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Sandra 'Sandy' Van Orman Erb
Christiana, Texas: Sandra "Sandy" Van Orman Erb, 62, of Christiana, Tenn., and formerly of Aberdeen, passed away on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at Alive Hospice Center in Nashville, Tenn., after a five month battle with PRES Syndrome (Posterior Reversible...
Tags: Coca-Cola Co., High School Sports, John Elway, Coca-Cola
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We can do more to protect children
In middle school, my daughter had a friend who'd spent most of her life in foster care. During the next few years, the girl would pass through almost a dozen foster families, group homes and probation camps. She had a habit of running away when she felt...
Tags: Robert Pimentel, Teaching and Learning, Child Abuse, Religion and Belief, Los Angeles Unified School District
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Illinois Catholic institutions' lawsuit against U.S. government dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by six Roman Catholic institutions in Illinois over the issue of birth control and the government's health insurance mandate. U.S. District Judge John Darrah ruled Friday that because lawsuit was filed before...Tags: Health Insurance, Separation of Church and State, Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Hospitals and Clinics
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Local professionals among those sanctioned by licensing boards
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThese disciplinary and licensing actions were announced recently by Pennsylvania's licensing boards against professionals who live and work in the Lehigh Valley area. The information is taken verbatim from the PA Department of State's website, where you... -
Naperville to increase social service funding
Naperville plans to earmark more money for social service groups in the wake of the school shootings in Connecticut and the recent slayings of two local children. The money likely will come from the city's food and beverage tax, most of which...Tags: Elzbieta Plackowska, Suicide, Substance Abuse, Olivia Dworakowski
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Judge dismisses Illinois lawsuit against contraception mandate
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by six Roman Catholic institutions in Illinois against the Obama administration over the issue of birth control and the government’s health insurance mandate U.S. Judge John Darrah ruled on Friday...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Justice System, Health Insurance, U.S. Supreme Court, Roman Catholicism
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Imperial County supervisors appoint new director of Social Services
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterMargarita “Peggy” Price is the new director of the county Social Services Department, the County Executive Office announced Wednesday. Price, a county Social Services employee for some 19 years, was picked by the Board of Supervisors and her... -
Lettermen sing at St. Margaret Mary on Dec. 27 & 28 for charities
The Religion WorldSt. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 526 N. Park Ave., Winter Park, will host two Lettermen concerts, on Dec. 27 and Dec. 28, with the proceeds going to a variety of Central Florida charities that serve the homeless. Among the charities is Pathways to Care,... -
Imperial County Supervisors appoint new director of Social Services
Staff WriterMargarita “Peggy” Price is the new director of the county Social Services Department, a County Executive Office press release announced today. Price, a county Social Services employee for some 19 years, replaces James Semmes. Semmes, who... -
Judge dismisses some charges against Schwab, Taliaferro; other counts remain
A judge will decide this morning whether to dismiss the remaining charges against two Aberdeen residents who used to handle local abuse and neglect cases. The prosecution rested Wednesday afternoon on the third day of the trail for Shirley Schwab, 63,...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Groton, Rape, Misdemeanors
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It's OK to be choosy about charities
God SquadQ: Along with many other people, I've sent contributions to favorite charities through the mail. Unfortunately, this has landed me on a lot of mailing lists and I now receive far too many pleas for money from benevolent organizations and institutions....Tags: Human Interest, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Charity
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Number of children in foster care drops in Maryland
Devontay Hudson moved from one foster home to another for years, but last month he was adopted by a Millford Mill family — another symbol of a statewide initiative that has sharply reduced the number of children in foster care. The Gilman School...
Tags: Justice System, Baltimore County, Substance Abuse, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
Feb 9, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Feb 9, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Feb 9, 2013
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Jan 2, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Dec 21, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 8, 2013
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Feb 7, 2013
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Dec 24, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Feb 6, 2013
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Jan 9, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Dec 27, 2012
|Story| Tribune Media Services
Dec 25, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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