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Coats defends his vote on guns
Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Ted Cruz, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Immigration
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
Tags: Firearms, Justice System, Suicide, Orlando Real Estate, Judges
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Album review: George Strait's reflective 'Love Is Everything'
Last fall, George Strait revealed that he plans to retire from the road following his so-called Cowboy Rides Away Tour, which concludes its 2013 leg with a sold-out gig June 1 at San Antonio's 72,000-capacity Alamodome. (The Texas native is to resume...
Tags: CBS Corp., Entertainment, Music, New York City
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California Senate approves measures aimed at reducing gun violence
SACRAMENTO --The state Senate approved two bills Thursday introduced following the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, including one requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in locked safe-boxes if they live with someone...Tags: Ron Calderon, Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Maryland's model for gun regulation
Tomorrow, Gov. Martin O'Malley plans to sign into law the most comprehensive gun control legislation Maryland has seen in at least 25 years, a bill that will not only help guard against a mass shooting incident, like December's massacre at Sandy Hook...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Newspaper and Magazine, Laws, Government
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Turmoil at Florida Atlantic
FAU has received attention for several recent controversies, including: January: James Tracy, an associate communications professor, questions in his private blog whether the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre in Connecticut happened as reported, or...Tags: Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Civil Rights
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School taxes likely going up 2.35 percent in Quakertown
The Quakertown Community School Board adopted a proposed final budget for 2013-14 that raises taxes 2.35 percent. Under the $95.6 million spending plan, the average taxpayer would pay $87 more. Directors Paul Stepanoff and Zane Stauffer voted no. "We...Tags: Allentown, Elementary Schools, Science and Technology, Budgets and Budgeting, Kutztown
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Second school officer wanted in Aberdeen
The Aberdeen Public Board of Education and the Aberdeen City Council both discussed the addition of another full-time school resource officer Monday evening. The intent is to have the resource officer work with the middle schools, said Aberdeen...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at School
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Lockdowns worry parents, challenge schools
Kachina Moore rushed to Glenridge Middle School Monday when she heard the campus was locked down — the second lockdown at her son Owen's school in less than two months. A woman called the school about 9:40 a.m. and claimed her daughter had...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Baldwin Park (Orlando, Florida), Students, Shootings
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State may require shooting-incident drills at schools
When a police officer acting as a shooter in a safety drill begins trolling the hallways, students at public schools in Plainfield hear an announcement over the PA system and react: They follow their teacher into a closet or corner in their classroom, sit...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, McHenry, Law Enforcement, Pat Quinn, Laws
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Armed prostitution suspects arrested after posting photos with attack weapons on Facebook
Two Central Florida women who were snared in a January prostitution sting were arrested Monday after bragging about guns on their social-media accounts, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Felons Brittany Dodd, 25, of Lakeland and Maylee...
Tags: Firearms, Prostitution, Crimes, Grady Judd, Police Arrests
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Newtown panel: Tear down Sandy Hook, rebuild
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A task force of elected officials on Friday recommended tearing down the Connecticut elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot dead in December and rebuilding on the site. The group of 28 Newtown...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Teaching and Learning, Government, Public Officials, Elections
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