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Houston airport shooting hot topic at NRA convention
HOUSTON -- When the annual National Rifle Assn. convention opened Friday, the day after an incident in which a gunman died at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, attendees didn't shy away from discussing the incident. In fact, it was a hot topic of...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Politics, Gun Control
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Decision Delayed On Location For New Sandy Hook Elementary School
The Hartford CourantDetermining the future site of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School will take at least another week, and possibly longer, members of a 28-member task force said Friday night after being briefed on the trauma suffered by the school's staff. The briefing,...Tags: Columbine High School, Renovation, Health and Safety at School
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Mother's quest to find treatment for son highlights mental health system's limitations
When Chris Marciano was 4 years old, he would have a blistering tantrum whenever music came on the radio. By the second grade, his teacher described him as "not with us." At age 11, he was kicked out of school. "The pediatrician said he was just...
Tags: Family, Schizophrenia, Columbine High School, Mariah Carey, Suicide
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Educators Killed In Newtown Shootings Receive Commendations
The Hartford CourantThey are decorated veterans who flew helicopters behind enemy lines to rescue wounded soldiers, led air strikes over fire-swept rice paddies and single-handedly destroyed an enemy bunker with a grenade. But on Monday, those recipients of the Medal of...Tags: Students, Human Interest, Sociology, Teaching and Learning, Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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State House OKs Bill Allowing Mixed Martial Arts Matches
The Hartford CourantSupporters of mixed martial arts say legalizing the fast-growing sport in Connecticut would generate millions of dollars in taxes and other revenue while giving regulatory agencies the power to set safety standards. But critics say the state should...Tags: Parties and Movements, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Politics, U.S. Senate, Stephen Dargan
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Decisions On Distributing Money To Newtown Victims On Hold
The Hartford CourantHearings on how to divide $7.7 million among 40 families affected by the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown have been postponed after questions were raised about whether more money should go those families. The hearings were scheduled...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Sports, Dannel P. Malloy , Charity
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Jerry Brown OKs funds to seize guns held illegally
SACRAMENTO — The state will send dozens of new agents into California neighborhoods this summer to confiscate nearly 40,000 handguns and assault rifles from people barred by law from owning firearms, officials said Wednesday. The plan received the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jerry Brown, Criminals, Government, Behavioral Conditions
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Gov. Brown OKs funds to confiscate guns from criminals, mentally ill
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at taking handguns and assault rifles away from 20,000 Californians who acquired them legally but have since been disqualified from ownership because of a criminal conviction or...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Jerry Brown, Criminals, Interior Policy
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Sandy Hook Educators To Receive Posthumous Congressional Award
Six teachers and staff from Sandy Hook Elementary school who died trying to protect their students in the Dec. 14 massacre will posthumously receive a Congressional medal Monday, in a special ceremony at Newtown High School next week. Family members of...Tags: Education, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Awards and Prizes
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Connecticut Lags In Mental Health Screening For Children
The Hartford CourantSelenia Velez remembers the near-daily phone calls from the pre-school, alerting her that her 2-year-old son had acted out aggressively and needed to be picked up immediately. The calls went on for months, as Velez, 27, of Hartford, and her husband...Tags: Family, Medical Specialization, Government Health Care, Early Learning, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Caren Besner: Some professors trying to force views on students
FAU Professor James Tracy offered his opinion on the recent events that occurred in Boston in the Sun Sentinel on April 24. The professor previously opined on the earlier happenings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. His comments cast...Tags: Students, Charles Manson, Columbia University, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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READER SUBMITTED: Five Mentors Honored By Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters
StatewideNutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Connecticut's premier youth mentoring organization, has formally recognized five state "Bigs" (adult mentors) for making a significant contribution to advancing the mentoring concept and for changing the lives of...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Human Interest, Rocky Hill, Eastern Connecticut State University, Nutmeg
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