07 July 2021

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BORN IN THE USA

BORN IN THE USA


The music of Bruce Springsteen roared out of the Amphitheater July 3 after LW residents packed the bowl to celebrate one of the first large gatherings since COVID-19 shutdowns. Josh Schreiber paid tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band. A fireworks light show capped the night, which started with Koffel’s Tri Tip Man selling barbecue dinners at 3 p.m. in the Amphitheater parking lot.

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Resident is ‘over the moon’ meeting astronauts

Resident is ‘over the moon’ meeting astronauts


MEMBER COLUMN by Donna Gambol LW contributor “Are you astronauts?” was my enthusiastic query when two petite women, dressed in blue jumpsuits, came through the door of the car rental facility at the Long Beach Airport. “Indeed we are,” was their response. “Wow, you’re Christina Koch, and you’re Nicole Mann,” I said, reading the embroidered name tags on their uniforms.

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Sharp declines in cancer screening

Sharp declines in cancer screening


The total number of cancer screening tests received by women through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (Early Detection Program) declined by 87 percent for breast cancer and 84 percent for cervical cancer during April 2020, as compared with the previous five-year averages for that month. Prolonged delays in screening