Safety Issues in Media

Petition wants cannabis buffer zone for church properties
Lethbridge Herald
The purpose of this request is to address the safety of children and youth from the sale of cannabis. ... what a joke. people let doctors feed their kids big pharm's ritalin, dexedrine, and all other types of poisons that are loaded with side effects ...

WIVB-TV News 4
Rochester-area school district urges parents to pick-up kids from school after bear sightings
WIVB-TV News 4
The first priority in human-bear conflicts is public safety. DEC evaluates every scenario to determine the severity of the situation and to identify problem animals. Most bear problems are resolved by taking the following measures to avoid attracting ...

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Variety
Film Review: 'Zoo'
Variety
While decided with the public's safety in mind, such a policy won't sit well with children — or animal rights activists — who might reasonably point out that none of these creatures asked to be held captive in Northern Ireland in the first place ...

ActionNewsJax.com
UPDATES: Gloria Williams sentenced to 18 years in prison in 1998 baby kidnapping
ActionNewsJax.com
11 a.m. update: Kamiyah Mobley's father Craig Aiken thanked God for the safe return of his child and the Jacksonville community for its support after Kamiyah's kidnapper was sentenced to 18 years in prison. The judge said Gloria Williams' sentence ...

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NewsOK.com
Court: Popular San Diego beach can keep closing for seals
NewsOK.com
Coastal commission Chair Dayna Bochco said in a statement that the ruling shows the commission "made the right decision to protect the seals and public safety at Children's Pool." "This agency will continue to safeguard our precious marine resources as ...

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The News Tribune
Spark up your summer fun: Feed fireflies to a toad
The News Tribune
Children gather them in empty jelly jars for nightlights. Scofflaws would sneak them into theaters in small boxes and let them loose ... A lit toad. Safety note: Do not be tempted to eat a firefly. They won't light up your innards and they taste ...

Families of children sickened with E. coli meet with lawyer; state says it had ordered day care to close Tuesday
Knoxville News Sentinel
A representative for a Seattle law firm specializing in food safety cases has met with three families who have children in the pediatric intensive care unit at East Tennessee Children's Hospital after being sickened by E. coli. Drew Falkenstein, a ...

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Drovers Magazine
Silage Safety Is Even More Critical When School's Out
Drovers Magazine
But even the best-made feeds must be respected to avoid potential disaster,” says Connie Kuber, vice president of Connor Agriscience. “Our new coloring book is a fast, easy, and engaging way to teach everyone – not just children – how to work and live ...

Dairy Herd Management
Silage Safety Is Even More Critical When School's Out
Dairy Herd Management
But even the best-made feeds must be respected to avoid potential disaster,” says Connie Kuber, vice president of Connor Agriscience. “Our new coloring book is a fast, easy, and engaging way to teach everyone – not just children – how to work and live ...

BuzzFeed News
How Mister Rogers Taught Us To Take Care Of Ourselves
BuzzFeed News
But in the (then over 98% white) Maritimes of Canada, where my brother and I were often the only kids of color on the playground or in the classroom, Fred Rogers' messages were especially comforting to my meek self. He assured ... Our modern conception ...

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Community Farm Alliance: Defeated Farm bill failed to provide safety net, immigration solution
User-generated content (press release)
Immigrants have flocked to America because of the promise that if you work hard your children will have a better life. While America has exploited this promise as a source of cheap labor, explicitly through indentured servitude and slavery, it has also ...

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Ventura County Star
State sues 2 firms over lead in baby formulas
Ventura County Star
“There is nothing more important than ensuring the safety of our children,” Becerra said at a Sacramento news conference. “It's a parent's worst nightmare to learn you may be feeding your child something that may actually threaten their health ...

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WSOC Charlotte
Pizza Delivery Driver Shot, Killed On Last Run Of The Night Despite Precautions
WSOC Charlotte
A Boy Scout's toy grenade was the "suspicious device" behind the evacuation of the security... Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne; up to 19 injured · Mother says thief ordered her 2 children out of her car before taking it · Britain raises terror ...

E. coli outbreak update: Mascot day care center temporarily closes; milk, animal samples being tested
Knoxville News Sentinel
Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. ... The Kids Place Inc. child care center on Millertown Pike in Mascot had closed the unit, called the "Baby House," where the children were enrolled, after Knox County Health Department began ...

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Mother says car was stolen with her children inside
WSOC Charlotte
Eyewitness News reporter Ken Lemon is on the scene gathering more details and will have... Britain raises terror level to 'critical' following subway blast. A homemade bomb planted in a rush-hour subway car injured 29 people in London on Friday.

St. Albans Messenger
Feeding hungry kids: Abbey Group kicking off summer program's 11th year
St. Albans Messenger
... to feed their kids. This summer, more than 20,000 free meals are expected to be served to local kids at over a dozen meal sites around the county, with nearly 75 percent of these sites using one food service provider – The Abbey Group. ... St ...

Willard Drug Treatment Center helps feed Seneca County hungry
Finger Lakes Times
WATERLOO — Many people sent to the Willard Drug Treatment Center in lieu of prison are from large metropolitan areas in the state, none bigger than New York City. Many of them have little experience growing food in a garden and harvesting it to feed ...

USA TODAY
Report: The federal government is spending less on children and more on the elderly
USA TODAY
The increase was largely driven by improvements to the social safety net, including the establishment of Medicaid, the food-stamp program and the Children's Health Insurance Program, as well as the introduction of Supplemental Security Income, Section ...

News Deeply
The Precarious Lives of Afghan Children in Iran
News Deeply
Their neighborhood in the city of Mashad is considered to be safe, according to Dawood Alizada, Neda's father. “She did everything .... “Parents need money to feed their kids, and that's why they'll send their kids to work instead of school. In some ...

MinnPost
Why SNAP matters in the Farm Bill
MinnPost
Few pieces of federal legislation have as much control over the food we eat as the Farm Bill. Reauthorized by Congress approximately every five years, the Farm Bill contains numerous titles that cover everything from food safety and organic food ...

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