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An eye-opening experience
I guess Ive known for quite a while what the statistics show in regard to child sexual abuse, but never has that figure hit home the way it did after I attended a Poynter Institute seminar in Florida ...
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:52 AM
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Rap, Country, and Domestic Violence
I love music. I love listening to all types of music. As I mentioned in a previous blog post, our whole family loves listening to music. To the shock and surprise of many people, I may even dabble in...
Posted on 7/4/12 at 7:00 AM
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Strangulation? In North Dakota?
When I wrote this story about sexual assault, I also talked to Mary Thysell a little bit about domestic violence, an even more common problem, and strangulation came up. I said I was fairly certain t...
Posted on 4/23/12 at 4:04 PM
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Peace Lutheran Church in Fargo to host talk on non-violent communication
Laurie Baker, Executive Director of the Fargo-Moorhead Coalition for Homeless Persons, will speak on non-violent communication at 7 p.m. June 8 at Peace Lutheran Church, 1011 12th Ave. N. in Fargo. Th...
Posted on 6/4/10 at 5:30 AM
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Kris Kitko ?
Kris did an interview today on KNOX Radio. I asked her if Dave Weiler was proven innocent/not guilty if she would write a song about Nicole Weiler, if she made false allegations of spouse abuse ! Kris...
Posted on 3/30/10 at 5:30 PM
More blog posts about violence

After violence, Egypt groups blame each other

Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood says it holds the opposition and "thugs" responsible for the most violent clashes yet outside the Islamist group's headquarters in Cairo.

By Associated Press , March 23, 2013

Chicago remembers teen victim of city gun violence

Hundreds of mourners and dignitaries, including first lady Michelle Obama, stood and applauded the family of a 15-year-old Chicago girl for their strength Saturday, a week and a half after her death brought national attention to the city's staggering gun violence.

February 09, 2013

Conn. group launches anti-violence initiative

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Nicole Hockley says she still finds herself reaching for her son's hand or expecting him to crawl into bed with her for a hug before school.

By John Christoffersen, Associated Press , January 14, 2013

NRA: Public wants armed guards in every school

WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association on Sunday forcefully stuck to its call for placing armed police officers and security guards in every school as the best way to avoid shootings such as the recent massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.

By By Kevin Freking, Associated Press , December 23, 2012

Bar operators want less violence in bars

Operators of several bars in Wahpeton and neighboring Breckenridge, Minn., are banding together to try to reduce violence after a string of incidents in recent months.

March 28, 2012

EU threatens new sanctions on Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs.

February 08, 2012

Woman goes from victim to advocate

Woman goes from victim to advocate During one of the many beatings Sophia Renville Brown endured on what she calls her journey through domestic violence, a small bone behind her left eye was hit with such force that it pushed into her sinus.

By By Dave Kolpack, The Associated Press , December 13, 2011

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Domestic violence on reservations

Domestic violence on reservations On the day after Christmas last year, a drunken Roman Cavanaugh Jr. beat up his 11- and 12-year-old sons, punching both in the face. The older boy was hit so hard he couldn’t speak for a full day because his jaw was swollen shut.

By By Dave Kolpack, The Associated Press , December 13, 2011

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Bombings, beheadings? Stats show a peaceful world

WASHINGTON — It seems as if violence is everywhere, but it's really on the run.

By By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press , October 23, 2011

Kansas’ capital city repeals law against domestic violence

Leaders in Kansas’ capital city repealed a local law against domestic violence late Tuesday as part of a controversial plan that supporters blamed on budget concerns but victims’ advocates chastised as austerity run amok.

October 12, 2011

Domestic violence shelter in Grafton to reopen

An overnight shelter for battered women in Grafton, N.D., will reopen next week after closing for more than half a year, officials there said. Lack of funding initially forced Domestic Violence and Abuse Center Inc. to close the shelter in July, but it was an inability to hire workers that kept it closed for so long, according to Executive Director Jolene Halldorson.

By By Tu-Uyen Tran, Forum Communications Co. , January 27, 2011

Other views: Open eyes to domestic violence

No doubt, North Dakota is a safe state. Unofficial homicide statistics for 2010 show there were 10 homicides in the state this year, down five from last year. Those numbers are relatively low when compared to most other states. And while there’s no such thing as an acceptable number of homicides, an argument could be made — and often is made by folks here — that the North Dakota numbers don’t necessarily reflect a dangerous society. After all, four of the 10 deaths were related to domestic violence, and as reported . . . the alleged killers appear to have known their victims in all 10 cases.

By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , January 07, 2011

European anarchists grow more violent, coordinated

ROME (AP) — A loosely linked movement of European anarchists who want to bring down state and financial institutions is becoming more violent and coordinated after decades out of the spotlight, and may be responding to social tensions spawned by the continent's financial crisis, security experts say.

December 28, 2010

Two mutilated bodies found in southern Mexico

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Police in the Mexican resort of Acapulco found the decapitated bodies of two men in front of a bar where 11 men were reportedly abducted earlier this month, officials said Monday.

December 27, 2010

Christmas weekend violence kills 38 in Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of armed men attacked the church, dragging the pastor out of his home and shooting him to death. Two young men from the choir rehearsing for a late-night carol service also were slain.

December 27, 2010

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