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Recent Stories
Latest news from around Northern Michigan, the State of Michigan and the Nation/World
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Rick Hoyt has run, biked and swum with his father in 1,092 races — including 252 triathlons, 70 marathons and 95 half-marathons — over the past 34 years, including a wartime race in El Salvador in which they had to be escorted by armed men.
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
In beach-loving Brazil, the disabled defy even paralysis to ride the waves
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Crippled cruise ship docks at Alabama port; passengers celebrate end of miserable Gulf odyssey
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
After days stranded at sea aboard disabled Carnival ship, bus trip awaits weary passengers
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Friday, February 01, 2013
Hundreds of people from all over the country and the world hit the slopes at Shanty Creek Resorts this week for the annual "Ski for Light International Week" event.Ski for Light is an all volunteer, non-profit organization that teaches blind, visually and mobility impaired adults how to cross country ski.
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Friday, February 01, 2013
A local program that makes sure disabled veterans always have a ride to the doctor wants to expand, but they need some help.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
An order from the U.S. Education Department that requires that students with disabilities be given "reasonable modifications" for sports puts athletic directors in a tough position.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Students with disabilities must be given a fair shot to play on a traditional sports team or have their own leagues, the Education Department says.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
The Reining Liberty Ranch, a new veterans program in Traverse City, held a flag raising ceremony on Monday afternoon.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says new, free hunting and fishing licenses will be available for disabled veterans beginning in March.
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
A new kind of daycare is now available for the first time in northern Michigan.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
A disturbing case tonight out of Otsego County.
A man is charged with sexual assault after Michigan State Police say he fondled a partially disabled woman.
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Saturday, August 06, 2011
Current, ex-New Orleans police officers convicted in post-Katrina shootings that left 2 dead
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
A specialized boat in Boyne City is making it possible for the disabled, even the paralyzed, to sail the waters of the Great Lakes.
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Friday, April 22, 2011
An anonymous "angel" has bought a $50,000 insurance policy to help an Oklahoma woman keep her kangaroo as a therapy pet
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