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...latest case to make headlines concerns a Scottish couple who lost custody of two of their six children on the basis of what was, their lawyer claims, a failure to reduce the kids' weight following warnings from Scottish social services. The couple lost their Oct. 14 appeal in a case that is far from clear-cut - representatives of Dundee City say they would never remove children "just because of a weight issue." But obesity appears to be the primary reason South Carolina mom Jerri Gray lost custody of her 14-year-old, 555-lb. son in May. She was arrested...
After the production of PCBs peaked in 1970, Congress banned PCB manufacture in 1976 after the chemical’s toxicity emerged as an issue of concern...
...Crimson is my morning newspaper, and I benefit daily from its fine reporting of news stories that concern the Harvard community. When I read the headline “Ex-Graduate Student Alleges Misconduct” and realized that the story concerned my department, one faculty member in particular, and a graduate student who has not been at Harvard since 2007, I was astonished. The story concerned the contents of an e-mail sent by the former graduate student to a large number of undergraduates. The numerous allegations in the e-mail and on the accompanying blog have no basis...
While Downes has emphasized concern about “public safety” in the department’s policy, Harris pointed to a recent gang-related stabbing on Broadway as an example of the community’s need for more detailed information. The police log reported that the stabbing occurred on Broadway but did not provide a specific address...
Cambridge City Councillor Craig A. Kelley also expressed concern about the recent changes in the police log. On Oct. 5, he put forward a policy request seeking more information about how the department releases crime details. The department may have very good reasons for the change, he said, but they are not clear to the public...