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Letters From The Editor: This fight for charity is above the belt
It's no secret that the Daily Pilot competes with the Orange County Register — at least in the Newport-Mesa neck of the woods. So you might think I take great joy in the fact that two Register columnists plan to beat each other up — with...Tags: HIV, Politics, AIDS, Human Interest, Landforms
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The Harbor Report: A tribute to two harbor heroes
I spent a good part of Tuesday afternoon cruising from the Balboa Peninsula into the North Balboa Island Channel then around Linda Island and into the Back Bay. My mind wandered to racing this weekend in the Lido Isle Yacht Club's "Roy Woolsey" regatta...Tags: California, Newport Beach, Orange (Orange, California), Family, Sailing
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Nautical Museum to launch local hero exhibit
The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will launch an exhibit, "Extraordinary People," on Tuesday that gives a retrospective of local hero Nick Scandone. Scandone, who died in 2009 at the age of 42, won the gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing,...Tags: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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A celebration of life, not a memorial
NEWPORT BEACH — He referred to ALS not as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, but as "A Love for Sailing."
It was Nick Scandone's way of turning his death sentence from Lou Gehrig's disease into a positive, which he did time and again. He won a gold...Tags: George Bush, Sailing, Human Interest, Laguna Beach, Internists
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To him, disease a blessing
Next time you're complaining about a migraine, an upset stomach because of too much fast food or a bout of the flu, try walking in Grant Dewey's crutches for a day.
The eighth-grader has undergone 15 surgeries since birth. In January, he was under the...Tags: Children, Washington, DC, Nursing, Florida, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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London's luscious, low-key side
LONDON — As a Californian, I had forgotten that you don't cancel your life just because it rains. If you did, you'd never see anything in London, at least not recently. And there is much to see. Too much, in fact. It's a travel buffet, and it's...
Tags: Salads, London Heathrow Airport, Paris (France), Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Trips and Vacations
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London: Six tips for staying sane, saving money, staying in touch
Los Angeles Times Travel editorIt’s going to be an incredibly busy summer for London, starting with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee June 2-5, followed by World Pride Week in June, the Olympics in July and August and the Paralympics in August and September. I just returned from...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Credit and Debt, British Airways Plc, Travel, London Heathrow Airport
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Alex Zanardi to be featured on HBO's 'Real Sports'
Ep. 181: Alex Zanardi Update Former race car driver Alex Zanardi, who lost both legs in a horrific racing accident in 2001, is one of the subjects of this week's "Real Sports" on HBO. Zanardi will be a member of this year's Italian Paralympics team...
Tags: New York Yankees, Joe Maddon, Jackie Robinson
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Legacy Hall honors 12, including three members of Lovehammers
TribLocal - Tinley Park » NewsThe 2012 District 230 Legacy Hall Dinner had a rock and roll atmosphere to it. The usually stately event inducted three members of the longtime …... -
Tatyana McFadden: Howard County's 'Lady Velocity'
World-class track athlete Tatyana McFadden is not a flashy person. Soft-spoken with a thin face, dark brown eyes and a deceptively muscular frame, she is not the type to speak of her accomplishments without some prompting. But when she does talk about...
Tags: BP Plc, Sports Illustrated, Sports, Girl Scouts of the USA, Chicago Marathon
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Prosthetics get the personal touch
SAN FRANCISCO — We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better … stronger … faster.
— Opening to "The Six Million Dollar Man"
As a boy, Scott Summit was entranced by that television show'...Tags: Orthopedic Surgery, Fashion Shows, Philosophy, Companies and Corporations, Religion and Belief
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Picture: Excuses — let’s hear yours again
The Fitness Center - Orlando SentinelI saw this make the rounds recently and thought I'd share. A few quick Internet searches led me to the website of Josh Sundquist, a U.S. Paralympic skier, author and motivational speaker who lost his left leg to cancer when he was a child. If you ever...
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