Larry Douthwaite wears many hats. He is a husband and father of three, pastor of the Living Faith Evangelical Church and the morning crossing guard at Queen and Myrtle streets in Littlestown.
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The first time she piloted a plane, Jessica Cox had a memory flash from first grade, when she couldn’t swing on the monkey bars or climb the ladders to the tall slides on the playground.
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The presence of a male stripper and pictures of naked police officers brandishing their service weapons have prompted an investigation of a party thrown for members of the Gothenburg police force.
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A man returned home Saturday to find someone had broken in, but nothing was missing – except a $6 steak that was apparently cooked and eaten while he was away.
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ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – Noelle Williamson programs computers and spends some of her free time bungee jumping or skydiving from airplanes.

She doesn’t let the fact that she’s blind slow her down.
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LOWELL – The year was 2005 and Lowell was being turned into a real life crime-fighting laboratory.

Researchers, working with police, identified 34 crime hot spots. In half of them, authorities set to work – clearing trash from the sidewalks, fixing street lights, and sending loiterers scurrying. Abandoned buildings were secured, businesses forced to meet code, and more arrests made for misdemeanors. Mental health services and homeless aid referrals expanded.
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