Houston's DeBakey talks about undergoing operation he developed

NEW YORK 98-year-old Houston doctor Michael DeBakey says he was reluctant to undergo the very heart operation he pioneered because, at his age, he feared it might leave...

Residents demand action for safer sidewalks

A passage to no where is how some disabled residents in Independence Heights are describing the sidewalks there.

5 things you need to know today
1 First lady Laura Bush says she first thought a sore on her right shin that turned out to be skin cancer was an insect bite. "It never occurred to me to make it public," she told Bob Shieffer on CBS's "Face the Nation," which aired Sunday.

Bowling Green mall's charge for scooter use shocks man
BOWLING GREEN - Following a recent knee surgery, Victor Kimsal found out just how convenient the motorized scooters that many stores have for the handicapped and disabled can be.

Few retirees turn out to protest county's attempt to slash health benefits
SAN DIEGO ---- Two days after county supervisors voted to cut the health benefits of thousands of pensioners, only a few angry retirees showed up to speak at the San Diego County Employees Retirement Association's board meeting Thursday, in stark contrast to the hundreds who attended Tuesday's county board meeting.

HOUSTON'S DeBAKEY TALKS ABOUT UNDERGOING OPERATION HE DEVELOPED
NEW YORK (AP) - Dr. Michael DeBakey says he was reluctant to undergo the very heart operation he pioneered because, at his age, he feared it might leave him mentally or physically crippled, if he survived it.

With a little police help, seniors allowed to shop

HAYWARD While many holiday shoppers grumbled their way through Southland Mall on Saturday, 73-year-old Nila Weldon was all smiles, clutching her gift bag full of perfume samples while dancing along with the mall's pair of performing "elves."

Police arrest suspect in bank robberies

MONROVIA - A man suspected in the brazen broad-daylight robbery of a bank in Monrovia on Oct. 24 is in custody after allegedly committing a similar crime in Claremont, officials said.

With a little police help, seniors allowed to shop
HAYWARD While many holiday shoppers grumbled their way through Southland Mall on Saturday, 73-year-old Nila Weldon was all smiles, clutching her gift bag full of perfume samples while dancing along with the mall's pair of performing "elves."

Grinch steals wheelchair
WORCESTER - Nicole Thorin has been through a lot, but it doesn't take the smile from her face.

Officials queasy about evicting poor
ST. PETERSBURG - The decision to move 300 residents out of a public housing complex has created a backlash from City Council members, St. Petersburg's mayor and even some members of the housing board that approved the deal.

Veteran's Mobile Home Destroyed In Fire

KENT, Wash. -- A disabled veteran escaped from his burning Kent home without his wheelchair after a fire broke out early Thursday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.

Few retirees turn out to protest county's attempt to slash health benefits
SAN DIEGO ---- Two days after county supervisors voted to cut the health benefits of thousands of pensioners, only a few angry retirees showed up to speak at the San Diego County Employees Retirement Association's board meeting Thursday, in stark contrast to the hundreds who attended Tuesday's county board meeting.

Ashland Police & Fire Reports
Monday 6:46 p.m. A male juvenile was cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana on Enders Alley. Monday 2:59 p.m. The glass front door of Liquid Assets was smashed with a clay pot.

HOUSTON'S DeBAKEY TALKS ABOUT UNDERGOING OPERATION HE DEVELOPED
NEW YORK (AP) - Dr. Michael DeBakey says he was reluctant to undergo the very heart operation he pioneered because, at his age, he feared it might leave him mentally or physically crippled, if he survived it.

Officials queasy about evicting poor

Early edition: The buyer of a St. Petersburg public housing complex once pledged not to put anyone out.

Medical pioneer going strong at 98
Dr. Michael DeBakey says he was reluctant to undergo the very heart operation he pioneered because, at his age, he feared it might leave him mentally or physically crippled, if he survived it, reports The Associated Press.

Thursday December 21, 2006 - 15:59 EST
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Danny Goldstein dropped out of heavy metal music in 2001 when he realized he'd never make it big as a guitarist.

In Tomorrow's Paper
Ed Stelmach's first cabinet makes a rural versus city argument inevitable. Read more in Paul Stanway's column.

San Diego Zoological Society settles disability lawsuit
SAN DIEGO ---- The Zoological Society of San Diego, which runs the Wild Animal Park in North County and the San Diego Zoo, has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit that alleged the organization discriminated against disabled patrons who used motorized scooters or wheelchairs at the two parks.

NJHerald.com

HAMBURG Rather than teaching her 15-year-old handicapped son, Matt, to break the law, Jeannette Tempe showed him how to change it. When the police stopped Matt a second time for driving his motorized scooter on the street, Jeannette Tempe was tempted to let him ride around anyway.

Board seeks smoother travel for those with disabilities

Nevada, Mo. -- When Austin Boulevard was built in the late 1960s, there was no Wal-Mart, Sutherlands or Social Security office in the east part of town. There were few pedestrians and the lack of sidewalks was no problem.

Police arrest suspect in bank robberies
MONROVIA - A man suspected in the brazen broad-daylight robbery of a bank in Monrovia on Oct. 24 is in custody after allegedly committing a similar crime in Claremont, officials said.

City arranges for storm debris drop-offs, free building permits
The City of Bellevue has arranged for residents to drop off storm debris free at Pacific Topsoils, 1733 127th Ave. N.E.

NJHerald.com
HAMBURG Rather than teaching her 15-year-old handicapped son, Matt, to break the law, Jeannette Tempe showed him how to change it. When the police stopped Matt a second time for driving his motorized scooter on the street, Jeannette Tempe was tempted to let him ride around anyway.

2 held in Dinwiddie couple's slaying
Dinwiddie County authorities have arrested two males in the shooting deaths last week of a McKenney couple who were found slain in their mobile home.

NEIGHBORHOOD GARDEN AT RISK

Kansas City Star, MO - Dec 20, 2006... dystrophy and has been confined to a wheelchair the past decade, became an inspiration in the gardening world, zipping around the garden in a motorized scooter ...

Hold 'em tables adding a wrinkle
Casino City Times, MA - Dec 7, 2006... From the seat of his motorized scooter, Goldstein described feeling a sense of personal power from overcoming handicap-related frustration and discrimination ...

Dinwiddie victim's call to 911 offers clues
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - Dec 8, 2006... Cardamone-Smith could take only short steps because she had multiple sclerosis; she traveled mostly by a motorized scooter. Neither she nor Glass owned a car. ...

Rowe: Park center of her attention

GREENSBORO Every morning, after checking the day's weather forecast, Bonnie McIntosh looks out her window to see what's happening just up the street.

Dinwiddie victim's call to 911 offers clues
DINWIDDIE -- A McKenney couple's last moments of life were recorded in a desperate 911 call. The recording captures the sound of a man's voice ordering someone to shoot 48-year-old Betty Lynn Cardamone-Smith, Dinwiddie Commonwealth's Attorney George F. Marable III said yesterday.

Shoppers experience pains and gains
CHERRY HILL -- The most frenzied shopping day of the year began earlier than ever in New Jersey with many stores opening to bargain-hunters clutching coffee and newspaper circulars at 5 a.m. yesterday.

Veteran's Mobile Home Destroyed In Fire
KENT, Wash. -- A disabled veteran escaped from his burning Kent home without his wheelchair after a fire broke out early Thursday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.