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In the judge’s hands...

Board members who support the change say students should learn about alternative theories to evolution.

Critics argue intelligent design is an attempt to get creationism and religion into the classroom.

Main News > Dover Biology Discuss E-mail story Printer friendly Subscribe By LAURI LEBODaily Record/Sunday NewsSaturday, November 5, 2005

HARRISBURG — At the end of six weeks ...

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Nethery gets life sentence...

An Anderson County jury deliberated for approximately 90 minutes Thursday afternoon before sentencing 31-year-old Marcus Brent Nethery of Palestine to life in prison for murdering his 25-year-old Elkhart girlfriend last year.

The state had alleged Nethery used his hands to severely beat 25-year-old Heather Mays at a Westwood residence during the late night hours of Oct. 23, 2004. The woma...

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Killer imprisoned for 32 years to life...

WAUSEON - A Lucas County man who killed his disabled father-in-law on Valentine's Day and stole his pain medication was sentenced yesterday to 32 years to life in prison.

The sentence was one year shy of the maximum punishment he could have received for aggravated murder and aggravated robbery convictions.

Jonathan Ray Haas, who was addicted to the narcotic painkiller OxyContin, sh...

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Dozen charged in prescription drug trafficking...

ROCKLAND (Nov 4): A three-month investigation by local police culminated Wednesday in charges against 12 people for allegedly trafficking, and conspiring to traffic, prescription medications, cocaine and marijuana.

Rockland police and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office held a joint press conference Friday morning announcing the charges, which they said came from a united effort from Roc...

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City’s crime rate down...

Your chances of being hit by a drunk driver went up in 2004, but your chances of getting robbed went down, according to Brandon Police Service statistics.

Reported violent crimes and property offences dropped last year, prompting BPS Sgt. Larry Yanick to suggest citizens are thwarting criminals by being more cautious.

“I think as time goes on people are becoming more vigilant, and a...

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District Courts...

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50 YEARS AGO

Contestants who try TV's ''$64,000 Question'' and miss will have to continue to be satisfied with an expensive automobiles as a consolation prize. The sponsors yesterday informally discussed the possibility of giving $16,000 instead of the car as a conso...
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Mindy McCready: Long list of problems...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Mindy McCready was on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" yesterday.

The singer says her former boyfriend did try to beat her to death.

McCready says Billy McKnight, who's the father of her unborn child, has beaten her a number times.

McCready, who had a number one hit "Guys Do it All the Time," says she still loved McKnight despite the volatile relationship.

She'...

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Study: Painkillers often in small supply in minority-area ......

Local pharmacies stock painkillers based on demand -- not the race of their customers.

That is the response of area pharmacists to a recent study that indicates pharmacies in minority areas are less likely to have a sufficient supply of narcotic painkillers.

The study, conducted by the University of Michigan Medical School and published in the October edition of the Journal of Pain,...

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Armed robbery suspect arrested by Phoenix police...

Phoenix police arrested the man Tuesday morning after they said he committed two armed robberies in Phoenix and one in Scottsdale that same morning.

Atkins is suspected of robbing Rosati's Pizza restaurant, 1495 N. Hayden Road, on Monday night.

He is accused of robbing a couple at gunpoint at 6:15 a.m. the next day outside a home in the 7600 block of East Sweetwater Avenue.

P...

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DEA Is Opposed on Painkiller Approval...

"Specific language attached to the appropriations bill would ultimately delay access by physicians and their patients to important, safe and effective pain management and palliative care medicines," Gottlieb said. He said giving DEA authority over traditional FDA territory could upset "a delicate balance for managing both safety and access."

Although the dispute is ostensibly over a limit...

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