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More than 250 athletes on hand for CV CAN GAMES
LA CRESCENTA — Ryan Muir let out a yell for all of the athletes at the CV CAN Games to hear. Muir had just finished a throw in the shot put competition at the Special Olympics qualifying event and was as thrilled as any other athlete, no matter...Tags: Track and Field, Parkinson's Disease, Special Olympics
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Community news: 2013 Hathaway-Sycamores Children's Art Calendar available, Alumni gems to receive Diamond Awards
Local landmarks are interpreted through aspiring young artists on the pages of the 2013 Hathaway-Sycamores Children's Art Calendar. The calendar was created through the “I Love LA” art project by students who receive academic enrichment and...
Tags: CBS Corp., Entertainment, Health, Music, Science and Technology
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Don't be afraid to hire people with disabilities
One of the best experiences of my life was watching Jamie Smith, a young man with autism, leave his routine in Chicago, travel to the Special Olympics World Games in the chaotic Chinese city of Shanghai — and succeed. Jamie's success -- managing in...
Tags: Productivity, AMC (tv network), Employment, Lobbying, Connecticut Labor Markets
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Howard County's Worley twins are Special Olympics standouts
There was a time when John Worley could keep up with his boys. They would run together and as Worley slowed with age, his twin boys, Mark and Bruce, kept on running, accelerating out of the back of the pack, striding on to Special Olympics Maryland medals...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Coca-Cola Co., Coppin State University, Track and Field, World Games
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Special Olympians carry 'Flame of Hope' to Hagerstown's Public Square
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comLee Follett of Smithsburg ran on U.S. 40 from Nottingham Road to Hagerstown’s Public Square Wednesday, but that wasn’t his biggest goal. “I’m hoping to be able to run 1,500 meters in less than 10 minutes eventually,” he...Tags: Baltimore County, Frederick County (Maryland), Towson, Awards and Prizes, Republic of Ireland
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McClenahan brings home Special Olympics
Wednesday afternoon's Special Olympics press conference happened exactly the way Glendale resident Patrick McClenahan envisioned.
McClenahan, chairman of the Los Angeles Bid Committee, was joined by dignitaries, athletes, politicians and celebrities at a...Tags: World Games, The Home Depot Center, FIFA World Cup, Soccer, Staples Center
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L.A. to Host Special Olympics Summer World Games in 2015
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The city of Los Angeles has beaten out South Africa to host the Special Olympics Summer World Games in 2015. The games are expected to draw over 7,000 athletes and more than half-a-million visitors to the Southland. Olympic and...Tags: KTLA, World Games, Maria Shriver, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Antonio Villaraigosa
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