Report calls for balanced media, tougher gun laws on school violence
A Justice Policy Institute report released near the Columbine anniversary warns public fear skews views on youth violence. It cites rising suspensions for false alarms, bomb threats, and petty acts, noting disproportionate impact on minority students and calls for more counseling and responsible media coverage. The study, by CJJC and Children's Law Center, argues policies should rely on broader trends than sensational incidents. It highlights examples from Maryland, Chicago, Arlington, Phoenix, and other cities and notes a 1 in 2 million chance of a child being killed in a US school.
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Legal Aid Children’s Law Center
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Phoenix
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Austin
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Madeira
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Heitner
Cincinnati
Firefighters Contain Blaze. Building a Total Loss
In Ector County residents were warned as smoke and fumes from a fire spread from FM 1936 and Mockingbird Lane to Alturas Avenue. Firefighters used大量 water reducing chemicals to lawn-safe levels. the south end of the building burned and collapsed roof. Investigators deemed no suspicious cause.
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Gladden
Bening Beatty welcome a baby girl amid Oscars and family ties
Los Angeles reports announce a daughter for Annete Bening and Warren Beatty with no name or weight disclosed. Publicist says both mother and child are well as Bening attended the Oscars on March 26 where she lost best actress to Hilary Swank.
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Los Angeles
Annette Bening
Warren Beatty
Odessa City Council approves bonds deal and two grants
Odessa officials report total interest on a city bonds package at 5.69 million with insurance boosting ratings to Aaa and AAA. The council also approves two state grants for police overtime processing juvenile offenders and a 190000 auto theft prevention grant shared with Midland and county partners to back a 365450 budget for 2000 2001.
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Odessa
OPD
James Jenkins
Jenkins
Texas
Midland
Midland County Sheriff's Office
Ector County
J.D. Echols
Midland County
Inkind
Echols
Sheriff primary pits Donaldson against Yearwood after tight race
Donaldson led the March GOP primary with 5 023 votes and will face Democratic incumbent Sheriff Reggie Yearwood in November after Yearwood defeated Don Bates in the Democratic primary. Donaldson and Yearwood clash over past firing amid federal inmate contract dispute.
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Donaldson
Rogers
Don Braly
Reggie Yearwood
Yearwood
Don Bates
Sheriff's Office
Bowen Loses Precinct 3 Primary. Todd Advances to Runoff
In a tight Precinct 3 primary Bowen finished as runner up by nine votes to Todd who led with 45.57 percent and advances to a runoff against Graff. Bowen declined talk of backing Todd and Graff vowed a positive aggressive campaign while Graff planned to start after Labor Day.
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Bowen
Hugh Gibbs
Todd
J.E
Graff
Gibbs
Bumps Slow Rollout of Digital TV Facing Industry
Las Vegas AP reports a decade in the works digital TV rollout faces potholes and blame games between broadcasters and manufacturers over HD content, compatibility with cable boxes, and copying protections. Regulators pressure progress while ANSI standards and pending FCC rulings loom.
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Las Vegas
National Association of Broadcasters
FCC
Washington
Commission
Bill Kennard
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers Cash 5 Result
Texas Lottery announces Cash 5 numbers 37 25 31 35 21 for Tuesday April 11 along with Pick 3 drawing 1 4 3.
Curious Facts From A Far-Flung Page
A jumble of trivia troublingly formatted lists claims a Buddhist monastery charges guests to think, a weather PhD discusses air density, children grow shoe sizes rapidly, expandable shoes are unlikely, giraffes wag tails, stress etymology, U.S. and Canadian millionaires favor 1940s homes, waterfowl have long windpipes, Franklin linked to revolution, ophidiophobics exceed arachnophobics, and L M Boyd can be reached at sayhello LMBoyd.com or PO Box 99126 Seattle.
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L.M. Boyd
Sayhello
Seattle
Advertising notice from Odessa American page
An out of town contact numbers and email are listed along with a disclaimer that the Odessa American reserves the right to accept or reject any advertisement and will not be liable for errors omissions or failure to publish. The snippet ends abruptly with garbled text.
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