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The Constitution guarantees a lot of freedoms, including football
Sentinel Columnist(Note: This is the text of the document ratified by the joint BCS/NFL Continental Congress at Canton, Ohio, on July 4, 2008.) When in the course of athletic events, it becomes necessary for one sport to dissolve the bands which have connected them with...Tags: David Beckham, Kobe Bryant, National Government, Employees, O.J. Simpson
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Indiana Dunes are spot of a high hunt: marijuana plants
Ever head to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and feel a calm wash over you? Perhaps the peaceful feeling came from the soft sand and the lapping waves of Lake Michigan. Perhaps not. The National Park Service on Thursday announced the park is home to...Tags: Police, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Law Enforcement, Indiana
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Crime log
•DUI 8/7 – Saul E. Amador, 20, arrested on charges of underage drinking. 8/8 – Christopher Smith, 30, arrested on charges of evading and eluding and resisting arrest. 8/11 – Earl Taswell Jr., 29, arrested on charges of possession...Tags: Theft, Road Transportation, Bodies of Water, Transportation, Virginia
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Woman, 70, arrested on drug charges in Miami
South Florida Sun-SentinelPolice say they've arrested a 70-year-old woman for allegedly buying drugs on the streets of Miami. According to an arrest form, City of Miami police were conducting a narcotics investigation on Wednesday. That's when 70-year old Paula Carrido was...Tags: Police, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Crimes, Police Arrests, Drug Trafficking
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Wording of Mich. ballot proposals
Michigan election officials on Thursday approved the 100-word statements of purpose for ballot proposals that will face voters in November. PROPOSAL 1 A LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE TO PERMIT THE USE AND CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA FOR SPECIFIED MEDICAL...Tags: Medical Conditions, Medical Research, Michigan, Agricultural Research and Technology, Referenda
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Bridgeport man sentenced for storing cocaine
A federal prosecutor says a Bridgeport man has been sentenced to three years in prison for storing hundreds of pounds of cocaine in his apartment. Twenty-three-year-old Luis Mojica (moh-HEE'-kuh) was sentenced Wednesday in Bridgeport federal court for...Tags: Punishment, Prisons
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Michigan City police find front-window potted pot
Three people have been charged with possession of marijuana after neighbors reported seeing a large marijuana plant through a front window of a Michigan City home. Police Sgt. John Deaner was off-duty at his nearby home Tuesday night when two...Tags: House and Home, Michigan
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Police Seize Thousands of Marijuana Plants
CARSON CITY, Nev.-- Law officers have seized more than 3,000 marijuana plants growing in a remote area along the Nevada- California line about half way between Reno and Las Vegas.
A hiker notified authorities after happening upon the plants growing in...Tags: Nevada, Crimes, California, Drug Trafficking
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Drug laws need reform
Re Kingsley Guy's column, "Drug policy has failed": There is a middle ground between drug prohibition and blanket legalization. Providing addicts with standardized doses in a clinical setting eliminates many problems with heroin use. Heroin maintenance...Tags: Crimes, Organized Crime
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Ex-youth worker gets jail for drugs
Of The Morning CallA former youth worker who dealt marijuana and cocaine on the side could spend up to 10 years behind bars. Hasshan M. Batts, 33, of Allentown, was sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison last week by Lehigh County Judge James T. Anthony after...Tags: Punishment, Montgomery County (Maryland), Lehigh County, Defense, Allentown
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Candidate who pleaded no contest to cocaine charge will quit Broward public defender race
South Florida Sun-SentinelA week after pleading no contest to a cocaine possession charge, a candidate for Broward County public defender announced Wednesday that he plans to drop out of the race. Gary Ostrow, 52, who had been running as a Republican, said he wants to leave...Tags: Parties and Movements, Crimes, Republican Party, Lawyers, Justice System
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Survey finds drug use down among Ind. teenagers
Overall drug use by Indiana middle and high school students continued to decline this year, according to an annual survey. Alcohol and cigarette use decreased or held steady for students in 6th through 12th grades, according to the Indiana Prevention...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teen-agers, People, Indiana, Teaching and Learning
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