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On the Town: Burbank City Council recognizes senior volunteers, Nickelodeon partners with schools
Nickelodeon Animation Studios has formed a partnership with Muir Middle School to help get its media program running, said Carson Smith, human resources manager. Nickelodeon's media technology services team, under Director Boris Beaubien, worked with...Tags: Relay for Life, Festive Events, Charity, Arts and Culture, YMCA
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Cars are the stars at Kiwanis for Fun show
Car enthusiasts shared their reasons for owning classics during Sunday's Kiwanis for Fun Car Show at Johnny Carson Park. Lori Wilcox's 1944 convertible with a rumble seat was among the 300 vehicles displayed. It's bright pink with flames painted on...
Tags: Chad, Substance Abuse, Colon Cancer, Abusive Behavior, Entertainment
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Chad's Champions ready for Relay for Life
Members of Team Chad's Champions are gearing up for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, the 24-hour walk on May 4 and 5 at Johnny Carson Park. The walk begins at 9 a.m. Saturday and ends at 9 a.m. Sunday. Team Chad's Champions was created to...
Tags: Butterfly Ballots, Relay for Life, Chad, Colon Cancer, Human Interest
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Bad news for meat industry
This has not been a banner year for the meat industry. A study of more than 120,000 people by the Harvard School of Public Health confirmed once again that meat consumption raises the risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Margaret Chan, director...Tags: Vegan Diet, Consumer Goods Industries, Heart Disease, Cancer, Vegetarian Diet
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The Front Burner: Breed-specific regulation: Not new and not working
We all want to live safely, including with dogs. With that purpose in mind, we should adopt policies that have succeeded, and avoid ones that failed. Breed-specific regulation did not originate with pit bulls. Long Branch, N.J., banned the Spitz in...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Humane Society of the United States, Litigation and Regulation, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Pets
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The case for food stamps
To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps...
Tags: Poverty, Diseases and Illnesses, Relief and Aid Organizations, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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H7N9 bird flu can pass between mammals, researchers find
Scientists are gaining a better understanding of the H7N9 bird flu that has sickened more than 130 people -- and killed more than 30 -- in China and Taiwan since February. The latest research into the virus, which before this year had never been...
Tags: Science and Technology, Newspaper and Magazine, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu
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Lighting up the night marks 10th year
Daily American Staff WriterThis Memorial Day will commemorate 10 years of lighting up the night in Meyersdale. The Gallagher family works together every year to put together a beautiful service where community members can remember their loved ones. "It's basically our Memorial...Tags: Arts and Culture, Celebrities, Memorial Day, Human Interest, Customs and Tradition
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Community Events
Mexican Dinner Fest with the American Legion Riders Post 6 Kokomo Friday, May 24th 4-8pm (2604 S. Lafountain St. 46902 ) Prices range from $1.50 - $6.00. Menu includes: Tacos (soft or hard shell), Burritos (supreme & super supreme), Nachos...Tags: Services and Shopping
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Chipmunks and squirrels can carry plague, health officials warn
Here's a summer reminder: Chipmunks and squirrels can carry infected fleas and plague, a bacterial disease people can contract through close contact with the furry animals, health officials warned. “Plague is naturally present in many parts of...
Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Pets
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More gym for kids means less chance of obesity, Cornell study says
More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say. The study provides some of the first evidence of a causal effect between gym and childhood obesity. It is to be published...
Tags: Overweight, Schools, Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cornell University
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Letters: Science favors fluoride
Re "Fluoride in Portland? Not all will drink to that," May 19 Clifford Walker, a board member of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People's Portland chapter, admits he doesn't trust the "man in a white coat." He doesn't want fluoride...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Fluoride
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