Word: escapees
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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In accusing the Curley family of looking for revenge, the staff is making assumptions it cannot be sure are true. The family may be trying to insure--in the only way possible--that Jeffrey's killers will never escape or be freed and then rape and murder another child.
Looks like checkout time for Hilton Corp.'s Stephen Bollenbach. After an entertaining nine-month battle, replete with name calling, to buy ITT and its prized Sheraton properties and Caesars hotels and casinos, Bollenbach came up empty. But the escape from Hilton cost ITT its independence. Fearful that ITT shareholders...
The principal motive for wanting to treat juvenile offenders like adults appears to be retribution. If a teenager kills someone, that teenager should pay for it with his or her own life. Never mind that a rehabilitated youth with a new lease on life is probably a fairer replacement for...
To Democratic leaders and most civil rights groups, the main argument against vouchers also boils down to fairness. As they see it, the great majority of poor children will never be able to take advantage of them. States will never have the money for tuition assistance for all the poor...
Owners of big wheels could see their insurance bills jump 20%, or about $50 to $700 a year, for liability coverage. Any increase in such premiums would have to be approved by state insurance regulators. The only "light truck" vehicle whose owners are likely to escape paying higher liability premiums...