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    Aug 6, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  1. Gay veterans tackle "don't ask, don't tell"

    Political Writer
    At age 20, Mark LaFontaine found himself in the western Pacific as a seaman apprentice aboard the Coast Guard cutter Basswood. And then his shipmates figured out he was gay. LaFontaine said he was discharged after a months-long journey through the...

    Tags: Pompano Beach, Armed Forces, Broward County Commission, Veterans Affairs, Afghanistan

    2. May 28, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  2. September 8: Author - Marv Levy, Between the Lies

    Marv Levy
    WGN News
    Marv Levy To purchase a copy of the book: Between the Lies In Between the Lies, Levy takes us on a journey through the NFL like we've never seen before. Through the eyes of a memorable cast of characters, many of whom are based on real football...

    Tags: Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, National Football League

    3. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Sending your kid away to college

    College-bound teen Shannon Murray — by  her mother’s estimation — is “bubbly, trusting, outgoing and befriends absolutely everyone.” As the San Diego high schooler prepared to head off for her freshman year at Arizona State University, her mom, Ann, sat her down for a heart-to-heart.
    College-bound teen Shannon Murray — by  her mother’s estimation — is “bubbly, trusting, outgoing and befriends absolutely everyone.” As the San Diego high schooler prepared to head off for her freshman year at Arizona State...

    Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Human Interest, Arizona State University, Politics, Stress

    4. Oct 4, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Johns Hopkins professor shares Nobel Prize in physics

    A phone ringing at 5:30 a.m. can rattle anyone, even a professor immersed in the universe's mysterious dark energy. Adam Riess, an astronomy professor at Johns Hopkins University, learned in an early morning call from Stockholm Tuesday that he was one of three scientists to share the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics.
    A phone ringing at 5:30 a.m. can rattle anyone, even a professor immersed in the universe's mysterious dark energy. Adam Riess, an astronomy professor at Johns Hopkins University, learned in an early morning call from Stockholm Tuesday that he was one...

    Tags: Stockholm (Sweden), Astronomy, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Johns Hopkins University, Nobel Prize Awards

    5. Jul 10, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. On a pilgrimage to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

    The White Mountains that straddle the California-Nevada border are known for their extreme environment. They get less than a foot of rain a year. The wind blows almost constantly, and the temperatures can dip to well below zero.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    The White Mountains that straddle the California-Nevada border are known for their extreme environment. They get less than a foot of rain a year. The wind blows almost constantly, and the temperatures can dip to well below zero. Hard to imagine, then,...

    Tags: Global Change, Human Interest, Arizona, Ecosystems, Tourism and Leisure

    6. Aug 16, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Marriage? Let me think about it

    At 36, Kristy Litz has watched most of her girlfriends marry and alight to the suburbs to start families.
    At 36, Kristy Litz has watched most of her girlfriends marry and alight to the suburbs to start families. But marriage is nowhere on Litz's agenda. She wants children, and ideally a partner, but she has seen enough people divorce that she doesn't see the...

    Tags: Marriage, Human Interest, Washington, DC, Culture, New York University

    7. Aug 25, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Woman leaves millions in cat's name to vet school

    A Florida woman was so inspired by the care her beloved kitty got at a California vet school that she left the institution $7.6 million in her cat's name.
    The Baltimore Sun
    A Florida woman was so inspired by the care her beloved kitty got at a California vet school that she left the institution $7.6 million in her cat's name. According to the Sacramento Bee, years ago Maxine Adler brought her kitty, Du Bee, to the...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Florida

    8. Jul 6, 2011 |Story| KSWB-LTV

  8. UCSD's chancellor announces resignation

    LA JOLLA, Calif. -- UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox announced her resignation Tuesday, effective in June 2012.
    FOX 5 San Diego Staff
    LA JOLLA, Calif. -- UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox announced her resignation Tuesday, effective in June 2012. Fox, who took the top job at UCSD seven years ago, did not give a reason other than to say she will return to teaching chemistry and...

    Tags: Elections, Politics, University of California, San Diego, Education, Colleges and Universities

    9. Jun 2, 2011 |Story| Glendale News Press

  9. Marine biology taught at Baja field station

    Glendale Community College is offering two summer courses in Baja California at the college’s field station. GCC has been holding classes in the Baja California peninsula of Mexico since 1974. Introduction to Marine Biology (Biology 125) paired...

    Tags: Science, Mexico, Biology, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities

    10. Sep 26, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Caffeine's buzz chases away women's depression

    Compared with uncaffeinated women, those who drank the equivalent of four or more cups of coffee a day are more likely to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes and less likely to volunteer their time in church or community groups. But a new study finds that well-caffeinated women have a key health advantage over their more abstemious sisters: they’re less likely to become depressed.
    Compared with uncaffeinated women, those who drank the equivalent of four or more cups of coffee a day are more likely to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes and less likely to volunteer their time in church or community groups. But a new study finds...

    Tags: Suicide, Internal Medicine, Behavioral Conditions, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    11. Jun 1, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. High-stress motherhood

    Alice Domar is a modern-day mom, so she knows the drill:
    Alice Domar is a modern-day mom, so she knows the drill: "When you're at work you feel guilty that you're not at home, and if you go home at 5 or 6 p.m. to pick up the kids from day care, you feel guilty you're not at work — or you do what I do:...

    Tags: Science, Behavioral Conditions, Human Interest, Martha Stewart, Medical Services

    12. Jun 16, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Guns and alcohol: Gun owners drink more and take more risks, study says

    Gun owners: Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger. I must warn you, though, that the <a title="abstract of gun &amp; alcohol study" href="http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2011/06/13/ip.2010.031443.full.pdf" target="_blank">findings on gun ownership</a> and risky alcohol behaviors published this week in the British Medical Journal do not paint an altogether flattering picture.
    Gun owners: Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger. I must warn you, though, that the findings on gun ownership and risky alcohol behaviors published this week in the British Medical Journal do not paint an altogether flattering picture. You're twice...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Davis (Yolo, California), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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