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Groups or Gangs: The Sunday Story
In a matter of months, “gangs” has been transformed into a buzzword, a touchstone people reach for when discussing the recent rash of homicides in the Anniston area. Continue reading
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Groups or gangs?
They wonder, frankly, if the “gangs” speak is little more than a public official’s attempt at a quick fix, an easy answer to residents’ vocal questions about the safety of their community. Continue reading
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‘A miscarriage of justice’
“I hereby find there has been a great miscarriage of justice here; I apologize to you,” Jones said to Tyson at the end of the hearing. “I cannot make it right. All I can do is recognize that this…order entered by Judge Laird is in error.” Continue reading
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Zeroed out: Children’s advocacy centers
But without any state funding – the Calhoun-Cleburne center received $62,000 in state funds for fiscal year 2011 – the center may have to cut two of the five full-time jobs there, officials said. And if that happens, local court officials worry the center won’t be able to conduct as many child interviews as they do now – causing the number of abused children who slip through the cracks – and the number of child abuse perpetrators who go free – to rise. Continue reading
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Proposed cuts for federal workers could hurt Anniston…
But Jacksonville State University Economics Professor Christopher Westley said the real problem isn’t the cuts. It’s Anniston’s reliance on the depot as that economic engine. Westley blames local leaders like Sumners for their inattention to other industries and their inability to attract a variety of businesses to the Anniston-Calhoun area. That’s worked for a while, Westley said, but won’t anymore. Continue reading
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Understanding inmate health care
But how are these cost-cutting measures affecting inmates? What’s being said by opponents of judges who allow non-violent and non-repeat offenders out of jail early based on medical costs? And what happens when one inmate – who absolutely must stay in jail – breaks the bank with a serious chronic illness or emergency health problem? Continue reading
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Hello from The Anniston Star crime beat
I never thought I’d end up in Alabama. I certainly never thought I’d end up Anniston, Alabama – covering drugs and unsolved homicides and army changes of command ceremonies. But at this point – more than two months in – I’m so glad I did. It sounds cheesy, but I love my job. Continue reading
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Wednesday night news wrap-up
So I am posting this in bed from my (relatively) new Droid phone. It’s 12:21 a.m. I’m officially done with Rockbridge Report preparations for the show tomorrow. I should go to bed. But the producer in me – the journalist … Continue reading
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Power producers
As cheesy as it sounds, I think that I have earned the title “power producer.” Even if I still sweat the teases. Continue reading
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Destined for the Red Carpet?
While I’ve neglected other journalistic duties for the past couple weeks as I prepared for Exam Week and Christmas Break, I still managed to find time to create a fun broadcast piece – one that I hope will take my colleague Alicia Budich and I to the Oscars as Red Carpet correspondents.
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