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Facing a Crisis, Aborigines Stage Interventions of Their Own
Published July 4, 2009, 6:14 pm, International Herald Tribune
Increasingly, indigenous communities in the Australian outback are restricting alcohol to reverse the effects of a drinking culture that has led to widespread alcoholism, violence and child abuse.
Community Resources
Published July 3, 2009, 10:21 pm, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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Hero neighbour rescues girl
Published July 3, 2009, 1:42 am, Hamilton Spectator
(Jul 3, 2009) - A teenage girl had to be saved from a Mountain home for the developmentally disabled after she allegedly locked staff out of it and set it on fire.
Lauran Neergaard: When mom drinks
Published July 2, 2009, 4:16 am, Traverse City Record-Eagle
Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part of a growing quest for ways to reverse the damage.
COMING UP
Published July 2, 2009, 4:16 am, The Buffalo News
BAKE SALE: Goodiefest Bake Sale to benefit the Food Bank of WNY will be held beginning at 5 p. m. Saturday at the Erie Canal Harbor, Central Wharf. The bake sale is held in conjunction with Buffalo Place, Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. and the City of Buffalo.
Killer seeks retardation disqualifier
Published July 1, 2009, 11:41 am, Columbia Daily Tribune
Convicted triple murderer Ernest Lee Johnson has returned to Boone County Circuit Court this week as his lawyers present evidence that he should not be executed because he is mentally retarded and suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome.
UPDATE: Appeal hearings in Casey's killings address mental competence
Published June 30, 2009, 10:26 pm, Columbia Missourian
COLUMBIA — The defense team continued calling witnesses Tuesday in the second day of a court trial appealing the death sentence of Ernest Lee Johnson. Johnson was convicted of the 1994 murders of three Casey’s General Store employees: Mary Bratcher, Mabel Scruggs and Fred Jones. Testimony concerning Johnson’s psychiatric condition concluded with Richard Adler, M.D., who diagnosed Johnson with ...
Defense challenges death sentence for 1994 triple murder
Published June 29, 2009, 10:12 pm, Columbia Missourian
COLUMBIA — The defense team for a Columbia man convicted of a triple murder in 1995 is appealing his death sentence on the grounds that the defendant is mentally retarded. Ernest Lee Johnson, 48, was convicted of the February 12, 1994, murders of Mary Bratcher, Mabel Scruggs and Fred Jones. All three were employees of the Casey's General Store located on Ballenger Lane. Johnson entered the store ...
Sentence expected this afternoon for troubled youth
Published June 29, 2009, 9:02 pm, The Western Star
A Corner Brook judge is taking time to consider whether he will go against a joint submission and send a 14-year-old city teen to jail.
Expectant mothers targeted for substance abuse study
Published June 29, 2009, 7:46 pm, The Deming Headlight
How to tackle substance abuse is a question that may never be answered. With drug use prevalent despite the hard work and dedication of local law enforcement and health care providers, some are looking at specific groups to help.
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