December 2006 Archives

On most days, the greatest hazard a reporter faces is reaction after a story airs. But sometimes, the danger comes while you are shooting a story.

>> Continue reading: Big Bully

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Categories: General news |

I have a new appreciation for the police officers who have to deal with meth labs. Did you see me decked out in the haz mat suit on Tuesday?

>> Continue reading: Hot and Heavy

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As I flew to our nation’s capitol to cover this case I couldn’t believe what I was about to see, the debate over race in schools before the ultimate authority in America’s legal system. Fifty-two years after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision outlawed segregation in public school we are still trying to figure out how best to achieve integration. And one of the cases that raised the issue stems from right here in Jefferson County.

>> Continue reading: What you didn't see in D.C. - My trip to the Supreme Court

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In a recent story about the LMPD Crisis Intervention Team, I explained how it's not a separate unit of police but represents a change in the mindset of police in dealing with those who might be mentally ill.

But when I asked to see how many of those cases police deal with, I was stunned by these numbers.

>> Continue reading: Surprising Numbers from Metro Police

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Categories: Crime |