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The first Queen of Parkrose? (The East County News) (6.4.2007)
"Margaret Drew sets her sights on the Portland Rose Festival crown"
Short actors gain stature (USA TODAY) (28.2.2007)
"Meredith Eaton-Gilden thought her role as legal eagle Emily Resnick on the CBS drama Family Law would be her big breakthrough. But the 4-foot-3 actress could barely nab an audition after the show was canceled in 2002."
SHS students short by nature, proud by choice (23.1.2007)
"Slipping a dollar into the coke machine, taking a nice sip out of a water fountain, getting a book off the fourth shelf at the library, tasks easy for some - impossible for others."
Dwarfs assimilated in ancient Egypt (ScienceDaily) (27.12.2005)
"Dwarfs in ancient Egypt were assimilated into daily life and their condition was not seen as a physical handicap, says a U.S. scientist."
Zalma native sets her sights on China in 2008 (17.11.2005)
"Jill Kennedy has stood on a podium in Athens to receive a medal. She has won national championships and ranks among the best athletes in the world in her events, in her divisions."
Measuring up vs. the best (mcal.com) (8.11.2005)
Mike Kuhns has won dozens of national powerlifting titles, set 40 national records and recently finished second in the world at the International Powerlifting Federation junior championships.
Athlete of the Month - November 2005 (Paralympic.org) (1.11.2005)
"Born with dwarfism and raised in an orphanage in Ukraine, twenty-seven year old Paralympian Lidiya Solovyova started her Powerlifting career six years ago and has been improving her performance exponentially ever since. Weighing only 44 kilograms, Solovyova can lift more than double her own body weight."
The view from 4 feet (DenverPost) (23.10.2005)
"Filmmaker Steven Delano found himself on a journey of self-discovery when he set out to make a documentary about dwarves... Delano's nearly finished film is 80 minutes long. Delano stands 48 inches tall. As he puts it, 'Four feet, even.'"
Popovich earns top honor (Coloradoan) (12.10.2005)
"Though she is just 4-foot-4, no woman in the sports world stood taller Monday night than Colorado State University swimmer Erin Popovich."
Dwarfs strike gold at French games (News Shopper) (27.8.2005)
"Lifelong friends triumphed at the fourth World Dwarf Games and brought home a world record 14 golds, five silvers and five bronze medals."
Giving life her best shot (Portsmouth Today) (16.8.2005)
"Kim isn't just a champion shot-putter. She leads the field when it comes to handling comments about her height, which is just 3ft 11in."
Living with Achondroplasia (icNewcastle) (4.8.2005)
"What's it like being a little person in a world that's designed for the tall? Here Ivy Broadhead, 17, from Gateshead, talks candidly about her life and answers some frequently asked questions."
Short story with a big kick (SignOnSanDiego) (24.7.2005)
"Did we mention his sense of humor? It's endless. Kind of like his karate skill. He is 21 and a six-time AAU national champion who will spend the next few weeks competing in Japan. He grew up in La Mesa and was a black belt by age 11."
It's a small world (BBC Sport) (30.6.2005)
"But the best way to describe the World Dwarf Games, which start on Friday, is a lot of people with dwarfism finally getting satisfaction from the training they do."
Size doesn't count at the World Dwarf Games (IOL) (6.6.2005)
"Aside from the pursuit of gold medals competitors at the World Dwarf Games being held in France this week wanted to be treated as serious athletes."
Running the show - The Enterprise Newspapers (7.1.2005)
"Senior Andrew Montzingo is a volunteer student manager for Shorewood High School's football, basketball and baseball teams."
Road to Athens: Jason Irving (13.9.2004)
"After competing in powerlifting for over a decade, the 30-year-old is finally making his debut in Athens."
The Little King - Village Voice (7.9.2004)
"Size doesn't matter in a new production of Richard III at the Public Theater".
Limb lengthening tests human willpower (msnbc) (18.1.2004)
Patients endure unimaginable pain for a few inches.
Peter Dinklage: 'Station Agent's Not-So-Small Star (Zap2it) (30.9.2003)
Article about Station Agent.