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Liepāja Hospital Beats Riga: 55 New Liepāja Residents Born in May, Daugavpils Still Counting
While Riga debates demographics, Liepāja hospital quietly manufactures new city residents. 55 babies in May, each with a bunny in hand.
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University of Liepāja Prepares for Grand Celebration: 300 Students Will Finally Receive Diplomas and Can Say They Studied at a Real University
RTU Liepāja Academy will graduate almost 300 students this summer, which is more than Riga graduates once a year from home economics courses. The ceremony will require two days, since everything can't be accomplished during one tram ride.
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Liepāja Residents Choose Doors Like Windshields: Main Thing is They Survive the Local Climate
While Riga thinks about door aesthetics, our folks prioritize whether the doors will still be attached to the door frame after the first winter.
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RSU chooses Liepāja: medics will study directly in hospital, not like in Riga — just theory
While Riga students are still trying to figure out where real patients are located, in Liepāja they'll study directly in the hospital. A 15-year contract — longer than any politician's promise.
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Liepāja firefighters to go on motorcycle ride: the only profession where you can simultaneously put out fires and show off on Pētera Street
On Sunday, Liepāja firefighters are organizing their traditional motorcycle ride, and this time a record number of participants is planned. While Riga is still pondering whether a motorcycle is a vehicle or a toy, our guys have been proving for the fifth year that professionals can be stylish.
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Liepāja Doctor in Sweden Proves: Our Patient Diagnoses Are as Complex as Hockey Rules
While Riga medics are still trying to remember Latin, Liepāja otolaryngologist Marta Lapiņa is already representing Latvia at a European congress with a case more complex than an ice rink's ventilation system.
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Minister Handed Out Awards Like Candy: Liepāja Medics Receive Paper Certificates for Simply Doing Their Jobs
While Riga medics get bonuses, ours get Thank You letters and flowers. But honestly, that's more than the capital usually gives.
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Medical Student David Chooses Liepāja: Where Else Can a Family Doctor Get to Know Patients Throughout Their Entire Lifespan
While Riga students are learning from textbooks, our resident David already knows that real medicine begins with Shadow Days at Liepāja Hospital.
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Liepāja Residents Reveal Wool Vest Secrets: Merino is Like Durbe — Peaceful and Never Surprises
While Riga tries to understand why a wool vest costs as much as a monthly salary, Liepāja's practical wisdom reveals the truth about warmth and style.
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Record number of Liepāja residents got carried away searching for their city: turns out 360 teams didn't know where Liedags is located
While people in Riga search for their identity in expensive courses, our folks organized the biggest orienteering game only to discover they don't even know their own city.
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200th baby born at Liepāja hospital: parents are orchestra musicians, so little Jasmīne already hears better than Riga children
While babies in the capital are born with premium services, Liepāja's 200th baby receives real care and windy climate immunity for free.
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Rose Square to bloom with plant market: 20 years since Liepāja residents learned to grow something that survives local winds
While Riga gardeners complain about the greenhouse effect, in Liepāja we've been training for 20 years to grow plants that can withstand our windy realities.
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