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Maximum mayhem on his mind
WASHINGTON -- The gunman in the Newtown massacre fired 154 bullets from his Bushmaster military-style rifle in less than five minutes, killing 20 first-graders and six adults. He brought with him 10 large-capacity magazines, each holding up to 30 rounds,...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Firearms, Adam Lanza, Politics, Interior Policy
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School resumes today for many Newtown students
With memories of last week's school massacre still hauntingly fresh, most students in Newtown will return to the classroom Tuesday with their sense of normalcy shattered. They'll see more police and more counselors in their buildings. But nothing can...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Students, CNN (tv network), Politics, Interior Policy
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Autism Links In Newtown Case Unfounded
The Hartford CourantUsually, at this time of year, I write my "Stanta" column, complete with a mug of me decked in a red Santa suit and hat — and giving good-natured, gift-giving jabs at some notable Nutmeggers. It's meant to end the year with a little merriment...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Diseases and Illnesses, Danbury, Behavioral Conditions, Muscular Dystrophy
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Wrong answers for Newtown
The film "Casablanca" has many famous lines, but none more immortal than Capt. Renault's order after seeing a Nazi officer shot by Humphrey Bogart's character, Rick Blaine: "Round up the usual suspects." He issues that command to give the impression he'...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Mental Health, Periodicals, Adam Lanza, Politics
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Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne explores ideas about music and performance
David Byrne's lyrics, especially in his early days with Talking Heads, put even the most mundane human behavior underneath a magnifying glass to reveal all its wonder and strangeness. He was the "anthropologist from Mars," instantly staking out a place...
Tags: Culture, Brian Eno, Entertainment, Lower East Side, Music
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World Autism Awareness Day: Those with autism no longer invisible
Joseph Sheppard has an IQ above 130. Ask him about his life or worldview and he'll start drawing connections to cosmology and quantum mechanics. He'll toss around names of great intellectuals -- Nietzsche, Spinoza -- as if they're as culturally relevant...
Tags: 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie), Mental Health, Time Warner Inc., Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization
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Cedar Crest's Lizzy Sunderhaus' career path
Lizzy Sunderhaus can thank her parents for her caring nature and willingness to volunteer time.
The 21-year-old Cedar Crest College senior and star basketball player always gives a shout-out to Stephen T. Badin High School in Hamilton, Ohio, for giving...Tags: Students, University of Washington, Cedar Crest College, Basketball, Identification Technology
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Psychiatric experts begin reassessing Autism definition
A panel of psychiatric experts is reassessing the definition of Autism.
Proposed changes would narrow the criteria for Autism and related disorders, such as Asperger's Syndrome.
If the definition is changed, it could dramatically reduce the number of...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health, Autism
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Targeting the disabled — A heartless, impractical move
Late last week, Gov. Rick Scott blindsided tens of thousands of disabled Floridians and their caregivers by signing an executive order to immediately cut their funding.
Yet that very same day, the governor made time for a photo op — for the Special...Tags: Politics, Photography and Video, Photography Supplies and Services, Health, Andy Gardiner
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Curses! Important film threatened by ratings dispute
Change of Subject"Bully"is a movie that will save kids' lives. I realize this sounds overwrought, but it's an assessment that's stayed with me since Saturday, when I went to an advance screening of the controversial new documentary at the True/False Film Fest...... -
Crystal Lake teen reported missing
TribLocal - Crystal Lake » NewsCrystal Lake police are working with other law enforcement agencies to locate a local teen with Asperger syndrome reported missing late Tuesday by his family. …... -
Osceola motel families: New face of homeless kids in Florida
In the shadow of the 30,000-acre Walt Disney World Resort, the Hampton family lives in a 300-square-foot motel room packed with possessions left over from a better life. It has been home for nine months now. On a rainy weekday afternoon, father...
Tags: Social Issues, Homelessness, Osceola County, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest
Mar 29, 2013
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Dec 18, 2012
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Dec 20, 2012
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Sep 28, 2012
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Apr 2, 2012
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Feb 2, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jan 20, 2012
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Apr 7, 2011
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Mar 6, 2012
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May 26, 2012
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