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Josh Hamilton's allergies not linked to drug use, doctors say
addCustomPlayer('1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', 'eplayer15'); Josh Hamilton said he was assured by doctors this week that the allergies that lead to occasional sinus and throat discomfort and dizziness...Tags: Tommy Hanson, Salt, Sean Burnett, Baseball, Kevin Jepsen
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Former Osceola Principal David Groover gets one year in prison on drug conviction
KISSIMMEE — David Groover, formerly principal of Partin Settlement Elementary School, must serve a year in prison following his guilty plea and sentencing Monday for dealing drugs, court records show. The once widely popular educator admitted to...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Trials, Judges
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Health, safety primary concerns in school's decision to drug-test
The Orlando Sentinel's Front Burner columns on Friday addressing drug testing in schools illustrate that there are issues about which honest people can disagree in good faith. Harold J. Krent, dean and professor of law at Chicago-Kent law school, and...Tags: Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, Alcohol Addiction, Students, Health and Safety at School
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Random testing can send students a harmful message
There is no place for drugs in school, and Lake Highland Preparatory, as a private school, has every legal right to subject its students to random drug testing. Although courts have held that random drug testing in public schools violates the Fourth...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Students, Social Media, Politics, Justice and Rights
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Authorities to discuss warning signs of meth labs at community event
Daily American Staff WriterMethamphetamine labs are being found more in Somerset County than in previous years, said Cpl. Dennis Ulery, a supervisor on the Pennsylvania State Police Clandestine Lab Response Team. "Last year we had a 40 percent increase statewide and we are on pace...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking, Symptoms, Lifestyle and Leisure, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Protect kids from drugs -- by any means necessary
Protecting our kids is a parent's primary responsibility. I've yet to meet an adult who would disagree that parents or other responsible adults are in the first position to protect, provide and care for our youth. So the question becomes, how far do...
Tags: Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, Students, Teaching and Learning, Substance Abuse
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Gov. Tom Corbett says failed drug tests keeping people from working
Capitol IdeasYo! Gov. Tom Corbett is catching a ton of flak across the state and nation for saying employers are having trouble finding qualified workers because so many fail drug tests. But is Corbett wrong? Democrats think he is – but...... -
Maryland families to get new tool in fight against drug overdoses
Linda Fletcher lives in fear of reliving a nightmare: a son dying from a heroin overdose. Her son Kris Klipner succumbed to the drug in 2007. He was 28. Klipner's half-brother battles the same kind of depression as Kris. He suffers the same heroin...
Tags: Methadone (drug), Heroin, Pain, Politics, Substance Abuse
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Our take: Good medicine
Good medicine Despite advances in life-prolonging therapies, screening, and greater awareness, Florida still ranks among the leading states for new HIV infections. And with about 17 percent of Florida's HIV cases linked to the sharing of...Tags: HIV, Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Lake Highland fights drugs with tests
Most schools have a drug problem, and private schools are no different. Private schools often get a worse rap because kids with money can buy the really potent stuff. Lake Highland Preparatory isn't being specific about student drug use other than...
Tags: Schools, Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Supreme Court, Students
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Lake Highland Prep will drug-test students
Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando plans to begin drug-testing all of its students in grades seven through 12 in the fall, school officials have told parents. "We're convinced this will give us a safer, drug-free environment," said school...
Tags: Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, Students, Heroin, Teaching and Learning
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Corbett says drug use costing jobs
HARRISBURG — When Gov. Tom Corbett took office in 2010, he inherited a $4 billion deficit that he plugged with massive cuts to public schools, universities and human services programs while leaving the prisons budget untouched and not raising taxes....
Tags: Unemployment, Executive Branch, Politics, Labor Markets, Muhlenberg College
May 16, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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May 3, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 1, 2013
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May 1, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
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