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In Training: Karen Brown with 9-month-old Ruth, who is in training to be a guide dog for a blind person. For volunteer trainers like Brown, the knowledge that they will be giving up their dogs when the training is done is countered by the fact that the dogs will get a wonderful life while helping blind people live their lives to the fullest.
Guide dog trainers know that separation is part of the deal
By Anne Ward Ernst
When a heart-melting floppy-pawed puppy, bubbling with energy, its big brown eyes dancing, becomes a member of the family, it's hard to imagine turning over that dog to a new owner.  More
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Paradise Art Who Are They? JW House
A little bit of paradise is returning to the Rose Garden area.  More When Hoover Middle School opened its doors in September of 1931, most of the faculty gathered for the group photograph.  More Fundraising efforts for JW House are continuing with a special concert on Dec. 19 at Bellarmine College Preparatory.  More
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Guide dog trainers know that separation is part of the deal
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A little bit of 'paradise' to come back to the area

Donations rolling in as efforts to build JW House gain attention

Hoover historian seeks identification of school's original faculty members

Markers of the old King's Highway have reappeared on The Alameda

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Columnist: Tony Tomeo

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Columnist: Andrea Dorey

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Lions make sure 'the bone stays home'

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