grieg, U.S. Air Force, Bars and Clubs
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Girl accused in father's death struggled with mental health
Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers....
Tags: Students, Gaming, Social Media, Anxiety, True Blood (tv program)
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USC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer
The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant. USC provost Elizabeth Garrett and executive vice provost Michael Quick kept the conversation light. Over chicken with braised...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Game Playing, USC Trojans, Chess Playing, University of Pennsylvania
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Letters: Jolie's choice
Re "Why Jolie's surgery? It's for the kids," Column One, May 15 My story is similar to Angelina Jolie's, though there are some differences. Ten years ago, at the age of 43, I had a prophylactic double mastectomy because I was the single mother of two...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Medical Specialization, Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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Lawmakers handed out $9.6 billion in county-level spending -- a $2 billion spike from last year
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Florida's legislative budget-writers went bombastic this week when a business-backed group suggested that with the help of surplus taxpayer cash they had spread more pork throughout the $74.5 billion state budget. But county-level...Tags: Broward College, Education, Fort Lauderdale, Budgets and Budgeting, Colleges and Universities
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