For more than a century, thousands of mentally disabled Americans were isolated from society, sometimes for life, by being confined to huge state institutions.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of British retail jobs were at risk on Wednesday, as furniture chain MFI called in administrators and DVDs-to-sweets group Woolworths was poised to do the same.
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One man's tireless passion for community service and unique ability to inspire others received a whole lot of thanks Wednesday when he was named probation officer of the year.
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ROBIN MCDONALD, Special to News Citizen Sounds of cannons thundered through the air during Liendo Plantation’s Civil War Weekend, starting on Friday, November 21. Booms from the large cannons could be heard miles away in towns surrounding the plantation, as far away as Hockley, and possibly farther.
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DENTON, Texas - For more than a century, thousands of mentally disabled Americans were isolated from society, sometimes for life, by being confined to huge public hospitals.
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(By JEFF CARLTON, Associated Press Writer) For more than a century, thousands of mentally disabled Americans were isolated from society, sometimes for life, by being confined to huge state institutions. In at least one place, they still are. Texas has more mentally disabled patients in institutions than any other state, and the federal government has concluded that the state's care system is ...
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For more than a century, thousands of mentally disabled Americans were isolated from society, sometimes for life, by being confined to huge state institutions. In at least one place, they still are. Texas has more mentally disabled patients in institutions than any other state, and the federal government has concluded that the state's care system is stubbornly out of step with modern mental ...
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To learn how to research, some history students at Indiana State University need look no further than Terre Haute and the Wabash Valley.
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Malick Sidibé, Les Apprentis Mccanitiens 1963, 2008, Gelatin silver print, 18 x 19 inches. Courtesy of Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. NEW ORLEANS.- Prospect.1 New Orleans , the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the United States, launched in New Orleans on November 1, 2008. Produced by U.S. Biennial, Inc., Prospect.1 is directed by international curator Dan ...
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Texas has more mentally disabled patients in institutions than any other state, and the federal government has concluded that the state's care system is stubbornly out of step
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