SCATTERED over a couple of hectares of scrubland in a backwater of the former communist German Democratic Republic sits a collection of derelict buildings, strangled by half a century of neglect. Visiting the former factory where cardboard boxes were made in Neuwegersleben was a vital part of my 14-year journey […]
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McGrath Shared His Skills, Generous Heart With Park Ridge
Mike McGrath mans the helm of the 1934 Pirsch Pumper. McGrath, a mechanic, helped restore the pumper. (Photo courtesy Brian Lazzaro) In modern annals of Park Ridge volunteerism, it would be hard to find a more dedicated helper than Mike McGrath, whose long career in the Public Works Department was […]
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This Michigan’s Best Inland Lake is known as the ‘heart’ of the Great Lakes
Many people think it should be a Great Lake, but Lake St. Clair is not. It is, however, the top pick for Michigan’s Best Inland Lake in the Detroit region, and has fans from all across the state. “It’s not a Great Lake, it’s a fabulous lake,” John Burback said. […]
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Fitness Center & Fitness Heart
Ken Harrison carried out an unbiased study of the impact of this shift schedule on the health and security of Orange County Fire Authority members. Dr. Cody Todd and Chief James P. Moore explain how COVID-19 can influence a firefighter’s psychological health and what responders have to do because the […]
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Essential Arts: A largely Latino-free Oscars in L.A.’s Mexican heart
I’m Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, and it’s the weekend — which means it’s time for the week’s essential culture news: The award goes to … the security fence On Sunday, as a cavalcade of late-model SUVs were beginning to pull into […]
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Downtown Kent goes Red for National Heart Month | Latest Updates
Downtown Kent has hearts lining the streets and filling window fronts for National Heart Month. Main Street Kent was inspired by the American Heart Association’s National Heart Month to create an event called “Kent Goes Red.” Acorn Alley also joined in the festivities. Brynne Mann The event was designed for […]
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Los Osos home has red color design, heart and rose themes
Roses are a motif in the master suite of Barb and Jeri Saia’s Los Osos home. Barb Saia The word “minimalist” is not in Barb Saia’s design vocabulary. “I’m a maximalist,” she said. “I think everyone should surround themselves with things they love.” Love happens to be the theme of […]
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New Charleston-area retailers opening amid pandemic say it is ‘not for the faint of heart’ | Business
Some Charleston-area retailers and restaurants were quick to go under shortly after the ill effects of the coronavirus seeped too deeply into their livelihoods. Still, other entrepreneurs, some of whom lost their jobs because of the pandemic, soldiered on with plans to launch a business despite a virus that had […]
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Heart and Oak vintage decor store finds home in downtown Salisbury – Salisbury Post
SALISBURY — It was just a dusty bushel basket lid sitting among a slew of other vintage items in a now defunct antique store in China Grove. But when it caught Sarah Mini’s eye, she saw more. That 100-year old lid, Sarah thought, would make for a great wreath. She […]
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Hiker whose heart stopped after Mt. Rainier rescue recovers
This Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, photo provided by University of Washington Medicine shows rescued hiker Michael Knapinski, 45, of Woodinville, Wash., recovering at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Knapinski was rescued after being lost overnight in a whiteout in Mount Rainier National Park on Nov. 8. His heart stopped for […]
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Indianapolis sports broadcaster Jake Query has massive heart attack
CLOSE Dr. Oz discusses the widowmaker in the show “This is Us.” INDIANAPOLIS – His old childhood friend Mac Engel was in town and Jake Query had a 6 p.m. date at the Blind Owl Brewery on Thursday to catch up. The two sat down with Query’s girlfriend, Shannon Walsh, and […]
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25-year-old had life-threatening heart infection
CLOSE Marian University’s Ramya Yeleti was sick with COVID-19 in April. The virus infected her heart, requiring open-heart surgery a month later. Indianapolis Star The last thing that Ramya Yeleti remembers thinking before she passed out in the emergency room that August day was that she might never wake up again. […]
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Family Fun: One Heart festival seeks to create connections in the virtual world
Each year, when the organizers of the One Heart Native Arts and Film Festival choose the theme for the event, they consider “What are the things that are resonating in the country today?” said executive director Josephine Keefe. This year, it was the coronavirus pandemic, which Keefe said has hit […]
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How to Use Your Heart and Head to Hack Your Personal Finance
You need to recognize that your desire to show people how smart you are, or to impress people with your wealth, or prove how quickly you can make money, which causes you to do insufficient research, can lead you to these bad decisions. Accept that you are flawed, he says, […]
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Inside the church at the heart of the Louisville protests
Exterior photo of the First Unitarian Church in is shown in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. The church has for months played a background role in the protest movement in a downtown square a mile away, dropping off ice, bandaging wounds. less Exterior photo of the First Unitarian […]
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After 400 years, Native stories at heart of Mayflower events
SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Four hundred years after English colonists landed on Plymouth Rock and upended the lives of her ancestors, Paula Peters is on a quest to recover a small part of what her people have lost. A year of trans-Atlantic commemorations marking the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower […]