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Newtown victim's sister turns gun control 'accidental activist'
ReutersBy Edith Honan June 14 (Reuters) - Jillian Soto was stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a New England highway when she learned over Facebook that her older sister Vicky, a first-grade teacher in Newtown, Connecticut, had died in a shooting. In the...Tags: Harry Reid, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Interior Policy, Elections, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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June 15 Letters: A fifth-grade perspective on homework, pets, intersection safety, social media and the 10-point grading scale
Editors' note: For three Saturdays, we are featuring letters to the editor from the fifth-grade class at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Newport News. For information on how a Peninsula-area classroom might participate in a similar letter-writing project,...Tags: Pets, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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California lawmakers pass budget, set aside rainy day funds
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California lawmakers passed a $96.3 billion budget on Friday that would spend more on education, health care and other services while setting aside $1.1 billion from the first surplus in years for a rainy day fund. The spending...Tags: Finance, Darrell Steinberg, Economy, Business and Finance, Nancy Skinner, Poverty
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Emergency response team preps for hurricane season
As hurricane season approaches, many people are more concerned with their safety in the event of an emergency, and the College Park Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is ready to teach others how to be prepared. The group will offer evening classes...Tags: FEMA, Medical Procedures and Tests, College Park (Orlando, Florida), Natural Disasters, Radio
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Zimmerman defense hopes jury to be seated next week
The Miami HeraldSANFORD, Fla. For seven days, lawyers in the George Zimmerman trial grilled scores of Seminole County residents about their exposure to the case's widespread publicity. Starting Wednesday, lawyers will begin to zero in on other topics, which could...Tags: Lawyers, Wireless Technology, Entertainment, Justice and Rights, Sanford
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Trauma reaches next level
Avera St. Luke's has received verification as a Level III Trauma Center from the American College of Surgeons, making it one of seven hospitals in the state with a Level III or II rating. Level III trauma centers must have continuous physician and...
Tags: Heart Surgery, General Practitioners, Neurosurgery, Disasters and Accidents, Orthopedic Surgery
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Consumer Reports: Tests Show Ground Turkey Bacteria Resistant To Antibiotics
In its first lab analysis of ground turkey products, Consumer Reports found potential disease-causing organisms in most of the samples it tested, more than half of which proved resistant to more than three antibiotic drug classes. Consumer Reports tested...Tags: Salmonella Infection, E. coli Infection, Consumers, Staphylococcal Infection , Food and Drug Administration
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Santa Monica shooter said goodbye to friends in farewell note
The gunman who killed five people during a shooting rampage through Santa Monica left a note saying goodbye to his friends and that he hoped his mother would be financially cared for, police said. Police reportedly found the three-page note with the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Firearms, Colleges and Universities, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Child who got transplant after legal fight is recovering
ReutersBy Ellen Wulfhorst June 13 (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl with cystic fibrosis who became eligible for an adult organ transplant after a legal battle waged by her family was recovering on Thursday from double-lung transplant surgery, a...Tags: Lung Transplants, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Respiratory Disease
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READER SUBMITTED: Avon Volunteer Fire Department Donates Rides To School
AvonMonday, June 10 was a great day for three brothers. Instead of riding the school bus, they arrived at Pine Grove School in true emergency style on the Avon Volunteer Fire Department's (AVFD) Engine 14. Driving up with lights flashing to thunderous...Tags: Fires
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Downers Grove restricts parking near Fairmount School
New parking restrictions will soon be in place for a small stretch of 61st Street in Downers Grove near Fairmount School. The village council this week approved a measure to prohibit parking at all times on the north side of 61st between Blodgett and... -
Family says Xin Liu and murder victim were 'friends'
James Keith Clark seldom had a friend his family was happy to meet. In and out of jail for drugs or probation violations for many of his 56 years, Uncle Jim — as he was known — cavorted with a rough crowd that alienated his relatives, said...
Tags: Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service, Justice System
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