Lymphoma

Linda Alexander favors an underdog. The 56-year-old Maryland author's intent is to give a fair shake to those who haven't been a staple of the public eye. Hence, the late Jack Kelly, who died in 1992, served her well as the protagonist of her latest...

Zona Pease passed away in Burbank, California on January 1, 2013 at the age of 88 due to complications from lymphoma. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville Pease, who died in 2001. Zona was born to Henry and Clara Bosland in Clear Lake,...

Windber Hotel, 502 15th St., Pivot, Saturday, Jan. 19; Split Resistance, Friday, Jan. 25; Day Well Spent, Saturday, Jan. 26.   Yesterday’s Party, Ebensburg, Relatively Speaking, Friday, Jan. 18; Spiff Jeffy & The Freezeline, Saturday, Jan. 19;...

I've been reminded recently that not everybody can exercise to stay healthy. Illness and disease can strike anyone. And no matter how many times I run around the block, I can't ease the pain of those suffering. But there is something runners/walkers/...

Sometimes the timing is just right and with today being Valentine’s Day, I knew this was the right time to share the love two locals — Terry Yeast of Harrodsburg and Tina Cox of Danville — had for their mothers. Yeast lost his mother,...

Linda S. Taylor, of Harbor Springs, passed away Feb. 10, 2013, at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey due to lymphoma and its complications. Linda was born Oct.  7, 1944, in Detroit, to William and Shirley (Brandt) Hahn. She grew up in the Detroit area where...

The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Dnner is coming up a month from today, March 3 at the Northampton Community Center and Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien is the main speaker. I...

My life is full and I have been truly blessed. I spend my days with a doting husband and three fantastic dogs: Truman, Calley, and the now-famous Miss Ethel Jane Kerplunk. I am also surrounded by good friends – truly awesome friends, many of whom...

Among the 1,100 Jews saved from the Nazis by German industrialist Oskar Schindler was an emaciated 13-year-old boy named Leon Leyson, who had to stand on a box to reach the machinery in the Krakow factory where Schindler sheltered him and his family....

IHOP National Pancake Day is Feb. 5. From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., guests receive one complimentary short stack (dine-in only, etc.) In return for the free flapjacks, guests are asked to donate something to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or other...

MISHAWAKA -- If Penn plans to crash Carmel’s annual coronation party, depth has to make the difference. Since the start of the girls swimming season, Penn coach Jess Preston has been laboring over his state tournament lineup. There are options....

Stephanie Allison was overwhelmed last year by the response to the inaugural Zumbathon fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In all, a crowd of 100 participated in each of the two sessions. "We were maxed out," Allison said. "The whole place was...