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Arbitrary police staffing ratio drives local Austin spending

Austin Metablog  Fri, 08/12/2011 - 8:30am

Austin police staffing decisions prioritize false-alarm response over burglary investigation (via Grits for Breakfast)


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Labor Pains Move Graduate Up In Diploma Line

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 06/16/2009 - 5:21am

Dawn Thompson Ester thought she was having labor pains during the commencement ceremony at Ohio's Columbus State University.

So, she was allowed to cross the stage first to get her sheepskin. She had been number 749. Ester was then rushed to the hospital, where she was told her labor pains were a false alarm.

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