Marine from Dorchester receives long-awaited honor

"From behind thick brush, they fired machine guns at Marines positioned in rice paddies near a river in South Vietnam.

Feb. 12, 1970, was a long and bloody day for the men of Bravo Company of the Seventh Marines.

Corporal Paul R. Moore of Dorchester, then 19 years old and only 10 days' married, crawled through fields to carry dead and wounded comrades to the safety of a tree line. The North Vietnamese Army kept firing, and Moore was struck by a bullet in his right cheek. Unable to speak, he sketched the enemy's position on paper."

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Triplet sisters scarred in fire have new hope

"They were three little 17-month-old blondes — identical triplets cute as matching buttons, all nestling together in the same bed — when their house went up in flames. And for the next 20 years, as they grew into beautiful young women, they thought that they would have to live forever with the thick and disfiguring scars that covered their arms, backs, chests and faces."

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Avoiding the midlife diet crisis

While time may adorn you with new lines on your face, a new color hair (gray) and a new waistline, the passing decades are not to blame for all of the changes in your body. Your eating habits, your attitude and your approach to everyday experiences also play key roles.

As we age, our bodies lose muscle and gain fat. Our nutritional needs change, as well. But you don’t necessarily feel these changes on a daily basis. Metabolism gradually slows each decade after age 20, so it's not as if you suddenly wake up 10 pounds heavier. It creeps up slowly. Fortunately, you do have some control over your changing body and slowing metabolism. Some strategies to help you avoid a midlife diet crisis:

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American Red Cross headquarters reopens on Canal Street

"After almost four years on the move, the American Red Cross has returned to the heart of New Orleans to renew its mission of relief and support for the city.

The organization's Southeast Louisiana chapter headquarters officially reopened its doors at 2640 Canal St. Thursday during a ceremony at which the building was renamed for Robert Merrick, a local businessman and former board chair of the chapter."

Volunteers needed for STAIR summer workdays

"STAIR (Start The Adventure In Reading) needs volunteers for its summer workdays to help prepare learning materials that will be used for the coming school year."

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When Myth Trumps Science

Whether it's thinking that vitamin C can cure a cold, or that you must drink eight glasses of water a day, people cling to outdated medical lore long after it's been shown to be wrong. Here's why.

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Sonia Sotomayor is Obama's Supreme Court nominee

"The White House is seeking swift Senate confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, as Republican congressional leaders suggest they may be in no rush to move on the nomination.

While critics challenge what they view as a record of 'judicial activism' demonstrated by Sotomayor during her nearly two decades on the federal bench, Republican congressional leaders today are taking a more cautious approach to the Democratic president's first Supreme Court nominee, positioned to become the first Latino and only the third woman on the nation's highest court."

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