County tries to keep kids out of stir
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A steady, decade-long drop in teen offender recidivism rates here in Pierce County is not the result of reforms implemented in some other places Â building smaller, homelike facilities, adding social workers and making therapists available 24-7.
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By Greg Gelpi< Staff Writer  More computers are coming to your child's classroom.  And those new computers should narrow the technology gap that exists from school to school in Richmond County.  Some schools have two or three students sharing a computer, others as  many as 12.
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By Andrew Edwards, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Sep.
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By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Jun. 6--San Joaquin County may squeeze a straw into the Mokelumne River after all.
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Some parents and parishioners have accused the Roman Catholic diocese in Orange County of violating church doctrine by allowing a gay couple to enroll their children in a church school.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - Every month, hundreds of people are summoned to courts across the nation&#39;s most populous county for a public scolding.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 21--A proposal to offset the future loss of Monterey County farmland to development in the proposed county general plan provoked heated protests Wednesday before county planning commissioners.
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Moves to protect children from unscrupulous dealers in adoption.
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A backlash brews as parents are asked to write checks for school activities.
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To hear some activists and local officials in Virginia tell it, the key to slowing rampant growth is to follow the lead of many Maryland counties: Ban development where roads and schools are crowded.
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By Tim Thornton, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 11--Mickey Apgar doesn't like to speak to crowds, but the Elliston resident hopes he'll be talking in front of a big group at Monday evening's Montgomery County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Feb. 24--Far East County residents appear to want better fire protection services, but whether they are willing to pay for it is questionable, fire officials said.
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School systems in Prince George&#39;s, Charles and St. Mary&#39;s counties have been placed on a watch list that puts them at risk for sanctions -- including eventual state intervention -- if student
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By Ed Fletcher, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 18--Elverta is the kind of place where folks wouldn't be surprised to see a chicken running loose or a neighbor's old Camaro on blocks in the front yard. It's a place where children walk to school along rural two-lane roads.
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Every month, hundreds of people are summoned to courts across the nation&#39;s most populous county for a public scolding. It&#39;s no surprise that only a handful show up -- after all, they are expert at that all-American custom: dodging jury duty.
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By Dave Gustafson  daveg@wvgazette.com  When a child gets into the chemicals stored beneath the sink or a hazardous materials tank leaks in a neighborhood, there is always someone like V.
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By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Sep. 21--Four residents have filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to keep Cusseta-Chattahoochee County from creating a police department.