BISD sees uptick in hard drug use

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Voss said hard drug use in the past was limited to isolated incidents. Now, officials are seeing that hard drug … “I don't know the cost of heroin, but drug abuse in general is linked to affluent communities because students have the money and the …
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NBA: Royce White is overcoming mind games on biggest stage

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The retired NFL running back Ricky Williams won the Heisman Trophy at Texas and played 11 NFL seasons while dealing with social anxiety disorder. The Rockets knew what they were getting when they selected White out of Iowa … In 1983, with Stern then …
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Astakhov: "Pedophiles" Want My Resignation Most

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The official at the center of Russia's controversial ban on U.S. adoptions struck back at critics on Thursday, saying "pedophiles" were his most strident detractors and that journalists who accuse him of downplaying child abuse in Russia for political …
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20 Years Ago: Operation Showtime – OpEd

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On February 28, 1993, the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Bureau raided the home of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect just outside Waco, Texas. The agency, which has suffered bad … But the drug connection allowed for exceptions to the Posse …
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