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While some say the laws' broad definition leaves them open to abuse, Tom Nolan, a former officer and Boston University criminal-justice professor, begs to differ. "Police pride themselves on resolving issues, and 99% of the time it occurs without arrests," he says. Disorderly conduct charges are made when "there really isn't any other choice...
After 35 years in the mortgage industry, Tom Birch took a job as a housing counselor at Boise's Neighborhood Housing Services this past winter. He spends his days meeting with people who can no longer afford their mortgage payments. It has been tough going. More than most, Birch appreciates that mortgage companies were not prepared to handle the number of cases they have seen. He also understands, again probably more than most, that foreclosure is, in certain circumstances, the right outcome...
...such setting, teens establish a predictable social hierarchy, says Tom Dishion, director of research at the Child and Family Center at the University of Oregon, who was not involved with the study. The kids who have behaved worse than others - committing robbery, for instance, vs. smoking cigarettes - earn the most credibility with their peer group, which encourages further bad behavior. "That story [about robbing someone] has a function of making that kid more interesting. He or she gets a lot of attention. [These kids] become higher in the social hierarchy...
...even dealership owners whose legislators pushed the program don't plan to use it. Tom Whowell, who owns Gordy's Boat Dealership in Lake Fontana, Wis., says he received some information and knows of one dealer who might go forward with an application, but said he "didn't get the impression from my talks with my peers that many of them or any them were using (the plan)." (Read "Small Business: Tales of Triumph and Turmoil...
Voinovich, Sen. George • blame for the downfall of the Republican party - "We got too many Jim DeMints and Tom Coburns. It's the southerners" - is placed...