Nation treks through neglect jail death of Lee Wood in Cherokee County
Lee Wood, 26, died after five days without insulin in Cherokee County Jail following his arrest for marijuana and stolen goods. Relatives say jailers denied care as his condition worsened. experts cite chronic underfunding and staffing of jails nationwide. The case mirrors broader safety failures linked to local lockups and past jail fire deaths in Mitchell County.
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Wood
Stephen Ingley
American Jail Assn
Cherokee County
Ingley
North Carolina
Mitchell County
Lee Wood
Jimmy Wood
Marylin
Andrews
Judy Mason
Woods
Christopher “Lee” Wood
N.C
Glitch at Sallie Mae raises student loan payments
A computer error at Sallie Mae forced an $80.7 million monthly repayment increase for 800,000 borrowers with consolidated or 10 year variable rate loans. The miscalculation came from incorrect interest tables and letters apologizing and offering extensions were issued from Reston Virginia.
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Sallie Mae
Reston
Kathleen deLaski
deLaski
Congress authorizes new look for nickel
Congress advances a plan to redesign the nickel for the first time since 1938 to honor the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. Jefferson remains on the obverse, Monticello on the reverse replaced by a scene of the purchase and expedition. If signed, 2006 rollout after Treasury input and citizen advisory input.
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Washington
Congress
U.S. Mint
Thomas Jefferson
United States
College of William and Mary
Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Meriwether
Jefferso
Monticello
Charlottesville
Bush
Secretary of the Treasury
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
John Ryan
Kansas City, Mo
Ryan
Colorado approves first state school voucher program
Gov Bill Owens signed Colorado's voucher law amid cheering students, allowing districts to grant private school tuition vouchers for kindergartners through tenth graders who qualify for free or reduced price meals. The measure targets districts with eight or more underperforming schools and faces a possible lawsuit from the Colorado Education Association over potential state aid losses.
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DeNver
Bill Owens
U.S. Supreme Court
Capitol Steps
Colorado
Sarah Wilson
Eadie Murphy
Colorado Education Assn
Association
Ron Brady
Milwaukee
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