Drugged injustice"Ms Benson was receiving higher than average doses of each of these medications [Robaxin, Nalfon, Tylenol 3 (with Codeine), Valium and Vistaril] ... The combination of medications ... very likely
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[African-Americans] ... must not make the mistake of the German Jews, who assumed that if the German nation received some of them as intellectual and social equals, the whole group would be safe. It took only a
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Meet the TaylorsOn May 22, Precious enjoyed teething on my eyeglasses case; and while she has now gone back to Chicago Heights, Illinois, her scent permeates that case. She was a full eight months old yesterday.
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Looking out: That lookI saw a fellow prisoner come into the cell block from outside where the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Centre's administrative offices for G-Unit are. He carefully and deliberately walked
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How much is that justice in the window?"I can't say I approve it, but I got all the parties together and they worked out whatever settlement they wanted on the case." — District Attorney Tom Charron, Cobb County
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Looking out: Deadly 'isms'Brian Head is dead. Many of his classmates attended his funeral, held at the Hillcrest Baptist Church in Acworth, Georgia. On March 25 the stocky 15-year-old took the family pistol to
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Intimidation and racismAt 10.10pm on March 31, William Henry Hance was pronounced dead, his scorched corpse still strapped to Georgia's electric chair. Hance was more than a little mentally impaired. Georgia law
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'Dear Abby'While reading one of the USA's most widely read advice columns, I came across a piece entitled "Guidelines for Men." The contents made me happy and sad, both at once. At age 51, I, like most men who have
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Ain't it the truthThree years ago a small group of prisoners here joined forces to form what was then The Teddy Bear Project (TTBP). I designed while others crocheted hundreds of cute little stuffed animals. The
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Looking out: Update on a disputeOn March 23, 1994, I spoke with the temporary supervisor of G-Unit, Captain Freeman, and the head counsellor, Claude McCann. Among other things I asked what, if anything, had been done
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Making historyFor the edification of Australian readers, I should note here that each year the month of February is designated for recognising the accomplishments and contributions that African-Americans have made in
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That's not rain"The middle class is always a firm champion of equality when it concerns a class above it; but it is its inveterate foe when it concerns elevating a class below it." — Orestes A. Brownson