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Foster Childrens' Sensitive Papers Trashed http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=174582e0-e15d-4948-8e68-8d711f53fcb2 it's sensitive information that you would never want to get into the wrong hands. The potential victims would have been young children. We're talking about...

Desertion or discharge? A jury will decide for Merlyn Seeley 1A | Bryan / Liberty | Intown | Local News Sean Harder | Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 12:30 am http://www.savannahnow.com/node/286211 Merlyn Seeley is facing desertion charges seven years after he says he left the Army legally on an...

Why do dead kids need protecting? 04/24/2007 05:14 PM http://www.azcentral.com/blogs/index.php?blog=135&title=why_do_dead_kids_need_protecting&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&blogtype= House Government Committee Chairman Kirk Adams announced Tuesday that he’s planning private hearings on three kids killed...

Just poking my nose in. Just had baby number three 2months ago a sweet little angel girl :-) And I thought I'd check in here and see what's been going on in my absence...hope you are all behaving yourselves :-) B

"fx" wrote in message ... (snip the propaganda) CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE...

Denogean : Agency mute on its role in deaths of 3 kids cases of 3 dead kids ANNE T. DENOGEAN Tucson Citizen http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/52018.php Three months ago today the remains of 4-year-old Ariana Payne were found in a Tucson storage locker.

The problem is that most parents of strong-willed, out of control teenagers have tried very hard to regain control -- but with little or no success. And it seems the harder the parent tries, the more the teenager "acts-out." Now there is an online version of the parent-program for working parents...

Children in middle of peyote use case http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2007/05/16/children-in-middle-of-peyote-use-case/ Should Native American parents be allowed to give their minor children hallucinogenic peyote as part of Indian religious ceremonies? That may be at the heart of a case that...

Man files $5 mil suit against Farm Home By Gwyneth Gibby Gazette-Times reporter http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2007/05/18/news/community/3aaa02_suit.txt Plaintiff alleges sex abuse during his stay there in the 1970s A Salem man has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the Children’s Farm

Nevada's Foster Children Have Rights, Federal Judge Rules May 14, 2007 08:52 PM http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6515469&nav=menu102_1_5_1 Children stuck in the foster care system have won a victory in their rights. Foster children will now be appointed a legal advocate to represent...

Couple Charged With Injuring Child, 1 http://www.ksat.com/news/13335028/detail.html SAN ANTONIO -- A couple was charged with causing a 1-year-old child serious bodily harm on Wednesday, police said. Child Protective Services officials accused caretakers Michael and Rosa Castillo for harming...

What's left to protect? http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0520sun1-20.html May. 20, 2007 12:00 AM Arizona's Child Protective Services uses unconvincing arguments to deflect public fears about the agency's ineptitude. By withholding information on the grounds of...

House steps up foster oversight Legislatu Bill that curtails privatization at odds with Senate plan 12:05 AM CDT on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 By ROBERT T. GARRETT / The Dallas Morning...

Gov. Gibbons signs Internet predator bill http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20070519/ELECTIONS/105190108 Associated Press May 19, 2007 Comment Print Friendly Print Email Email Gov. Jim Gibbons on Friday signed into law a bill making it easier to

Brandon's dad seeks CPS records SHERYL KORNMAN Tucson Citizen http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/52312.php The father of a 5-year-old autistic boy who died March 22 of a drug overdose that police suspect was administered by his mother wants a judge to order the release of his son's child...

Waiving a Bill of Rights, Dastardly May 22nd, 2007 at 5:03 pm http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=403 Both the House and the Senate got themselves tied up in some long, long debates about two important issues, water and cancer, respectively. As of this writing, SB 3, the water bill, has...

Riverside County social services chief resigns http://www.pe.com/localnews/rivcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_D_dps23.3f1eab6.html 10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 By MARISA AGHA The Press-Enterprise

Paton will probe CPS role in '04 oversight of abuse SHERYL KORNMAN Tucson Citizen http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/52571.php State Rep. Jonathan Paton, R-Tucson, said last week he is troubled by what he read in a May 15 Citizen story about a Child Protective Services' case manager who...

Autistic boy died from blunt force trauma, autopsy shows By Alexis Huicochea Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.23.2007 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/184448.php A 5-year-old autistic boy who authorities said was tied down and given

.... this would be IT! Politicians claiming spanking "helped them" become who they are...? RRR R R R RR RR R Well, if you want your kids to grow up to be politicians, you know what to do then, folks. Get out the switches, straps, and paddles and lay to with vigor. You can be proud.