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Monthly Archives: September 2004
Cops No More
I found this article in the Miami Herald that reports on what appears to be the end of the funding of the COPS Program. The program actually started with President George H.W. Bush’s Administration, it was modified by the Clinton … Continue reading
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Domestic Violence
This article from the Los Angeles Times provides a graphic reminder that domestic violence is a nice way of describing brutality against helpless victims. Domestic is no less an act of violence than a stranger attacking another. This article does … Continue reading
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Noteworthy Items
A number of news items caught my eye the past couple days of which I thought you might be interested. CNN published an article on their web sight about a bogus 911 call of a 4 year old in distress. … Continue reading
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The Future of Law Enforcement
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been involved in the process to eventually hire an individual to replace a police officer position that has been vacant for some time. Northfield’s process is unique in that it involves members of the … Continue reading
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Student Pledge Against Handgun Violence
Here is another web location of interest. October 20th will mark the Day of National Concern about young people and gun violence. The Pledge encourages young people to take a proactive stance in reducing gun violence. You can go to … Continue reading
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Meth
I happened to catch the end of the 9:00 p.m. news on Fox Channel 9 tonight and watched the piece they did on meth. There was a video of two young men using meth. I watched them transform from individual … Continue reading
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Think We Have It Bad?
We had a lot of rain the last couple days but it pales in comparison to communities in the Gulf and East Coast. My brother-in-law sent me a collection of pictures from Richmond, Virginia. The pictures show the awesome power … Continue reading
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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a very unique organization. Formed by Congress as a privately run organization, funded by a combination of federal and private sources to address the problems of missing and abducted children as … Continue reading
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September 11th Remembered
Today is September 11, 2004. Three years and a few hours away, a group of absolute cowards chose to murder thousands of people thinking they would scare us and divide us. It didn’t work. Those who would intimidate and divide … Continue reading
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Lemonade—
Some things never change. Last week, I watched a couple of my younger neighborhood kids set up a “lemonade” stand. It was a week ago Tuesday. I guess it was one last chance to hang on to summer before school … Continue reading
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