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Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry Passes at 78

...  D.C. mayor Marion Barry passes at 78 His accomplishments are often forgotten in light of his arrest for drug abuse when he was caught in a Washington hotel room with a much younger woman. "Bitch set me up," Barry famously cursed when FBI agents burst in, referring to the woman who helped … Read more on Christian Science Monitor Christopher Barry, son of Marion Barry, jailed in DC for driving without license The adult son of D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) was ordered held in D.C. jail Thursday for violating a judge's order and driving in the District on a revoked license. D.C. Superior Court Magistrate Judge Karen Howze ordered Marion … Read more on Washington Post Read ...

Salmonella Outbreaks Expose Weaknesses in USDA Oversight

...  diarrhea and an infection that left his joints throbbing and his right leg purple and twice its normal … Read more on Commerce Journal In decline of prison populations, convict moms may be a key beneficiary "The decline in women's incarceration appears to be related to fewer drug offenders in prison,” says Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, a criminal justice research and advocacy group. … Most children do not have physical … Read more on Christian Science Monitor Read ...

With Help of Comfortable Setting, Center Helps Traumatized Youth

...  the national Council on Accreditation. Debbie Freeman, lead therapist, said the combination … Read more on StarNewsOnline.com West Virginia chemical spill: end of water ban in sight, but questions linger … As much as 7,500 gallons of the substance is believed to have leaked from the tank, breached a secondary containment area, and entered the Elk River upstream from the local water treatment facility. Questions have emerged about just how long the … Read more on Christian Science Monitor Read ...

Bulletin Board

...  Board Connections Area Agency on Aging and Mercy Medical Center's Older Adult Services Welcome to Medicare, 1:30-4 p.m., the first Friday of every month at Connections Area Agency on Aging, 2301 Pierce Street. … UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's Outpatient … Read more on Sioux City Journal Feature: Deconstructing 'NIMBY' According to the Oxford English Dictionary it first appeared in print in 1980, in a Christian Science Monitor story about toxic waste. In 1988, The New York Times ran a story titled "Coping in the Age of 'Nimby'" in which business … You try to open … Read more on Pacific Sun Read ...

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...  California http://novarecoverycenter.com/drug-and-alcohol-residential-rehabilitation-treatment-facility/ Call NOVA Recove…   Rich kid gets probation for drunk-driving deaths. His defense? 'Affluenza … The case of a rich Texas teenager who received probation but no jail time after killing four people in a drunk driving car crash in June has sparked a new debate about money, power, and punishment after the teen's defense team argued he was the victim … Read more on Christian Science Monitor Read ...

I Have the List of ‘Shovel Ready Projects’ Used to Create the Stimulus Bill. Interesting.?

Question by intuitiv: I have the list of ‘Shovel Ready Projects’ used to create the Stimulus bill. Interesting.? With the statement from Obama that there is no pork. Can you find any? How do they assess the number of jobs created. I see many here that would last maybe a week but have several jobs created. If you get a job for a week out of one of these projects, is that one of the 3 million jobs created? The guy that adored Obama and has worked for McDonald’s for the past 4 1/2 years got a one day job announcing a game for $ 25. Does that count as one of the jobs created? Read more... ...

Bay Psalm Book Traces Nation's Seesaw Religious History

...  wilderness of Massachusetts Bay Colony by the Congregationalist Puritans who left England in search of religious freedom … Read more on Brnow Doctor Who: 50 years on, global acclaim for a distinctly British TV icon The show has not been continuous in its broadcast: It was off air between 1989 and 2005, a period Wainer describes as the “wilderness years” when fans had to rely on books, a lone film, and old video releases. But since its reintroduction by the BBC … Read more on Christian Science Monitor Read ...