Stolen art may have been burned in Romania
Stolen art, including works by Picasso, Gaugin, and Matisse, may have been burned by a Romanian mother in order to protect her son from prosecution. If so, it's a great loss.
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Paul Katula
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Stories by Paul Katula
6-year-old Chicago girl shot while riding a scooter
By Paul Katula
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Another shooting on Chicago's far south side, this one of a 6-year-old girl who remains in critical condition, gives us an opportunity to look at some of the numbers for shootings in a violent city.
Grayslake teen dies; hit by car while skateboarding
By Paul Katula
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A teenager was hit by a car and killed while skateboarding late at night on a road in Mundelein, Ill., which is not friendly to pedestrians or skateboarders. He was on his way home from his girlfriend's house.
Searching students' backpacks during a lock-down drill
By Paul Katula
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Asking students to step into the hallway, leaving their backpacks at their desks, while a police-trained dog sniffs their backpacks for illegal drugs has raised a few constitutional questions in one Missouri case.
Have you seen the osprey cam on Kent Island?
By Paul Katula
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A family of osprey along the Chesapeake Bay has hatched a third chick, and many reality TV viewers are tuning in daily to see if the chick survives.
Zimmerman verdict shows injustice in self-defense laws
By Paul Katula
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The acquittal of George Zimmerman on the grounds of self-defense scares us, and it also highlights a huge loophole in our nation's self-defense laws.
Chicago Blackhawks win Stanley Cup in hockey
By Paul Katula
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A full-page ad in a Boston newspaper, taken out by the Chicago hockey franchise after winning the Stanley Cup, made me believe school reformers and educators can actually come together.
Police can’t scare student to get confession from another
By Paul Katula
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A Fourth Amendment case heard in the Delaware Supreme Court has determined that police can't bring a student in for questioning just to scare another student into confessing a crime.
U-46 is seeking mentors who can be game changers
By Paul Katula
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A new mentoring program in Elgin-based U-46 is seeking a few more volunteers to counsel and guide students who might be in danger of dropping out of school.
2 Md. summer camps keep student bodies, minds healthy
By Paul Katula
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Two summer camps, one on a farm and one on a basketball court, help teach Maryland students about healthy eating, good study habits, and skills in the game of life.