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In Theory: Should Boy Scouts end ban on gays?
The Boy Scouts of America has sent its members a survey as part of its ongoing debate over whether to repeal or continue its ban on gay members. Instead of asking for a simple yes or no, the questionnaire goes into depth on several topics, for example...Tags: Civil Rights, Customs and Tradition, Values, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights
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Community news: Harlem Globetrotters visit YMCA, Peter and Lee Merlo toast 70 years
Harlem Globetrotters teammates Herbert Lang, aka “Flight Time,” and Nate “Big Easy” Lofton generated a lot of excitement in December when they stopped by the Burbank Community YMCA to shoot a breast cancer awareness video and...
Tags: Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Harlem Globetrotters, Breast Cancer
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Community news: Dantuonos celebrate 65th wedding anniversary, Bell-Jeff grad to wed, Pizza night benefits Rose Float
Luke and Paula Dantuono celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary recently at Vintage Burbank during a dinner party with their three children — Carol, Michael and Luke, accompanied by his wife, Paula, and their daughter, Laura. Deacon Rey Guiau...
Tags: Marriage, Christianity, Family, Memorial Day, Republican Party
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To veterans in Burbank: 'This is your day -- enjoy it'
Hundreds of community members clutching American flags packed McCambridge Park on Monday as elected officials honored generations of men and women who've fought wars to defend the United States. “You are our heroes,” a kindergartner at St....
Tags: Pakistan, Armed Forces, Google+, Veterans Day, Adam Schiff
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On the Town: Celebrating St. Patrick's Day
What could have been more perfect for St. Patrick's Day than to have the sun shinin' bright during a wee sprinklin' o' rain that resulted in a rainbow arched over Burbank? While, as of yet, there been no reports of any pots of gold being discovered,...Tags: Iraq, Holidays, St. Patrick's Day
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Former Burbank firefighter dies at 89
Former Burbank Water and Power employee turned firefighter has died. Services for Glen W. Duke, including brief memorials at Fire Station 14, were held last Friday. He was 89. Duke, who died Jan. 14, was born in Idaho in 1922 and had seven brothers and...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Politics, Arson, Government, Civil and Public Service
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Philanthropic family hosts festive soiree
‘Tis the season for friends and family to come a-calling and mistletoeing, to exchange gifts and holiday greetings, to host parties and other sundry fa-la-la-laing. Keeping with that tradition, the Cusumano Real Estate Group hosted their annual...Tags: Realty, Rentals, Services and Shopping, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Human Interest
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Burb's Eye View: He's the owner of a Purple Heart
Timothy “TJ” Adams rolls his eyes once again. This is the third time his mother has asked to show me the video of him in the hospital bed as he receives his Purple Heart. For Jill Adams, it is a better memory than the morning she was told...Tags: Comedy (genre), Health, Hawaii, CNN (tv network), Pakistan
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Son of military hero receives scholarship
Burbank resident Aaron Rifkin was awarded a scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year from the Freesom Alliance Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is awarded to sons and daughters of military service men and women who have been prisoners of war, missing...Tags: Missing in Action, Wars and Interventions, Awards and Prizes, Armed Forces, Defense
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A moment of pride for 55 women
Sona Aslanyan’s family immigrated to the United States from Armenia 15 years ago, and on Friday, the 26-year-old said she was joining the Army to give back to the country that gave her a better life.
“I wanted to do something good for my...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Jon Voight
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Burb's Eye View: Cookies, memories and our local veterans
Doris Vick's dental drill was busted, and the strapping young technician who came to fix it was having a heck of a time. This was one of those foot-pedal-powered drills, she recalls. The World War II-era technology was state of the art at the time; it...Tags: Vietnam, Veterans Affairs, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , World War II (1939-1945), September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Trying to help victims in Japan
BURBANK — As a U.S. Army combat soldier in Iraq, Ryan Welker has seen the devastation a war can reap on a country. However, his time in the Middle East couldn't have prepared him for the situation he has encountered the past eight days. Welker,...Tags: Rentals, Disasters and Accidents, Disasters, Armed Forces, Natural Disasters
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