Program puts work over welfare by Joy Mathis
Florence Laducer, 23, a single mother of two, left welfare June 1 after joining the Moving to Work program at the Lawrence Housing Authority. One year later she reports fear still, but progress as her full-time job triples her income, bills paid, and a sense of accomplishment. Officials call her a success story in the experimental self-sufficiency project aiming to reduce public assistance.
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Florence Laducer
Laducer
Dalilah Garrett
Demetrius Carrett
Woverthers
Lawrence
Study finds execution case flaws across states
An AP report notes two thirds of death penalty appeals from 1973 to 1995 were successful. Scholars from Columbia University say many cases are so flawed they require reopening. The study highlights systemic errors amid ongoing capital punishment debates and recent moratoriums and DNA testing efforts.
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Washington
Columbia University Law
James Liebman
Liebman
George Ryan
Illinois
Texas
George W. Bush
Gallup
Study shows high reversal rate in death penalty appeals
A Columbia study of 4 578 death penalty cases with completed appeals found state or federal courts overturned convictions or sentences in 68 percent of cases, with support estimates between 71 and 80 percent. Only 5 percent of 5 760 sentences from 1973 to 1995 were carried out, highlighting systemic errors. The work, by Jeffrey Fagan and Valerie West, argues the capital punishment system collapses under its own mistakes.
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Columbia
Jeffrey Fagan
Valerie West
Richard Dieter
Death Penalty Information Center
EPA probes gas price jumps as Chicago price hits 2.04
EPA calls on major refiners to justify rising gasoline costs amid ongoing price hikes in Chicago and Milwaukee. Friday's Chicago regular unleaded averaged 2.04, up from 1.96 on June 5, with nationwide factors including crude oil gains and reformulated gasoline blending cited. The agency plans on-site reviews in Chicago and Milwaukee while industry reps defend the pricing tied to the ethanol corn blend and supply constraints.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington
D.C
Chicago
EPA
Bob Perciasepe
Milwaukee
Perciasepe
Mil
Waukee
American Automobile Assa
Wisconsin
Vigil Held For Peltier On Eve Of Parole Hearing
More than 130 supporters gathered Sunday evening in South Park Leavenworth for a candle vigil in support of Leonard Peltier. Activists and speakers circled near the bandstand, with Rev. Michael Yasutake leading prayers and urging the parole board to act. Peltier, convicted in 1977 of killing two FBI agents at Pine Ridge, awaits interim parole review.
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Leonard Peltier
Leavenworth
South Park
Michael Yasutake
Evanston
I.l
Peltier
FBI
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
South Dakota
Casey Wison
Worto Puoro
Ernie Stevens Jr
National Congress of American Indians
Makeover for Little Orphan Annie Stuns Fans
New look for Annie arrives as artist Andrew Peppy and writer Jay Maeder take over from Leonard Starr. The strip updates her image with jeans sneakers and a slicked back hairstyle, replacing the red dress and Mary Janes. Authors promise no valley girl vibe or drastic character shifts.
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New York
Annie
America
Andrew Pepey
Jay Maeder
Leonard Starr
Anic
Amelia Santiago
Aew
Maeder
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