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EDITORIAL: School transfer rules
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.The Kanawha County school board's crackdown on families who send their children to schools outside their home districts is a mess. The board's problem involves a few schools, notably in South Hills. Blessed with a high ratio of upper-income families,...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Hurts, hang-ups and habits
Odessa American, TexasWhen you're going through a hard time, sometimes having someone listen can make all the difference. That's why First United Methodist Church Odessa is the third church in the city to now offer Celebrate Recovery, a Christian recovery program in more...Tags: Baptist, Christianity
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Arundel House of Hope launches program for recovering addicts
The Capital, Annapolis, Md.For Carolyn Heim and Suzanne Steiner, every Tuesday is cookie time. Starting at 10:30 a.m., the volunteers bring a batch of cookies and milk for a talk at the Arundel House of Hope. This week's topic: Getting a 14-year-old boy to shower. "I don't...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Annapolis, Addiction, Personal Income, Poverty
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District Court
The Daily News of Newburyport, Mass.NEWBURYPORT: The following cases were recorded at Newburyport District Court on Wednesday, May 15, with Judge Allen Swan presiding over the following jury-waived trials: Nicole O. Raymond, 27, 21 Wingate St., Apt. 602, Haverhill; possession of class B...Tags: Judges, Unique Identifiers (information science), Justice System, Trials, Methadone (drug)
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Candidates give voters a choice at deadline
The Spokesman-ReviewTwo city council incumbents in Spokane County face challengers who declared their intent to run for office Friday, the last day to file. Spokane Valley Councilman Rod Higgins will again face Linda J. Thompson, who he beat in a coin toss in February...Tags: Local Government, Judges, Natural Resource Industry, Bob Morton, Justice System
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EDITORIAL: Thumbs Up for Bike Around Bay
Erie Times-News, Pa.Advertisement Pedal power: Today is Environment Erie's annual Bike Around the Bay. You can still register from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Pilot House, the new home for the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, behind the Intermodal Transportation Center....Tags: Family, Medical Research, Robert J. Lopez, Liver Cancer, New York City
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LETTER: Trying To Force Frats Coed A Mistake
I am a fraternity man from North Carolina. As soon as I heard that the Tinity College board of trustees wanted to force fraternities and sororities to go coed, I knew that heads would roll. Trinity President James F. Jones Jr. should resign after... -
Michelle Obama wants Bowie State graduates to promote education
Michelle Obama encouraged the graduates of Bowie State University on Friday to live up to the legacy of their university's founders and the leaders of the civil rights movement by promoting the importance of education in the black community. "Just...
Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Students, Bowie State University, Graduation, Barack Obama
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State Shouldn't Make Pardons Process Secret
The latest attempt to draw the curtain of secrecy around state government would exempt pardon applications from the Freedom of Information Act. It is baneful. Like so many similar proposals introduced in the General Assembly this year, it amounts to...Tags: Civil Rights, Dannel P. Malloy , Bob Godfrey, Elections, Freedom of Information Act
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Former police lieutenant announces bid for Kane County sheriff job
Former police Lt. Don Kramer is aiming to follow in his father's footsteps as Kane County Sheriff next year. Kramer, 55, of Geneva, recently announced his candidacy for sheriff in the 2014 election. He's the first to come forward, and will run as a...
Tags: Geneva (Kane, Illinois), Primaries, Elections
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Mental illness in youth: a common struggle
Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that...
Tags: Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, ADHD, Demographics, Learning Disability
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Medical marijuana at last?
Illinois can't be accused of rushing to embrace medical marijuana: The first state to allow it did so in 1996, and the General Assembly is only now getting around to approving the idea. Whether it will become law is not clear: It now goes to Gov. Pat...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Illinois Governor, Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines
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