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Terri McDonald: Jailer in chief
The Los Angeles County jail system is, in a way, two systems. There's the one Sheriff Lee Baca says he yearns for, a place where you do your time but also get help, a place enriched with educational and mental health programs. And there's the one under...
Tags: FBI, Government, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Labor Legislation, Lee Baca
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Bears' Marshall speaks his mind
Give me an engaged and introspective professional athlete over a bored and dismissive one any day. Give me a player thoughtful and deep with good intentions over one cliched and shallow without a care in the world, a guy who understands that his...
Tags: Psychotherapy, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Lovie Smith, Brandon Marshall
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Liar liar, officepants on fire
That's a good point! (No it isn't.) I'd be happy to join the team! (I'd rather be eaten by wart hogs.) Your cake is delicious! (Thanks for the food poisoning, Julia Child.) These are but a few examples of the lies we tell at work. Most aren't...
Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Julia Child, Rex Huppke, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Raging girl needs secure attachment, discipline
Dear Amy: My brother has fallen upon some hard times. He and his daughter have moved in with my parents while he gets back on his feet. I am very happy he has the opportunity to do that. The issue is his 5-year-old daughter (the child's mother is not in...
Tags: Family
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Five minutes with stroke survivor Jill Bolte Taylor
Neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor has always loved the brain’s complex beauty. But she developed an unexpectedly deep appreciation for her own in 1996 after a blood vessel ruptured and she suffered a massive stroke. The life-changing moment destroyed...
Tags: Stroke, Brain, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Physical Conditions
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A 'free play' experiment
My friend Kendra recently conducted a short but nerve-wracking experiment with her two boys, ages 7 and 9. “Go out and play,” she told them. “Don’t come in until dinner time.” One of her boys wasn’t sure what to do....
Tags: Family, Peter Gray, Religion and Belief, Boston College, Health
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Megan P. Tatu, a good soldier
Soldier, Megan P. Tatu has your back. And just about anything else you might need. The two-star Army Reserve general has just taken charge of the 79th Sustainment Support Command, the modern iteration of an Army logistics branch that is a year older...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Colleges and Universities, Armed Forces, Michael Buble
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Coping with too much holiday cheer
When it comes to celebrating this time of year, many are faced with family and friends who drink too much. But as much as we may laugh at the "Drunk Uncle" character from Saturday Night Live, overindulgence can cause added stress and concern during...Tags: Family, Holidays, Substance Abuse
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Inside the mind of a cheater
If we've learned anything over the resignation of retired Gen. David Petraeus as the head of the CIA over an admitted affair, it's that high-ranking men and women continue to break the rules. Affairs will always make the headlines. So why is it that these...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, David Petraeus, Human Interest
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Pop-Tart terrorist
WASHINGTON -- Rodney Francis is insufficiently ambitious. The pastor of the Washington Tabernacle Baptist Church in St. Louis has entered the fray over guns, violence and humanity's fallen nature with a plan for a "buyback" of children's toy guns. And toy...
Tags: Michelle Obama, Sex Crimes, Health and Safety at School, Students, Pies and Tarts
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School Takes Down Pop-Tart Terrorist
The Hartford CourantRodney Francis is insufficiently ambitious. The pastor of the Washington Tabernacle Baptist Church in St. Louis has entered the fray over guns, violence and humanity's fallen nature with a plan for a "buyback" of children's toy guns. And toy swords and...Tags: Sex Crimes, Health and Safety at School, Students, Pies and Tarts, Teaching and Learning
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TB outbreak is not just a skid row problem
There's a $200-million hotel on the drawing board for downtown Los Angeles, so tourists from around the globe can kick up their heels at LA Live. And a few miles away on downtown's skid row, there's a TB outbreak brewing in a stew of Third World-style...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Tuberculosis, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Bloody Sputum
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Mar 27, 2013
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