Jury selection is underway for murder defendant Joshua Palacios. The government is taking Palacios and defense counsel Tom Fisher to trial in an effort to prove he is guilty for the death of Keith Cas
Karen Killilea, whose story helped change views on cerebral palsy, dies at 80
Harrison Smith, The Washington Post
Dec. 23, 2020
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Karen Killilea, center, is pictured in 2013 with her sister Kristin Viltz, left, joined by Kristin s husband, Simon, and daughter Nikole.Family photo by Linda Marie Werner
When Karen Killilea was born in 1940, three months premature and weighing less than two pounds, few doctors expected her to live. She had sparkling eyes and an infectious smile but spent her first nine months in a hospital, watched over by nurses in the newborn intensive care unit.
Once she came home to Rye, N.Y., she seemed unusually still and rigid for an infant, never rolling over, kicking her feet or reaching her tiny hands toward her parents. Killilea (pronounced KILL-ill-ee) was eventually diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a group of movement disorders that led one physician to suggest her parents institutionalize her. Another declared that in China, they ta
High school seniors get accepted to top-tier schools
Ron Rocky Coloma
The right fit
Angelica Gomez, a senior from Academy of Our Lady of Guam, started planning for college during her freshman year by researching universities that interested her. She began writing her college application toward the end of her junior year.
“Seeing the word ‘Congratulations!’ on my screen was such a surreal feeling. Not only was I overwhelmed with joy. I also felt relieved that my hard work paid off,” Gomez said.
The Dededo resident said Cornell University was her dream school, so she was willing to make a commitment to an early decision contract. Gomez intends to pursue a major in materials science and engineering because she finds herself confident in the STEM field.
In April, before any of us had an inkling of just what kind of year 2020 was going to be, James Halliday of A Reason to Survive (ARTS) already had a pretty good idea of what San Diego’s arts and culture organizations would have to do to meet the unknown challenges ahead.
“If you think about silver linings, creativity is what we do,” Halliday said. “We have a responsibility to our own community and to the young people we serve and their families to answer the question, ‘What were you doing during these times?,’ and to show that the role we played was a significant one.”