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Watchdog says group improperly billed state $125,000 http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=7066036 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's agency watchdog says two state departments should have kept a closer eye on a contractor that improperly billed them for $125,000. Inspector General Tom Charles'...

Boy to remain in foster care despite grandparents' request KATHY MATHESON The Associated Press http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20070911_ap_boytoremaininfostercaredespitegrandparentsrequest.html PHILADELPHIA - A 5-year-old boy whose father is unable to care for him will remain in...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- State officials want to restructure Rhode Island's child welfare agency. Officials at the Department of Children, Youth and Families say they want to hire four companies to administer social services to high-risk...

DMC Releasing Documentary On Foster Care; Changes Name Published Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:31 PM http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/09/12/18577425.aspx By Nolan Strong Pioneering Hip-Hop artist Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of Run-DMC has come along way since founding his legendary...

Review shows more child-neglect deaths By Christina Jewett - Bee Staff Writer Last Updated 12:53 am PDT Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1 http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/374333.html Daelynn Foreman was not the only one.

Skid row baby died as social worker delayed stepping in http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-jasmine11sep11,1,4484357.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage Ordered to take the child to a doctor, she went home instead. By Jack Leonard and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times Staff...

Child’s statements to SAFE nurse were inadmissible, CSA holds CHRISTINA DORAN Daily Record Assistant Legal Affairs Editor September 13, 2007 6:08 PM http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=2651&type=UTTM A man convicted of sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend’s 6-year-old daughter is...

Contractor goof has hundreds of LA County adoptions in question Tuesday, September 11, 2007 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/09/11/state/n150038D07.DTL (09-11) 15:00 PDT Los Angeles (AP) -- A government contractor's omission has put hundreds of Los Angeles County adoptions...

Volunteer firefighter charged with sexual assault Associated Press - September 11, 2007 8:45 AM ET http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=7056034 GOOCHLAND, Va. (AP) - A child protective services employee for the city of Richmond is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl that he met while...

Alameda County settles abuse lawsuit by Yusuf Bey foster daughters Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, September 13, 2007 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/13/BA53S5VQ5.DTL 09-13) 18:53 PDT OAKLAND - Alameda County has agreed to pay $188,000 to settle a...

Cohorts, proud of yourselves? On Sep 11, 12:32 pm, Borked Pseudo Mailed wrote: DONT WORRY, WE WIPED ALL THE FINGERPRINTS OFF OF IT. RIGHT BEFORE WE PUT STRYC-9 ALL OVER IT!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Regarding court paperwork screwups: On Sep 11, 12:32 pm, Anonymouse wrote: well that's ohio... or what passes for ohio they like to claim they've been a State since 1803... but they screwed up the paperwork then too... that was discovered in 1953... then Congress...

On a plausibility scale of 10 this one scores a 2 with me. Either it is a fake or this person is a major puddinhead. On Sep 11, 1:04 pm, wrote: I'm at the end of my rope and i don't know what to do. I've grown to really hate my husband, mostly because of what he's...

DCF Manager: "I can't apologize enough. I'm so sorry" http://www.winknews.com/news/local/9697572.html By Nick Spinetto, WINK News Fort Myers - Monday marks a new beginning at the local office of the Department of Children and Families. On Monday morning, regional managers from Tampa took over...

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Ingleside parents consider suing state by Temple Hemphill September 6, 2007 http://www.chicagodefender.com/page/local.cfm?ArticleID=9788 A lot has happened in the last 15 years. The U.S. has seated three presidents - not to mention the Chicago Black man who may become president.

CPS vs. sheriff: Solutions? KATHERINE ROSENBERG Staff Writer http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/child_2744___article.html/case_cps.html Even with cooperation and access to one another’s reports, officials suggest there is a great deal of duplication in child abuse investigations when two...

CPS vs. Sheriff's Department When agencies collide, kids lose KATHERINE ROSENBERG http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/children_2729___article.html/cps_say.html Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series. Part two will run in Monday’s Daily Press. The primary goal of sheriff’s...

Court: Teen parenthood terminated too quickly IMMATURITY, AGE CAN'T BE SOLE REASONS, APPEALS PANEL RULES By Valarie Honeycutt Spears The youth and immaturity of a teen parent cannot alone be grounds for taking away parental rights, the Kentucky Court of Appeals has...

Cook: DCF heeds negative newspaper report There may be hope yet for children's welfare agency By Sam Cook Originally posted on September 08, 2007 http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070908/NEWS01/70908022/1075 The News-Press has spent hours and money over the years chasing...