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Making a Summer Splash
Looking for big splashy fun to cool down the summer heat?
Consider a weekend jaunt to breezy San Diego. It’s more than just a pretty bay. Turns out, San Diego’s waterfront is loaded with all types of ocean adventures, from speedboating...Tags: Paul Gauguin, Arts and Culture, Armed Forces, India, Herman Melville
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A De-stress Destination
Need to de-stress from your complicated life? Just a short getaway — for a vacation, weekend or even a day — can do wonders.
“A change of scene literally gives us a fresh perspective and helps us to understand our lives better when...Tags: Travel, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Human Interest
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Highway Worker Critical After Being Hit by Suspected Drunk Driver
KTLA NewsRIVERSIDE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 52-year old highway worker who was struck by a suspected drunk driver has died. Barry Steele, who worked for Caltrans contractor Skanska Construction, was struck about 10:40 p.m. last Wednesday on a closed on-ramp to the...Tags: Road Transportation, Hospitals and Clinics, KTLA, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work
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Summer Showers
The bridal shower was born of forbidden love.
More than 300 years ago in Holland, the legend goes that a young maiden fell in love with a poor miller, but because he couldn’t provide a proper home for the couple, her father refused to allow the...Tags: Seasons Restaurant, Lifestyle and Leisure, Thousand Oaks, Pacific Ocean, Laguna Beach
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Wiggle room in Motorola Mobility's state tax break
Tribune reporterThe fine print in a contract between Illinois and Motorola Mobility indicates that the smartphone company can maintain a smaller workforce than the one it employs today and still qualify for more than $110 million in financial incentives designed to keep...Tags: Government, Companies and Corporations, Investments, Regional Authority, Motorola, Inc.
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Potatoes can add plenty to waistline
Public Enemy No. 1 in America's battle of the bulge isn't cupcakes, soda or double bacon cheeseburgers. It's the simple potato, according to Harvard University researchers.
Daily consumption of an extra serving of spuds — French fries, crispy...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Pancreas, American Heart Association, United Nations, Hamburgers
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Corporations profit from health care waste
The United States wastes about $3,000 per person annually in health care spending — nearly $1 trillion a year. That's bad enough. Even more disturbing is who gets that trillion.
The fact is, we cannot understand politics in the U.S. by watching...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Pharmaceuticals, Paul Ryan, Medical Services, Social Issues
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Low vaccination rates in some schools raise outbreak risks
Clusters of children without their required vaccinations in about 200 Illinois schools are raising the chances of school-based outbreaks of serious preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough, a Tribune analysis of state data has found.
The...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Communicable Diseases, Preventative Medicine, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shelton
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Former Idol contestant gives audition advice
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- Move over chocolate covered bacon! On Wednesday former American Idol contestant Elliot Yamin fans got a real treat at the San Diego County Fair. Yamin, 33, was a fan favorite on Season 5 of American Idol, who ended up coming in third place, ...Tags: Diabetes, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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New charges filed against accused freeway sniper
SAN DIEGO -- Two counts of attempted murder were filed Tuesday against a man accused of opening fire on freeway traffic in Kearny Mesa, wounding a college student and damaging another motorist's car.
Stephen Joseph Dragasits, 58, pleaded not guilty to...Tags: Road Transportation, Court Preliminary, Lungs and Airways, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault
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SEAL shows patriotism through art
MIDWAY CITY — For Pete Carolan, the killing of Osama bin Laden was a full-circle moment.
The Irvine artist spent almost two decades in the Navy SEALs, the specialized combat wing that conducted the May 1 nighttime raid on the Al Qaeda leader's...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Armed Forces, Hamburgers, Foods and Beverages
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