Topic: William Adams
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Mother gets 99 years for beating, gluing daughter: Has the US had it with bad parents?
Elizabeth Escalona, a 23-year-old mother of five, was sentenced to 99 years in prison after severely beating her daughter and gluing the girl’s hands to a wall. The sentence is one sign that society – and the courts – are taking child abuse more seriously.
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Belt-whipping Texas judge suspended: Sign of shift on corporal punishment?
The Texas Supreme Court suspended the family-law judge who was caught on video beating his 16-year-old daughter. The move could signal that views on corporal punishment of kids are changing – even in the South.
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Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of October 4, 2010
Readers write in about the American two-party system, global education of women, race in the South, and the Middle East peace talks.
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Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of May 31, 2010
Readers write in about the budget deficit.
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