The number of deaths caused by overdose in Madison County has doubled between 2001 and 2005. Richie Richardson died in 2006 from an overdose of 5 methadone pills he bought for 2 dollars each. He was already on probation for marjuana use, but had been clean for a while. His parents name peer pressure as one of the causes of the overdose. One reason stated that the number is so high is that kids have easy access to drugs. The Richardson's hope that their son's death will help to raise awareness of drugs and that dangers they hold.
STATE
A vigil was held for Congress woman Julia Carson. About 200 people showed up at her home for the candle light vigil. At the vigil Carson spoke of standing up for what you believe in, even if you are standing alone. She later said that she was touched that so many people showed up for the event. Carson announced last week that she would not be running for a seventh term for congress. She was admitted into the Hospital for leg pain, and was later found to have terminal lung cancer.
NATIONAL
Drew Peterson is denying the allegations that on the day of his wife's dissappearance he stopped a semi adn asked them to haul a package for him. The truck drivers described Peterson and said that the man was with another man adn they asked them to take the package to an undisclosed destination. Peterson is accused of murdering his fourth wife, Stacy, who was last seen on October 28. His third wife's death is also under invertigation, she was found drown in the bathtub. Drew and Stacy have two children.
WORLD
President Bush announced that faith is the key to fighting AIDS. He said that faith-based groups are the "soldiers in the army of comapssion." Bush is asking Congress for another $15 billion to continue the AIDS relief fund. Bush said that the program has targeted more than 1.3 million people. A giant red ribion was hung from teh White House to represent the contuining battle agaisnt AIDS.
ELECTION
Sen. Barack Obama was speaking to a group of people in Harlem where he brought up the issue of racism. He said that he could not believe that hanging nooses that Jena SIx cases were still found in America today. He said that if elected president he could be counted on to inforce civil rights laws. He spoke of many other racial issues and said that he could not immagine living under another administration that cared little of civil rights. He also said that he would not want another four years to go by and still have more black men in jail then in college.
TECHNOLOGY
London has released the worlds first toilet finder. SatLav is a new system that helps people to be able to find the closest toilet to them at any time. You must simply text the word "toilet" on your cell phone and a text message will be sent back with teh locatation on the closest toilet. Each text message cost about 50 cents, however, all of teh toilet facilities are free in Westminster. The signal strength is measured to determine where you are. The reason behind this new system is to cut down on people urinating in the streets.
BUSINESS
Dell announced friday that it would partner with advertising firm WPP Group PLC. This would create a new marketing agency that would handle 4.5 billion dollars in Dell accounts over the next three years. Dell has had a rough year after losing their number 1 spot to HP after having to recall betteries for notebooks. Dell's advertising is spread throughout 800 different companies and is making world-changing advances in teh management of the supply chain. Dell has said they will work together as one team to make Dell's products better for all people.
HEALTH
After attending her friends funeral, who had just undergone gasteric bypass surgery and had died of a blood clot, Patty Hill decided she needed to chnage her life. She was due to undergo gastric bypass surgery in mere weeks, but then promised her family that she would not go ahead with the surgery. Hill feared for her life because she weighed 280 pounds. She then taled to her doctor about gastric banding. A band is placed around your waist and restict the amount of food that the stomach can hold. She innitially wore a size 26 or 28 before her surgery. She dropped 20 pounds in the first month and continued to drop 10 to 15 pounds each month. Hill has lost 140 and is much happier and healthier.
IRAQ
In November, the number of civilian deaths in Iraq dropped. Also, fewer fighters entered Iraq from neighboring countries. Both of these facts look favorable about the state of war in Iraq. Fewer weapons entered Iraq and fewer fighters entered Iraq in November. This is the lowest month of deaths since December 2006. It is being said that some additional responsibility is being taken with their own internal security measures. There has been a decline in activity and there is hope that Iraq has stopped supplying these extremist groups. SPORTS
Tim Duncan injured himself on Sunday in a game against the TRail Blazers. Tim Duncan is the star player and had already scored 28 points in the game. The injury looked bad at first but now does not appear to be season ending. He bruised his right knee and sprained his right ankle. He said he slipped during the first half of the game and hurt his knee. The team said this was a scare because he is the star player. The Spurs continued with their lead even without Duncan in the game.
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