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2002: WITNESS SOUGHT IN 1995 DRAGGING DEATH OF LEAH ULBICH POLICE HOPE EMERGENCY BOX CALLER STEPS FORWARD
Courant Staff WriterWith her arm stuck in the door of a speeding car, Leah W. Ulbrich was being dragged to her death when a woman standing on a corner in Hartford's South End noticed the hideous spectacle and reached for an emergency call box to notify the police. ...Tags: Prosecution, Electronics, John G. Rowland, Witnesses, Crime, Law and Justice
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Health Council hires drug prevention coordinator
Silver City Sun-News, N.M.The Grant County Community Health Council has hired Razanna Robinson-Thomas to coordinate a new grant-funded program focused on preventing prescription drug abuse and drinking among youth. The recently received grant, Partnership for Success II (PFSII),...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Health and Safety at School
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D.A.R.E. event in Mays Landing brings community together
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Pop music blared from the trunk of an Egg Harbor Township police car parked outside the Atlantic County Special Services School. Officer Mike Palmentieri, of Egg Harbor Township, used the township's tricked-out Drug Abuse Resistance Education Mercedes...Tags: Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Teaching and Learning, NASCAR, Atlantic County, Festive Events
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At Hampton VA, caring for sexual assault victims is ongoing battle
— Over two weeks, the Pentagon has suffered a string of embarrassments in its effort to show progress in curbing sexual assault within the ranks. A Defense Department anonymous survey estimated a 35 percent increase in sexual assault and related...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Barack Obama, U.S. Army, Abusive Behavior, Military Justice
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Summit focuses on ideas to help inmates reintegrate, avoid relapse
The Wichita EagleSpeaking as advocates for thousands of incarcerated Kansans, four former inmates this weekend called for broad changes to the Kansas prison system to help nonviolent drug offenders get treatment and deter relapses. David Wilkinson spent six months in...Tags: Mental Health, Prisons
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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: Natural Resource Industry, PTA, Bob Morton, Politics, Judges
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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: Annapolis, Glen Burnie, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Personal Income, Behavioral Conditions
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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: Trials, Methadone (drug), Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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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, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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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: Teaching and Learning, Education, Students
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Officers train for dealing with the mentally ill
The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.Law enforcement officers frequently are thrust into crisis situations involving people affected by mental disorders. This week in Fairview Heights, area law enforcement officers received 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team training by a group led by two of...Tags: Symptoms, Mental Health, Gaming, Abusive Behavior, Mental Illness
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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: Robert J. Lopez, Medical Research, Human Interest, New York City, Family
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