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Longmire recap: “Carcasses”
Channel Guide MagazineIt’s not often you can link Latin and turducken into a murder mystery, but this week’s episode of Longmire — the splendidly titled “Carcasses” — does so within the first few minutes. OK, so now we know why we love... -
'Tent to Tent': Homeless veterans' stories may play out on stage
About one in five homeless Central Floridians once wore our country's colors. Vets such as Loretta White. She's among the 62,000 or so vets who pray the Obama administration's bid to end homelessness by 2015 is a more unequivocal win than the Iraq and...
Tags: Social Issues, Altamonte Springs, Abusive Behavior, Homelessness, Behavioral Conditions
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Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military?
The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. One is suicide. The annual rate of military personnel taking their own lives has doubled to about 20 per 100,000. That translated to a record 324 suicides...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Epidemics and Plagues, Suicidal Behavior, Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Army
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Safe Haven gives veterans a hand getting back to 'normal' life
Neli Vazquez-Rowland believes that the best way to honor fallen soldiers is by supporting veterans who are struggling to make the transition back to civilian life. Vazquez-Rowland is the co-founder and president of A Safe Haven Foundation, a nonprofit...
Tags: Social Issues, Little Village, Addiction, Veterans Affairs, Homelessness
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Hospital didn't report alleged sexual contact with patient, documents say
Aurora Las Encinas Hospital had evidence that a staff member had “inappropriate sexual contact” with a male patient and yet the facility failed to report the incident to county mental health officials, according to court documents. Los...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Mental Health, Sexual Misconduct, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions
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Medicinal pot is coming. Why it's not time to worry
Change of SubjectIf it goes through, we'll see a trade-off. Increases in addiction, crime and family dissolution along with assorted benefits. But enough about the proposed expansion of casino gambling in Illinois. Today I want to talk about the inevitability of... -
Wicked Witch acquitted in mock trial at Lauderdale school
Ding, dong, the witch is not guilty. Because because because because becaaaaause… she's insane. That was the verdict reached by a jury of students after a mock trial using the plot of "Oz the Great and Powerful" as the basis of an attempted...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Trials, Prosecution
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L.A. Unified hopes $1.4-million award brings healing in girl's assault
Los Angeles school officials say they hope a fourth-grade special needs student and her family can complete the healing process now that a jury has awarded her $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate. Santa Monica...Tags: Students, Justice System, Los Angeles Unified School District, Trials, Teaching and Learning
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LAUSD must pay $1.4 million to girl sexually abused by classmate
Jurors say the LAUSD must pay a fourth-grade special needs student $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate during an after-school program in Chatsworth. Santa Monica jurors made the decision Tuesday after an eight-...Tags: Students, Justice System, Los Angeles Unified School District, Trials, Teaching and Learning
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David Chaffee: Medicaid expansion for Michigan saves money, lives
The following guest commentary was written by David Chaffee, of Petoskey, former Title XX Social Services Administrator, Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation, State of Michigan. Gov. Snyder's bold lead to expand Medicaid to 133 percent of the...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Dentistry and Dental Health, Medicaid, Substance Abuse, Business
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Review: 'Dying City' is a mesmerizing look at the battles within
There are many ways of being a political playwright. Christopher Shinn's approach, centered on characters rather than on ideologies, is one that will never go out of style. Illuminating large-scale public concerns through the microscopic examination...
Tags: Entertainment, Wars and Interventions, Theater, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Special Olympians dazzle at summer games
Thousands of spectators cheered and hollered as track runners bolted toward the finish line in this weekend's Special Olympics Florida's Summer Games. Alex Hernandez's mother and coach watched from the sidelines as the 18-year-old Winter Garden...
Tags: Cerebral Palsy, Track and Field, Apopka, Special Olympics, Winter Garden
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