Oregon voters face anti gay education ballot measure
Oregon plans a November vote on a measure by Lon Mabon of the Oregon Citizens Alliance to bar public school teachers from promoting homosexuality in sex education. Education officials say few complaints exist, and Oregonians have a long ballot history with 26 measures this year, the most since 1914.
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Oakwood ER in Dearborn Guarantees 30-Minute Care Window
Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn promises patients an emergency room visit within 30 minutes or an apology and free movie passes. The guarantee responds to prior complaints about long waits, with administrators noting patients want to see a doctor quickly, receive treatment, and be discharged.
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Dearborn, Mich
First Pizza
Oakwood Hospital
Gap narrows in Texas minority student test scores
The Texas Educational Excellence Project reports shrinking gaps between minority and white students. Latino pass rates rose from 46.1 to 61.9 percent, African American from 33.6 to 64 percent, while Anglo rates stood higher at 74.8 to 87.9 percent. Experts advise smaller classes, early intervention, and high expectations.
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Texas Educational Excellence Project
George Bish
Ken Meier
TEEP
Texas Arm University
Schoos
Meier
Pat Williams
Caprock
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Task force rounds up drug dealers
A four month effort led by the Marshals Service and involving state and other federal agencies netted 1015 arrests and one million dollars in seized property. The operation targeted elusive suspects, including high level drug dealers from the United States and the Caribbean who had been indicted but not arrested or had jumped bail.
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Marshals Service
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Caribbean
U.S. Marshals Service
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