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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: Sexual Assault, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Military, Hampton Roads, Barack Obama
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Letters: Addiction treatment that works
Re "Felons allowed to help addicts, a report finds," May 14 The fact that addiction counselors in California who are sex offenders and other types of felons are allowed to provide addiction treatment is just the tip of the iceberg in a fundamentally...Tags: Addiction, Behavioral Conditions
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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: Graduation, Barack Obama, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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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, Danbury, Politics
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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: Elections, Geneva (Kane, Illinois), Politics, Primaries
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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: Social Sciences, Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mental Health, Poverty
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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, Illinois Governor, Drugs and Medicines, Health Treatments, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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City Invites Residents To Safely Get Rid Old, Unwanted Medicines, Drugs
The Hartford CourantResidents with unwanted or expired prescription and non-prescription drugs are invited to drop them off at the senior center on May 17. The city says it is sponsoring the "drug take back" session as a way to keep unwanted drugs from falling into the...Tags: Health, Prescription Drugs, New Britain
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Angel Smith given human services award
University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg — Angel Smith, of Crab Orchard, was presented the Human Services Award April 22 during the 54th annual Honors Day Program. The award winner in the Department of Human Services is selected based on GPA,...
Tags: University of North Carolina at Asheville, Colleges and Universities, University of Louisville, Human Interest, Education
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BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY TEAM UP FOR INSPIRING MARCH AND RALLY TO EMPOWER YOUTH
It’s time to cheer today’s youth and tomorrow’s future! On Saturday, May 18, thousands of students throughout Broward County will come together for a one-of-a-kind youth rally. Called “Above the Influence,” the event...Tags: Broward County Public Schools, Schools, Students, Fort Lauderdale, Teaching and Learning
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Offering women, children a helping hand
Marla Sebreros and other volunteers were busy at work, sorting various clothing and toiletries in the back room of Colette's Children's Home. The women were helping tidy up the 15-year-old nonprofit's new office on Prince Drive in Huntington Beach...Tags: Prisons, Family, Disneyland Park, Rentals
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