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I Run... Because I Can: Countdown to the New York City Marathon

Emily Faherty | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: New York Marathon, Colorectal Cancer, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Cancer, NYC Marathon, Colon Cancer, Running, Marathon, New York News
Emily Faherty

I've been thinking a lot about the "c-word" recently. The thing that took the life of a good family friend just last week. The disease that kills 1,500 Americans every day. And the reason I'm running the NYC Marathon this year.

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Astoria Characters: The High-Minded Rollers

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Astoria, Garden Off Dreams, San Diego, James Patterson, Steve Bowen, Space Needle, Steven Feigenbaum, In Motion for a Million, Sandor Sienkiewicz, Huntington's Disease Society of America, Rollerblades, Dan Bowen, St. Augustine, Seattle, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, South Korea, Tahitian Noni Juice, Empire State Building, New York News, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

"I'd like you to go across the country with me," Steven said. "On Rollerblades." As calmly as if he were agreeing to go to the corner deli for a turkey and cheese sandwich, Dan said yes.

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'Outlaw Mother's Milk' Says Drug Czar

Don Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mother's Milk, Nurses, Marijuana, American Academy of HIV Medicine, American Public Health Association, Institute of Medicine, Medical Marijuana, Science, Teen Alcohol Abuse, Political Humor, War on Science, Gil Kerlikowske, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Teenagers, Teen Tobacco Abuse, Drunk Driving, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, American Nurses Association, Seattle Police Chief, Fresno Bee, Drug Czar, Drug War, Doctors, Political Satire, Drug Policy, Tobacco, Republican War on Science, Legalize Marijuana, Lymphoma Foundation of America, Comedy News
Don Parker

After declaring on Wednesday in Fresno that "marijuana is dangerous and has no medicinal benefit," Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office...

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