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Start the Presses: Reaching the summit of achievement
Sometimes, just sometimes, you run across people who refuse to let anything stop them. Take, for instance, Paul Fejtek and his wife Denise. The two recently climbed Mt. Everest despite the fact that Paul has full use of only one hand. The 1988 Hoover...Tags: Frostbite, Antarctica, Parkinson's Disease, Climbing, Mountaineering
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Carolyn Holly Howard, alternative medical practitioner
Carolyn Holly Howard, a practitioner of alternative medical techniques, died Tuesday at her Baltimore home after an eight-year battle with ovarian cancer.
The resident of the Woodlands at Coldspring Newtown was 61.
Ms. Howard was born in Dallas, Texas,...Tags: Health, Biotechnology, Chemotherapy, Muhlenberg College, Biofeedback
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'I don't want a boring funeral'
A funeral may be an unlikely place to find inspiration. But for Anne McCasland, it was an event that became her starting point in a quest to gather unique experiences that, one day, her grandchildren can tell as stories at her own memorial service. "I...
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City Lights: 'Hey, Martha' stories still worth telling
A former editor of mine sometimes referred to what he called a "Hey, Martha" story. That was his term for a story with an offbeat or amusing twist. In other words, if an old couple were rocking on their front porch while the husband read the paper, he...
Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Brian Jones, Woody Allen, Muscular Dystrophy, Stan Laurel
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A dry season is expected for wildflowers in Southern California
Right about now, tiny goldfields and purple mat should be erupting in carpets of color on the desert floor at Joshua Tree and Death Valley national parks. The gentle hills of the Antelope Valley poppy reserve should be turning bright orange with thousands...
Tags: Natural Resources, National Parks, Radio Industry, Wildflowers, Environmental Issues
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Dean Ohanian
1957-2011 Dean Ohanian was born and raised in Burbank, attended Edison ES, Luther Burbank JHS and graduated John Burroughs HS in 1975. Dean was an outstanding swimmer; he won many ribbons and trophies in competitions for the Burbank YMCA and Burroughs...Tags: John Muir, John Burroughs
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California national parks
A list, from Alcatraz Island to Yosemite National Park, with programs, fees and directions.
Find out about historic and scenic sites as well as programs, fees and directions to California's national parks, monuments and recreation areas:
Alcatraz...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, John Muir, Lobbying, Human Interest, Travel
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Rockslide Closes North Route to Yosemite
FOX40 NewsGetting to Yosemite National Park this week could be difficult as a rockslide and snow close off the north route. A large rockslide closed a portion of Big Oak Flat Road Sunday night near the entrance to the park. Big Oak Flat Road is Highway 120 after...Tags: National Parks, Sam Cohen, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Yosemite: Ansel Adams Gallery classes put photography in focus
"Great shot," my friend said. "Yeah, my Canon G10 is really smart." After two years of mumbling, "Shutter speed, ISO — I don't know," as I put my camera in auto (or "idiot-proof") mode, it seemed time for me to know as much about photography as my...Tags: Arts, Photography, Trips and Vacations, Standards, Ansel Adams
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Free Admission to National Parks for Holiday Weekend
FOX40 NewsAdmission to all National Parks will be free this weekend, in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Some of the country's 397 parks will also host special events to commemorate the holiday. Free admission is available January 14 - 16....Tags: National Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Holidays, Gardens and Parks, Travel
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Body believed to be woman swept over Yosemite falls is found
LOS ANGELES TIMESThe body of a woman believed to be one of three young people swept over Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park last summer has been found, authorities said. On Saturday, park rangers discovered a body believed to be that of 21-year-old Ramina Badal. The...
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