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Jennifer Jean Strack, 45
Jennifer Jean Strack, 45, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, due to complications from spina bifida. A private family memorial service will be arranged. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, W.Va. -
Ray K. Horchner, 88
JULY 25, 1922-MARCH 9, 2011 Mr. Ray Kyle Horchner, 88, of Little Hayden Circle and formerly of 21919 Martin Circle, both in Hagerstown, Md., passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in Western Maryland Hospital Center, Hagerstown. Born July 25, 1922, in...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Michigan, Clubs and Associations, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Human Interest
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Shelter worker helps homeless find hope
alnotarianni@aol.comAn internship is commonly thought of as an opportunity to get some practical training. During her internship at the REACH Cold Weather Shelter, Jill Parker got plenty of that. But more striking than what she got from her internship is what she gave...Tags: Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Interior Policy, Happiness (state of mind)
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Chicago doctors welcome Chinese girls with medical needs into their family
An outraged Janet Agranoff watched in 1996 as "60 Minutes" aired a report about "dying rooms" in Chinese orphanages, where infants and toddlers — most of them girls — were left to starve. When the report ended, the obstetrician-turned-stay-at-...
Tags: China, Social Issues, Children's Memorial Hospital, Obstetrics, Cesarean Section
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Half-Way There: Pushing Across America
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsHalf-way there. Ryan Chalmers, an all-around athlete, made it to Hutchinson, the half-way point in his trek across America. The difference between his cross-county trip and that of many others before him? He’s doing so in a wheelchair. Chalmers...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, New York City
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Retired Smithfield police officer cured of hepatitis C
The cure has taken 25 years for retired Smithfield police officer, Kurt Beach. In his first week on the job, in January 1988, Beach used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in an attempt to save the life of a baby with a bloody breathing tube. He tears up as...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Virginia Commonwealth University, Cirrhosis, Lobbying, Liver Failure
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Clarksville Paralympian Tatyana McFadden wins Boston Marathon marred by explosions
The Baltimore SunClarksville resident Tatyana McFadden won the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon on Monday, hours before the race was marred by deadly explosions near the finish line. Though McFadden added to her resume as one of the elite Paralympic...Tags: Winter Paralympic Games, New York City Marathon, 2012 Summer Paralympics, Cross Country Skiing, Track and Field
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Dorothy DeBolt dies at 89; adoption advocate raised 20 children
It was a story Dorothy Atwood DeBolt enjoyed telling, one that any harried parent of young children might find somewhat familiar. The phone rang one day as the busy mother raced around her home, getting ready for an out-of-town trip and wrapping up...
Tags: Henry Winkler, Social Services, Korean War (1950-1953), Social Issues, Human Interest
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Creativity of special needs children on display
When Dena Skinner was young, her mother could not stop her from drawing on the walls and floors of their home. "The bigger [the drawings], the better," Laurie Skinner said. "You'd have to lock up the crayons." Dena was later diagnosed with autism, a...
Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Equestrian, Physical Therapy, Learning Disability, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Sometimes touching base yields compelling stories
I was looking for stories to write when a colleague recommended I’d check in on Sarah Bauer, a northwest suburban woman born with spina bifida who’s in medical school. We wrote about Bauer in 2009, just as she was preparing to attend...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Loyola University Chicago
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TEAMING UP: Bluebird Market helps kids at Wilderness Trace
scollins@amnews.comSince opening its doors last April, Blue Bird Market also has opened up hearts and interests for Wilderness Trace Child Development Center, a local preschool for children from birth to age 5 with and without disabilities. Libby Suttles, marketing...Tags: Schools, Birth Defects, Taylor Swift, United Way , Early Learning
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Plymouth student dances for a cause
South Bend TribuneThe big dance. Hannah Jacobs, 17, is a fighter. And she has a bunch of friends in Plymouth who are fighting along with her. Sometimes fighting takes the form of dancing. Hannah is a junior at Plymouth High School. She serves as student president and co-...Tags: Students, Indiana University South Bend, Dance, Entertainment, Teaching and Learning
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