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Actor to deaf Burbank students: 'If someone says no, move on to the next yes'
Bob Hiltermann was four years old when he lost his hearing to spinal meningitis, but another six years would pass before anyone around him would discover he was deaf. He was 10 when a teacher debunked his family’s assumption that he was “...
Tags: Entertainment, High Schools, Gallaudet University, Meningitis, Teaching and Learning
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San Fernando Valley roundup: Driver pleads not guilty in electrocution deaths of Good Samaritans, Pacoima man sentenced in San Fernando Valley robbery spree
Good morning, readers. Today is Tuesday, November 20. Arman Samsonian, 19, pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of two women, who were electrocuted as they tried to help after Samsonian crashed into a fire hydrant and light pole in Valley...
Tags: Trials, Punishment, Theft
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Burb's Eye View: The library books an army of presidents
Any day now, Richard Nixon and Herbert Hoover will arrive at David Peterson's doorstep. At his Burbank home they'll join the likes of Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and Thomas Jefferson — most of the presidents, really, in a collection of figurines...Tags: Richard Nixon, John Tyler, George Washington, Pneumonia, Ronald Reagan
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Burbank Unified may go after federal grant
Burbank Unified officials say they, too, may enter the fray as school districts throughout the nation compete for millions in federal aid money. For the first time, the federal government is allowing individual school districts to apply for the highly...
Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Elections, Politics
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San Fernando Valley roundup: Young Sherman Oaks chef heads to D.C., Glendale gets a lesson in neon
Good morning, readers. Today is Thursday, July 26, 2012. A 9-year-old Sherman Oaks resident is headed to the White House. What's the honor? Creating a soup recipe. Sean Reichbach and dozens of other young chefs are traveling to Washington, D.C. next...
Tags: NoHo, Michelle Obama, Google+, Healthy Diet, Justin Bieber
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Burbank instructor among final four for National Teacher of the Year
Burbank Unified teacher and longtime Glendale resident Rebecca Mieliwocki was named Thursday as one of four finalists for the 2012 National Teacher of the Year award.
“I have been led by some remarkable people, teachers and administrators alike,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Despite fatal stabbing, crime low on Metro transit, agency says
Crime on Metro trains and buses has been dropping over the last five years and is lower than in many of the communities they serve, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s news blog.
The Source, addressing the issue after a fatal...Tags: Crimes, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Theft
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Groceries? Hair Salon? Walmart to ask community what they want from store
As Walmart considers what to do with the Great Indoors site near the Empire Center, the company has assured Burbank city officials that it will seek public input on amenities and store hours, should they choose to move in.
Walmart spokesman Steven...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Media Industry, Public Officials, Government, Politics
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Retrofit money in jeopardy
A shakeup by lawmakers in Washington, D.C., could have repercussions in Burbank if a big earthquake hits. Burbank City Council, which issued its stamp of approval for federal appropriation requests last week, is angling for another $500,000 to complete a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Credit and Debt, Elections, Finance
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Airport to raise parking fees
Parking rates will rise by $1 at Bob Hope Airport next year as officials beef up for what is expected to be a long and costly legal battle with Lockheed Martin over who should pay for cleaning polluted groundwater beneath the airfield. In pitching the...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Bob Hope, Politics, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Schools' financial struggles continue
GLENDALE — Nineteen months since congressional Democrats passed the $787-billion stimulus and recovery bill, local school districts continue to fend off budget cuts and protect employee jobs.
In other words, they're not out of the woods.
In...Tags: Government Debt, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Glendale (Los Angeles, California), State Budgets, Politics
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Memorial Day about all vets
Vietnam War veteran Mickey DePalo continues to serve his country — and his city — as chairman of the Burbank Veterans Commemorative Committee.
DePalo works with about 14 other members to organize programs for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and...Tags: Death, Armed Forces, Defense, Veterans Affairs, Travel
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