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    Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. American Sign Language more popular at colleges

    Every year, more college students in the U.S. are learning a new language without uttering a word. American Sign Language, or ASL, has become one of the most popular language classes, ranking fourth in the latest Modern Language Association Survey and...

    Tags: United States Census Bureau, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Language, University of California, Berkeley

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  2. New hearing aid offers a different way to hear

    Hearing loss is the third most common physical condition after heart disease and arthritis.  Hearing aids used to be the only option for those with moderate to severe hearing loss, but now an invisible device is giving patients a new choice.  Doctors...

    Tags: Arthritis, Heart Disease

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared

    Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down.
    Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....

    Tags: Karen Lewis, Justice System, Chicago Teachers Union, University of Chicago, Separation of Church and State

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Language bank provides live telephonic interpretation for practitioner, patient

    An elderly woman heads into the emergency room with severe stomach pain. She hardly understand what’s happening, let alone how the doctors will fix it.
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    An elderly woman heads into the emergency room with severe stomach pain. She hardly understand what’s happening, let alone how the doctors will fix it. All she knows is that it hurts, she’s alone and she doesn’t speak English. As...

    Tags: Abdominal Pain, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests

    5. May 9, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. Deaf Awareness Day is Friday, May 10, at the Valley Mall

    Deafnet Association Inc. is sponsoring Deaf Awareness Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Valley Mall, 17301 Valley Mall Road, Hagerstown, featuring vendors serving the deaf community. Also from 1 to 2 p.m., state officials will lead a...
    6. May 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Hearing officers oppose 13 of closings planned by CPS

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s push to shut 53 city elementary schools ran into an unexpected buzz saw of criticism Tuesday from hearing officers hired to vet the process, with several raising doubts about the wisdom of the proposals and recommending against 13 of the closures set for this year.
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s push to shut 53 city elementary schools ran into an unexpected buzz saw of criticism Tuesday from hearing officers hired to vet the process, with several raising doubts about the wisdom of the proposals and recommending...

    Tags: Teachers, Justice System, Chicago Public Schools, Near North Side, Garfield Park

    7. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Regal to let deaf moviegoers see what they've been missing

    Raymond Smith Jr. has been trying for nearly two decades to make the movie industry listen to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing.
    Raymond Smith Jr. has been trying for nearly two decades to make the movie industry listen to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing. This month, the senior executive at Regal Entertainment Group will come closer to his goal. His company, the...

    Tags: Trials, Justice System, Arts and Culture, Litigation, Regal Entertainment Group

    8. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. How to determine what medical screening is necessary

    There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks.
    There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...

    Tags: University of Iowa, Osteoporosis, Mammogram, Breast Cancer, X-rays

    9. May 2, 2013 |Column| Herald Mail

  9. Grandparents day planned at Hickory Elementary

    Grandparents of students who attend Hickory Elementary School are invited to Grandparents Day. Grandparents are invited to visit the school Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m.   Spring band concert Fifth-graders at Hickory Elementary...

    Tags: Schools, Elementary Schools, JC Penney Company Inc.

    10. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. The science and suffering of hearing loss

    Former Baltimorean Katherine Bouton abruptly lost the hearing in her left ear at age 30. One minute she could hear, and the next, she could not.
    Former Baltimorean Katherine Bouton abruptly lost the hearing in her left ear at age 30. One minute she could hear, and the next, she could not. Over the decades, her impairment worsened. By the time she was 60, she was functionally deaf. But her...

    Tags: The New York Times, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Physical Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics, Newspaper and Magazine

    11. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. Sun Sentinel Excalibur Award winner Herman Shooster, Global Response

    A few dozen pennies, shiny and perpetually floating in a clear brick of plastic sit on Herman Shooster's desk. Given as a gift celebrating the 1968 initial public offering of his first entrepreneurial venture, a frozen food company, it wasn't long before Shooster banished the memento from sight.
    Sun Sentinel
    A few dozen pennies, shiny and perpetually floating in a clear brick of plastic sit on Herman Shooster's desk. Given as a gift celebrating the 1968 initial public offering of his first entrepreneurial venture, a frozen food company, it wasn't long...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Real Estate Sellers, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lobbying

    12. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Everyman announces first full season at new home

    It might be hard to duplicate the anticipation and publicity that greeted the inaugural season in <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/station-north/performing-arts/drama/everyman-theatre-baltimore-theater">Everyman Theatre</a>'s inviting new home on West Fayette Street, but that hasn't stopped the company from trying.
    It might be hard to duplicate the anticipation and publicity that greeted the inaugural season in Everyman Theatre's inviting new home on West Fayette Street, but that hasn't stopped the company from trying. "I want next season to be even more...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Everyman Theatre

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