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Rabbi Reuven Frankel, 1930-2013
Reuven Frankel never planned to become a rabbi. He had a beautiful, rich baritone that made him a natural as a cantor, or hazzan, the person who leads the congregation in singing prayers along with the rabbi. For two decades, he had worked as a cantor...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities, Judaism, Apple iTunes
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A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession
Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...
Tags: Entertainment, Bank of America Corp., Hospitals and Clinics, University of California, Los Angeles, Amgen Inc.
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Police: Missing man might be confused
A 78-year-old man suffering from multiple health problems has been missing from his Northwest Side home for more than 10 days and might appear confused, police said today while asking for the public's help in finding the man. On April 30 Lyubomir Rashkov...
Tags: Missing Persons, Diabetes
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Carolyn Marie Hauck, librarian
Carolyn Marie Hauck, a retired Enoch Pratt Free Library staff member who encouraged patrons to explore films and the arts, died of dementia complications at the Pickersgill Retirement Community. The longtime Mount Vernon resident was 89. Born in...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Miami University, Libraries, Arts
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L.A. County ordered to assume guardianship of elderly murder suspect
Over the objections of Los Angeles County mental health officials, a judge on Thursday ordered an 86-year-old murder defendant to remain in the government's care and not be released to a family member. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Norman Shapiro...
Tags: Defendants, Behavioral Conditions, Prosecution, Politics, Health
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'Bodies of Work' is all about art and ability
Lyrical dance pieces incorporating performers in wheelchairs, a one-man show promising "funny stories about cancer" and the Lookingglass Theatre's world premiere adaptation of "Still Alice," a New York Times best-selling novel about a college professor...
Tags: The New York Times, Entertainment, Chicago Cultural Center, Dance, Festive Events
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Letters: Syria's war, Israel's strategy
Re editorial cartoon, May 7 Jeff Danziger takes a cheap shot, as well as a simplistic one, by characterizing Israel as dragging the United States toward conflict in Syria. Had he examined the situation in greater depth, he would have discovered that...Tags: Bashar Assad, Israel, Tehran (Iran)
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Letters: The Alzheimer's journey
Re "Her illness, his obsession," May 5 I felt such a connection to Ken Chiate after reading the beautifully written story of his determination to treat his wife's Alzheimer's disease. My husband has dementia, or as I call it, "Mr. Hyde." I tried a...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Israel, Enbrel (drug), General Practitioners
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Letters: The politics of corporations
Re "SEC and political spending," Editorial, May 7 How, precisely, would a rule requiring corporations to disclose their political contributions protect shareholders' interests, as opposed to the interests of those who are seeking such a rule, whom The...Tags: U.S. Congress
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Letters: A little more light on jails
Re "An insider bashes Baca," Editorial, May 2 We strongly agree with The Times that recent news about Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca's mismanagement of the jails should push the Board of Supervisors to hire an independent inspector general to...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Politics, Prisons, Lee Baca, Elections
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Community notes Wednesday, May 8
Birth A daughter, Abigayle Hukill, was born to Richard and Michelle Hukill of Levering at 2:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Abby weighed 6 pounds, 2.6 ounces and was 18 3/4 inches long at birth. Her siblings are...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Potatoes, Wii, Libraries, Sex Crimes
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Fake credit-union employee empties elderly man's account
A woman with convictions for prostitution, burglary, theft and drug possession was being held in the Orange County Jail Saturday after an 89-year-old man said she tricked him into giving her his debit card. The man, who investigators said has dementia,...Tags: Winter Garden, Theft
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