Prosecution drops charges in VA deaths
A former Veterans Affairs nurse, Richard Williams, is released after Boone County prosecutors dismiss murder charges based on flawed tests finding muscle relaxant traces in 10 deaths from 1992. Williams, jailed since July 2002, plans to return home and seek employment after reuniting with family.
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Columbia, Mo
Veterans Affairs Hospital
Richard Williams
Boone County
Kevin Crane
Crane
Williams
Don Catlett
Episcopalians Boycott Convention Over Gay Bishop
Conservatives protested the election of Rev. W Gene Robinson as bishop by boycotting sessions and kneeling in prayer. Some delegates walked out or stayed away, while several bishops did not participate. Robinson, confirmed Tuesday, urged critics to remain in the church amid global Anglican tensions.
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Minneapolis
Kendall Harmon
W. Gene Robinson
New Hampshire
Associated Press
Robinson
Episcopal Church
U.S
Massachusetts superintendent flunks teacher English test
In Lawrence, two dozen teachers failed an English-fluency exam leading the district superintendent Wilfredo Laboy to place them on unpaid leave. It emerges Laboy has himself failed a mandatory Massachusetts teaching certification test three times, prompting outrage from educators while Governor Romney and the education commissioner express support.
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Los Angeles
Lawrence
Mass
Wilfredo Laboy
Massachusetts
Laboy
Mitt Romney
Romney
Steve Crawford
Massachusetts Federation of Teachers
Scratch and sniff brochure targets rural living realities
Ottawa County officials in Grand Rapids unveil a brochure to curb nuisance complaints from new homeowners moving to farms. The pamphlet features a scratch and sniff odor of manure as an attention grabbing reminder that rural life includes odors and farming practices.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Ottawa County
Ottawa County Planning Commission
Mark Knudsen
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