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...burns. He had been battered and tortured. He had been tied with panty hose and belts to a banister by the woman who had become his foster grandmother. The state of Georgia had taken him away from his mother, then abandoned him in the woman's care. Little Terrell Peterson had so many injuries that the medical examiner gave up counting them. The child was six years old. He weighed only 29 lbs. The foster-care system is not working in Atlanta...
...Terrell Peterson was young and black, like 50% of the foster-care population. He was a victim of the crack epidemic that spawned not only a generation of addicts but also a generation of lost children, most of whom have found their way into the foster-care system. His mother was addicted to crack. He had two siblings with different fathers. The state opened eight files on his family in five years, and 21 different caseworkers from five offices were involved in the cases. Social workers, faithful to a policy trend of placing kids with family members, sent Terrell...
...carried a loose ball to the box, undaunted by the three Yale defenders in her path. After a flurry of moves and superior footwork, Yenne planted with her healing left leg and ripped a shot that sailed past Eli goaltender Sarah Peterson, off the crossbar and into...
...Crimson to find its groove. The first 10 minutes of the game were paced by an inefficient Bulldog attack. Yale's sloppy play near the Crimson net yielded only frustration for the visitors, allowing Yenne to get going. Harvard generate numerous scoring chances, but couldn't put one past Peterson until Yenne took control...
...Brown, Benny Green and Russell Malone made its way into town for a night's performance at the Regatta Bar in the Charles Hotel. While Green is informally the leader of the group, it is bassist Brown who has worked with the big names, playing in Oscar Peterson's juggernaut trios, Dizzy Gillespie's bebop band and collaborating with Duke Ellington. Rounding out the trio was guitarist Russell Malone, one of the best of young jazz guitarists today...