Bush cabinet works to curb school violence message
First lady Laura Bush urged adults to protect children as the cabinet, educators, and experts discussed school safety. University of Connecticut professor George Sugar emphasized easier parent access to schools, while Columbine survivor Craig Scott urged lasting values over Band-Aid fixes. Officials called for shared ideas and crisis response planning.
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University of Connecticut
Craig Scott
Columbine High School
Rachel
Scott
Laura Bush
Maryland
Margaret Spellings
School shooting scare at Missouri high school described
A student carried a Mac-90 rifle into a Missouri high school prompting lockdowns at a 750-student campus. The weapon jammed after the first shot, the parent owned gun was stored in a safe, and the student surrendered after Principal Steve Gilbreth guided him outside. Police found a backpack with manuals and bomb-making drawings. no explosives were found. The incident echoed national fears after recent school shootings.
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Steve Gilbreth
Gilbreth
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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Curt Farmer
Geoff Jones
Simpson
Columbine High School
Littleton
Colo
Columbine
Missouri
Riverton
Pennsylvania
Fred Wegener
Park County
Wegener
Holcomb backs cost of safety measures for schools
Holcomb says funding safety improvements is worthwhile despite expense and notes concerns about key circulation. Landis cites keypads and 24 hour monitoring to track who enters and leaves buildings, and suggests a video system though staff vigilance remains a question. The safety committee will include district and law enforcement personnel.
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USD 363 Board approves district boundaries and notices
Board approves new member district boundaries to balance population within five percent and outlines eastern and western borders for districts 1 4 2 5 and 3 6 plus at large seat Anne Jones up for re election in April. Must publish boundary change notice in Telegram within two weeks with a 60 day contest window.
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Jay Powers
Nunn Drive
Jenny Lane
Railroad Avenue
River Road
Cindy Messenger
Mike Pfeifer
Big Lowe Road
Tim Miller
Janet Sharp
Messenger
Miller
Powers
Anne Jones
Gary Schlappe
Lewis, Hooper and Dick, LLC
Winters Technology of
Holcomb
St. Louis
USD
Pam Knoll
Knoll
Deb Nicholson
Iraqi plan to curb killings moves ahead
Iraq advances government plan to end sectarian attacks as a car bomb in Dora Baghdad kills 10 and a bakery line scene leaves 18 dead nationwide. U.S. and Iraqi forces report two more soldier deaths and clashes with Mahdi Army in Diwaniya, with dozens of militants killed in two days of fighting.
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Iraq
Dora
U.S
Tikrit
Diwaniya
Mahdi Army
Muqtada al-Sadr
Family Crisis helps Brenda regain life after hardship
Brenda, who arrived seven months ago with job loss money troubles and seven children to support, credits Family Crisis Services with stabilizing her family. She praises staff for rebuilding her and keeping her children safe, stating she would have suffered abuse or worse without the agency. She urges others to speak up and not stay silent.
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Agency
Family Crisis Services
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