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.... spanking, of course. http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2812/ Views September 8, 2006 Web Only Corporal Punishment’s Hidden Costs By Salim Muwakkil If the civil rights community began a movement to discourage corporal punishment among African Americans, I believe it...

Ariz. woman's face branded with 'snitch' 6/23/2007, 6:43 a.m. EDT By AMANDA LEE MYERS The Associated Press http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/national/index.ssf?/base/national-87/1182570572163150.xml&storylist=national PHOENIX (AP) — A woman had the word "snitch" burned into her face with a...

CPS removal of children from homes on rise http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/95635 Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services The number of children being removed from homes by Child Protective Services is increasing at a rate 10 times faster than the number of new cases. But Gov. Janet...

CPS Case Worker Admits Credit Card Fraud http://www.kpho.com/news/14901534/detail.html POSTED: 4:39 pm MST December 20, 2007 UPDATED: 4:57 pm MST December 20, 2007 PHOENIX -- A Child Protective Services case worker went on an online shopping spree, buying thousands of dollars in merchandise with...

It's high time that CPS, police communicate http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0123roberts0123.html Jan. 23, 2008 12:00 AM One of the last people to see Brandon Williams alive was a Pima County sheriff's deputy. She had been assigned to check on him and his mother last...

Gotbaum wasn't first neglected http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1010roberts1010.html Oct. 10, 2007 12:00 AM We've heard all about Carol Anne Gotbaum, how she died after being left alone in a holding cell at Sky Harbor. It's been in all the papers. We've seen the video....

Lawmakers should ensure that CPS lives up to promises Tribune Editorial http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/95971 In mid-December 2003, the Arizona Legislature finished an exhausting 55-day special session with a new plan for protecting the welfare of children, a measure that received strong...

Public CPS hearing provides insight into death of 2 kids By Jim Small, http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?id=5948 CPS on the hot seat House Government Committee Chairman Kirk Adams (center) listens to testimony about the deaths of two children under the watch...

Court rules social workers must follow law Agencies, cops can't threaten to take kids away from parents asserting rights http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58338 A federal court has ruled that social workers have to respect the U.S. Constitution regarding privacy and parental...

Veil of secrecy must be lifted from CPS http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2008/05/18/opinion/editorials/doc482e06dda4ec8797865100.txt By Rick Schneider, Publisher Published on Sunday, May 18, 2008 1:40 PM MST Three bills are winding their way through the legislative process that will bring much...

Arizona appears poised to repeat CPS mistakes Richard Wexler Aug. 21, 2007 12:00 AM http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0821wexler21.html Four days after she first took office, Gov. Janet Napolitano made a mistake that has haunted the state's vulnerable children ever...

Burying the CPS story http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0804satlets044.html Aug. 4, 2007 12:00 AM Your overkill coverage of the loss of life of the helicopter pilots in comparison to the scant coverage you gave the death of two children in Tucson at the hands of Child...

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/178971 CPS foiled mom's custody bid 2 kids remained with dad accused of killing them By Josh Brodesky arizona daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 04.18.2007

Judge orders CPS to disclose more information http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=6849644&nav=HMO6HMaY A harsh decision is handed down by a judge against Child Protective Services. It's all tied to the files on three Tucson children murdered earlier this year. Detectives say Ariana and Tyler...

Land of the free, home of the brave? By Cheri Campbell / Morongo Valley Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:43 AM PDT http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2006/07/19/editorial/opinion2.txt Arizona Senate Bill 1430 not only reflects fundamental constitutional protections and God-given inalienable rights...

Mother gets life term in 2006 beating death of son Eugene Scott and Senta Scarborough The Arizona Republic Oct. 6, 2007 12:00 AM http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1006hulseysentence1006.html Vicki Lynn Hulsey was sentenced Friday morning to life in prison for the April 2006...

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,88075.shtml Arizona Mother Seeks to Change State Law That Nearly Cost Her Her Daughter.. PHOENIX, April 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mikayla Bailey Null is on a mission to change Arizona child welfare laws to protect the rights of...

http://www.azcentral.com/news/columns/articles/0418roberts0418.html Officials work hard to stymie lobbyist for parents rights Laurie Roberts Republic columnist Apr. 18, 2007 12:00 AM To see her, she doesn't seem like much of a threat. Maybe it's because

http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=6303127&nav=HMO6HMaW State Rep. calls for investigation into CPS This all started with a call from our newsroom. News 4 asked State Representative Jonathan Paton to look into the deaths of Ariana and Tyler payne, as well as Brandon Williams. Police say 4 year...

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...