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Florida editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: May 20 The Tallahassee Democrat on Gov. Scott still prefers leaner government: The proposed 2013-2014 spending plan that lawmakers agreed upon this month, in what was viewed as a more fruitful year, faced the same fate as budgets proposed in the lean years of the ...
More women arrested for pain pills stresses jails
A Tennessee prosecutor says the burgeoning pain pill problem is filling jails beyond capacity with women. Ninth Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson told the Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/13HXKj6) three of the four counties in his district have overcrowded jails, largely because of an increase in women being arrested. Johnson ...
OKC Hospital Describes Treating Tornado Wounded
Doctors at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City say they treated 94 patients as a result of tornadoes Sunday and Monday. More than half of the wounded were children. (May 21)
France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths
The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety. But after years of delays in one of France's biggest recent health scandals, the proceedings could still be pushed ...
Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism
German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information. Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in communicating, emotional detachment and rigid or repetitive behavior. But some people with mild autism can perform ...
Recent editorials from Texas newspapers
El Paso Times. May 20, 2013. Military 'crisis': Sex crimes seen as epidemic The nation's top military leaders admit that they've failed to check an epidemic of sexual assault and sexual harassment in our uniformed services. "We're losing the confidence of the women who serve that we can solve this ...
Study: Casper air quality improves since smoke ban
A study conducted by anti-smoking groups found that air quality improved in Casper businesses that ceased to allow smoking when a city-wide smoking ban took effect. Air quality as gauged by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency improved from "very healthy" to "good." The Casper Star-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/165zOcZ) the study was ...
Some UMass Memorial nurses plan to strike
Nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center-University Campus are planning a strike after the latest round of contract talks failed to result in a deal. Union officials representing 1,100 nurses spent four hours negotiating Monday, and no negotiation sessions are planned before a strike scheduled to start at 6 a.m. Thursday. ...
Program offers cancer survivors fitness, support
Cancer survivors who've struggled to find support as they try to become more physically fit will soon have a new option in Lafayette. Purdue University and the YWCA are teaming up for a 10-week exercise program designed specifically for cancer survivors. Many cancer survivors can't do the same types of ...
Wis. man killed by cops had mental-illness history
A Madison man shot and killed by police last week after allegedly charging at them with a sword had a history of mental illness, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said. Brent E. Brozek, 43, was taken to mental health facilities in 2004 and 2008 as part of court-ordered commitments, sheriff's ...
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