Sweep Rewards With Gift Cards, Punishes With Arrests

Sweep rewards with gift cards, punishes with arrests

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Wednesday's sweep marked the first use of grocery store gift cards for people found to be in compliance with the rules of their probation, said Linda Bridgeman Smith, a substance abuse prevention manager with the county's Health and Human Services …
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RU researchers share DNA in hunt for Tourette syndrome clues

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PISCATAWAY — In the midst of the hustle and bustle of Rutgers University's Busch Campus, a laboratory's study may hold secrets that someday could help thousands. Within the Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository in the Life Sciences Institute lies …
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Casino: Good, bad and indifferent

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Of the 2,000 people that called the Connex Ontario Helpline in 2010, 65.4 per cent reported problem gambling associated with slot machines and 60 per cent of slot machine revenue is derived from problem gamblers: CAMH. $ 53-million spent on responsible …
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HUNDREDS GET CAUTIONS FOR CHILD NEGLECT

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Many are the result of poor parenting where the child is in the care of an alcoholic or drug addict. Earlier this year, a mother was jailed for 16 months at Leicester Crown Court after she admitted leaving her … make quick and consistent decisions …
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