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Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes
Altering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a showdown with federal authorities by legalizing recreational use of marijuana....
Tags: Personal Income, Politics, Justice and Rights, Executive Branch, Marijuana Use
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Purdue fraternity house being closed for hazing
WEST LAFAYETTE -- Purdue University fraternity house is being shut down because of complaints about hazing and alcohol abuse. Officials say the Beta Theta Pi fraternity's national organization is suspending the Purdue chapter until May and that some...
Tags: Purdue University, Hazing
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11 tailgaters arrested at Notre Dame for underage drinking
The Indiana excise police crackdown on underage drinking at college campuses continues – On Saturday 11 tailgaters at the Notre Dame home game against Stanford were arrested. Officers from the Indiana Excise Police are targeting Ball State, Indiana...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Health and Safety at School
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Crackdown on campus drinking changes tailgates
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — An effort to crack down on underage drinking and other alcohol-related behaviors is yielding results at six college campuses across the state, but some students say it's taken the fun out of tailgating before a game....
Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, U.S. Department of Justice, Health and Safety at School
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Experts say tough economy drives spike in heroin
DETROIT (AP) — Experts say tough economic times are causing drug abusers to turn to cheaper and more dangerous alternatives such as heroin. Lt. Darcy Leutzinger, head of Warren's Special Investigation Division, tells The Detroit News (http://bit....Tags: OxyContin (drug), Heroin, Drugs and Medicines
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Parents upset about release of daughter's killer
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — The parents of an eastern Indiana woman don't think it's fair the man who killed their daughter walked out of prison five years to the day after being sentenced to 20 years. Don and Sharon Strasser want state lawmakers to put...Tags: Defendants, Ball State University, Judges, Punishment, Murder
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Rapist's sentence means he'll likely die in prison
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — Having already admitted he brutally raped two women, there was little for Mwamba Ruffin to say today as he awaited his fate in court. Ruffin, originally from Gary, pleaded guilty last month to two July 2006 rapes — one at a hotel...Tags: Justice System, Sexual Assault, Roseland, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes
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Proposals take aim at St. Joseph County domestic violence cases
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThe findings were no secret to a veteran judge who has handled domestic violence cases in St. Joseph County. But the findings released Tuesday by the YWCA's CourtWatch project triggered a list of recommendations intended to cut to the core of a problem...Tags: Sex Crimes, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, U.S. Department of Justice, Murder
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UPDATE: Notre Dame men's basketball: Woolridge's death hits ND family hard
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterWhen life as a Notre Dame men's basketball player became too cluttered and confused to the point where it seemed the four walls of his single dorm room were closing in, Stan Wilcox always knew where to turn. Wilcox would visit a teammate who also lived...Tags: New York Knicks, College Sports, Chicago Bulls, Willis Reed, Tom Hanks
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Psychiatry series: There are ways to stretch psychiatric care
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterJames Kauzlaurich sits in a room at Oaklawn's South Bend offices where his psychiatrist appears on a TV screen. She tunes in live from her Chicago office, and they chat about the depression that he's fought almost his entire, 47-year life. The...Tags: Chemical Industry, Nursing, Psychiatry, Health and Medical Professionals, Politics
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Berrien County teen accused of killing boyfriend being tried as adult
WSBT-TV ReporterA Berrien County teenager accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend will face charges as an adult. 17-year-old Destiny Coulson is facing 2nd degree murder in the death of her live-in boyfriend, 21-year old David Quinn, Jr. Police say Coulson...Tags: Justice System, Defendants, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Trials
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Retaliation wasn't a good idea - Dowagiac man heading back to prison after assault of inmate
South Bend TribuneCASSOPOLIS — Thomas Mosier’s problems were just beginning last December, when police showed up at his Dowagiac area residence and allegedly discovered firearms and a crack pipe containing a small amount of cocaine. As a convicted felon,...Tags: Misdemeanors, Crime, Law and Justice, Vicodin (drug), Prisons, Trials
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