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Injured warrior breaks down barriers
Still feeling the effects of the nerve damage suffered when her arm broke in half while she was serving in Afghanistan, Marine Sgt. Lorie Yrigoyen stood on the podium on the first day of the Warrior Games, gold medal in hand. The following Thursday,...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Parkinson's Disease, Cycling, U.S. Army, Sports
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Prince Harry plays football, honors war veterans on U.S. visit
Prince Harry has a future in American football if that whole royal heir/third in line to the throne thing doesn't work out. The young royal set out on his U.S. visit over last week and, over the weekend, he partook in a very American pastime: football....Tags: Chris Christie, Harry Potter (fictional character), Armed Forces, Misty May-Treanor, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
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Promoting sports for young women is Lazarus' goal
For Barb Lazarus, enough will probably never be enough when it comes to her vision. Lazarus, a four-sport athlete at Highland Park in the late 1970s, has more than done her share of work when it comes to nurturing female athletes of all levels. She...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, University of Michigan, High School Sports, Judo, Justice System
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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: Chicago Marathon, Awards and Prizes, New York City Marathon, Winter Paralympic Games, Cross Country Skiing
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John Ward Ross-Duggan, MD
John Ward Ross-Duggan, MD (nicknames “ John Ross, Doctor John, Rhino) Died at age of 57 drowned in a sailing accident on February 23, 2013. Residing in Honolulu, Hawaii. Born: Long Beach CALIF. On August 2, 1955 Son of Dr. John K Ross-Duggan,...
Tags: Radiology, Orlando, University of California, Irvine, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Neurosurgery
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Veteran with local ties heads silent auction for injured soldiers
Donations are currently being sought from those in Northern Michigan who would like to support wounded veterans across the United States. Stacy Pearsall, whose uncle, Ron Pearsall, is a Marine Corps veteran and Harbor Springs resident, is holding a...Tags: PBS (tv network), The New York Times, Springs, Oprah Winfrey, Auction Service
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Tougher DUI bill headed for Brownback's desk
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News"I always just try to be optimistic about everything. I figure if you only think about the good things, that's the best way to be about it." That's what Colby Liston told us in September, a little more than a week after a car crash cost him both legs....Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Drunk Driving
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SWIMMING: Imperial Valley Desert Aquatics swim team hosts second annual meet
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Samantha Estes, an Imperial Valley Desert Aquatics swimmer, has already qualified for consideration to the 2013 Far Western Championship. “What I do in the pool is a reflection of how hard I work,” said Estes about her...Tags: YMCA, Parkinson's Disease, Sports, Swimming
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Oscar Pistorius' reps name substance found in his bedroom
Oscar Pistorius' representatives named the substance found in his bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend as Testis compositum on Wednesday and said it is an herbal remedy used “in aid of muscle recovery.” A product called...
Tags: Reeva Steenkamp, NASCAR, Herbal Medicines, World Anti-Doping Agency, International Paralympic Committee
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Martin Guitar makes custom guitar for blind veteran
Lt. Brad Snyder holds the acoustic guitar in his arms for the first time, strumming a few random chords, then moving into a sampling of Neil Young. The sounds take him back to the nights when he was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan and sat around a...
Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Iraq, Music, Hospitals and Clinics, Nazareth
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Families worry about possible Russian adoption ban
To Heather and Aaron Whaley, they're already parents to a 4-year-old girl living in a Russian orphanage off the Sea of Japan. The Frederick couple have never met the child, but they've given her a name — Addie. They've hung pictures of her in a...
Tags: George Washington University, Autism, Russia, Family, Trials
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Amputee a driving force in getting people with disabilities moving
Army veteran Melissa Stockwell has one strong, healthy leg. The other is a scarred, 6-inch stump that she has proudly nicknamed "Little Leg." The Bucktown woman throws birthday parties for this shortened limb, always dresses it in her favorite colors...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Amputation, U.S. Military, International Military Interventions, Obesity
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