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Thursday, August 04, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Violence At California's Psychiatric Hospitals
Violence At Calif. Mental Hospitals: 'This Is The Norm'
July 21, 2011 Thousands of assaults occur each year at California's state psychiatric hospitals. Last year, a staffer was killed at Napa State Hospital. Employees there demonstrated, demanding greater safety. Now, protests have spread to a hospital near Los Angeles, where workers say it's not if you get assaulted, it's when.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Friday, July 08, 2011
Remembrances
Betty Ford: An Advocate And An Inspiration
July 8, 2011 Former first lady Betty Ford was an advocate for women's rights and an inspiration to people struggling with addiction. She died on Friday.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
The Candidates' Guide To Campaigning
In Nevada, GOP Hopefuls Should Head For The Hills
July 7, 2011 Las Vegas might bring campaign cash, but Republican candidates looking for primary votes might want to pay a visit to cowboy country instead.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Politics
Liberal Bloggers: Obama 'Not Our Boyfriend Anymore'
June 17, 2011 President Obama took his licks from progressives who are meeting at the Netroots Nation Convention, the annual gathering of liberal bloggers and other social media activists. Despite some gains, panelists agreed it hasn't turned out so well for progressives on health care or financial reform or the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Sunday, May 08, 2011
The Spark
From Pulpit To Politics, Huckabee Heeds The Call
May 8, 2011 Though he spent years as a Southern Baptist minister, the former Arkansas governor says he always considered politics his calling.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Violence At California's Psychiatric Hospitals
Changes Sought After Death At Mental Hospital
April 19, 2011 There has been a dramatic increase in violence at California's state psychiatric hospitals. A patient at Napa State Hospital died there last week, less than six months after an employee was killed. The state's secretary of Health and Human Services has lifted a hiring freeze to add more clinical and security staff.
Friday, April 08, 2011
Violence At California's Psychiatric Hospitals
Violence Surges At Hospital For Mentally Ill
April 8, 2011 Atascadero State Hospital in central California was built to treat criminals who are mentally ill. But since 2006, assaults on staff have risen markedly. Employees blame the increase on a federally enforced plan that they say requires them to spend more time on paperwork than treating patients.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Violence At California's Psychiatric Hospitals
At California Mental Hospitals, Fear Is Part Of Job
April 7, 2011 When a psychiatric technician at Napa State Hospital was murdered last fall, allegedly by a patient, staffers began going public with their safety complaints. More than 80 percent of the patients at the hospital arrived by way of the criminal justice system — deemed either not guilty by reason of insanity or just too dangerous to be paroled.
Friday, April 01, 2011
History
At Nixon Library, A Raw Look At A Disgraced Leader
April 1, 2011 In the 37 years since Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, the Watergate scandal has become synonymous with the abuse of power nearly everywhere — except at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. That changed this week, when the library unveiled a new, unvarnished look at that notorious chapter in American history.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Rebuilding Japan
From L.A., Japanese Church Sends Aid And Prayers
March 21, 2011 West Los Angeles is home to one of the country's largest Japanese communities. This past Sunday, the congregation at the historic West Los Angeles United Methodist Church gathered to raise money for earthquake and tsunami victims in their homeland, Japan.
