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Tonight: ‘American Idol,’ ‘Survivor,’ Kim Novak on TCM
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe highlights Wednesday night: “American Idol” should have an easy time of it in the ratings because it's going against many reruns, notably “The Middle,” “Arrow,” “Modern Family” and “Criminal Minds&... -
The eternal disputes of the Dead Sea Scrolls
In June 1954, a small advertisement ran in the Wall Street Journal: "Biblical manuscripts dating back to at least 200 BC are for sale." The commercial offering was the start of a long and controversial path for the Dead Sea Scrolls, a cache of fragmentary...
Tags: New York University, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Teaching and Learning
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How much weight does Jesse Jackson Jr.'s illness deserve in the scales of justice?
If you think that Jesse Jackson Jr.'s mental illness explains away all his bad behavior, you may need treatment for an excessively mushy heart. If you think his mental illness explains absolutely nothing, you are suffering from a heart made of nails....
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Illness, Crime, Law and Justice, Mayo Clinic, Punishment
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Letters: Jail isn't for the mentally ill
Re "Prison's revolving door," Editorial, Feb. 5 Crime and arrests in Los Angeles County continue to decline. On the countywide Criminal Justice Coordination Committee's website, the first annual report on public safety realignment shows recidivism rates...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Prisons, Mental Illness, Crime, Law and Justice, Schizophrenia
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Deadline extended for those who want to replace former Ald. Sandi Jackson
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel's office has extended to Monday the deadline to apply to succeed former 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson. The administration initially sent out a news release Friday afternoon saying it had received completed applications from 42 people by...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Sandi Jackson
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Only in Cook County
This is in response to “Judge found not guilty by reason of insanity” (News, Feb. 5) about Judge Cynthia Brim. Only in Cook County could a person that is diagnosed bipolar be elected judge and decide cases brought before her by police...Tags: Park Ridge, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System
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Why Mental Health Screening Of Gun Buyers Is No Answer
The Hartford CourantThe horrific mass murder of children and school personnel in Newtown prompted calls for more screening of gun buyers to identify the mentally ill and prevent or restrict purchases of weapons and ammunition. This simplistic, impractical and unfair proposal...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Health, Politics, Depression, Weaponry
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The system's missing pieces
In testimony before President Barack Obama's Gun Violence Task Force on Jan. 9, Dr. Paul Appelbaum, a Columbia University professor and former president of the American Psychiatric Association, said that the Newtown, Conn., tragedy, coming so soon after...Tags: Nursing Homes, Prisons, Internists, Crime, Law and Justice, Conservation
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DCFS crowding overburdens children's shelter
After being beaten with a pan and left in the dark for hours bound to a pole, the 11-year-old girl escaped from her abusive home through a basement window and walked barefoot six blocks to the La Grange police station one summer night in 2011. "She...
Tags: Nursing Homes, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Aunt Martha (music group)
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Suicide is on the rise, and officials don't know why
Will Heinemann seemed happy in October of 2008, laughing with friends and family at his son's wedding. Six months later he fatally shot himself. The owner of a Barrington masonry company and a 59-year-old married father of three, Heinemann seemed to...
Tags: Suicidal Behavior, Rush University Medical Center, Behavioral Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics, McHenry
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Emanuel to accept online applications for Ald. Sandi Jackson successor
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday night that he will accept online applications from people who want to succeed former 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson and ask a committee to winnow the field of contenders. The web site will be up Friday and the panel will...Tags: Local Government, Personal Weapon Control, Local Elections, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Teachers Union
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Concert review: Passion Pit at UIC Pavilion
Michael Angelakos is pretty business-like as arena-pop singers go, dispensing with the small talk. Instead, he’d rather pour his energies into leading massive, musical group-therapy sessions -- at times, that’s exactly what Passion Pit’s...
Tags: Rihanna, Behavioral Conditions, Passion Pit (music group), Entertainment, Alcohol Addiction
Mar 6, 2013
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Mar 10, 2013
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Feb 20, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 7, 2013
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Jan 25, 2013
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Feb 6, 2013
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Jan 25, 2013
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Feb 3, 2013
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Jan 8, 2013
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Jan 23, 2013
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Jan 16, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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