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On 15 Sep 2003 14:50:39 GMT, (Fern5827) wrote: The states a FL IA IL KS MO NC

Welfare worker accused of stealing nearly $75,000 http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080418/NEWS01/768046186&news01ad=1 By Diana Hefley, Herald Writer LYNNWOOD -- A former state employee entrusted to help the poor has been arrested for allegedly stealing almost $75,000 meant for welfare...

State review security at Children's Place By:Kory Loucks, Journal Inquirer 05/15/2007 http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18343466&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=569425&rfi=6 State officials are investigating the circumstances under which a 14-year-old female resident at the...

Foster mother accused of killing toddler http://www.koaa.com/news/view.asp?ID=9070 A local 2 year old girl is dead, allegedly killed at the hands of her foster mother. Jules Cuneo is being held without bond on first degree murder charges. Alize Vick was pronounced dead Wednesday at Memorial...

On 18 Nov 2003 21:04:12 GMT, (Fern5827) wrote: BTW, the jury followed my theories. IOW, I win. Shannon, the courts have to place dangerous children in secure settings. They were on probation. Looks like I was correct. The only people at fault for the kids action are...

Attorney: CPS dropped the ball in kid cocaine case http://www.khou.com/news/local/crime/stories/khou071026_jj_cocainetoddlersparents.1ac21450f.html 06:07 PM CDT on Friday, October 26, 2007 By Jason Whitely / 11 News Inside apartment 46, at a northwest Houston complex, police say they...

Judge: DCS could be blamed for foster family deaths Slayings prompt questions about foster placements ANTONIO GONZALEZ, Associated Press Saturday, January 5, 2008 Christopher Berkey/Associated Press http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jan/05/judge-dcs-could-be-blamed-for-deaths/ CHARLOTTE, Tenn. -...

Treatment counselor held in abuse of 16-year-old By Barbara Bell Special to the Tribune Published June 27, 2007 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-counselor_27jun27,1,7955343.story?coll=chi-news-hed A counselor at a treatment center for alcohol and substance abuse in Lake Villa was...

When principals paddle students, they usually have to do it privately. When they engage in verbal abuse, the whole world's invited to watch. At least that is probably the way little Katie White feels about things. It began when another student accused 8-year-old Katie White to taking $5. Based on...

Yet these things are said to be scientific. We study them. And I think ordinary people with commonsense ideas are intimidated by this pseudoscience. A teacher who has some good idea of how to teach her children to read is forced by the school system to do it some other way--or is even fooled by the...

Activists fault DCF in deaf mom's case The lack of a qualified interpreter in a crisis has focused attention on a widespread problem. Stephen Hudak | Sentinel Staff Writer June 24, 2007 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-deaf24_107jun24,0,1411801.story

Foster-care system under scrutiny Lori Holcomb The Enquirer http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070826/NEWS01/708260314 It's an hour before dinner and Brian and Kim Gerber's Bedford home is organized madness. Four teenage girls work an assembly line of washing and...

..........that you'd actually debate, and even own an opinion, I'd discuss this with either lil 'o' or the screeching monkeyboy. So, what do you think? These people have a line they consider abusive, no doubt, and I wonder just exactly where it is. Do you, either of you, defend this brand of CP?...

Outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warns of severe economic consequences if record federal budget deficits continue. He does not mention that the Fed will stop reporting the M3 money supply in early 2006. Among other things, concerns over a missing M3 indicator is causing a gold...

BrandonWilliams' dad seeks $7M in his death By Josh Brodesky arizona daily star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 09.19.2007 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/crime/201973 The father of Brandon Williams has filed a claim against the state, Child Protective Services, the Pima County Sheriff's Department and

DCYF chief vows action on alleged foster abuse 01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, June 30, 2007 By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau http://www.projo.com/news/content/dcyf_reaction_06-30-07_NC678VL.3559ab7.html

We had an accusation made by a non-subscriber to this group that a regular long time poster here had indeed ripped off her webpage on non-violent child rearing practices, and use what he took from her without her permission here to promote a spanking agenda. She was quite incensed, as one might...

Son in abuse case may be charged Some of the adopted children say he took part in abusing them. http://www.sptimes.com/2007/08/22/State/Son_in_abuse_case_may.shtml WEST PALM BEACH - The biological son of a woman charged in a lucrative adoption scam that stretched from New York to Florida is...

State settles case of boy abused in foster care By Lynn Anderson | Sun reporter December 18, 2007 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.foster18dec18,0,6460497.story The Maryland Department of Human Resources has agreed to pay out $1.5 million to care for a Baltimore boy who...

Well, an obvious anser to this question is to discipline their kids, to make them behave well. But my point is, why do they need to use corporal punishment? Do they feel it's a kind of moral obligation to spank their kids? Is it a religious obligation? Is it possible to spank out of love? I'm sure...