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With more details, more questions about Connecticut school shooting
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By Steve Vogel, Sari Horwitz and David A. Fahrenthold
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EDITOR'5CHOICE spraying classrooms with a weapon designed to kill across a battlefield, authorities said. On Saturday, law enforcement officials gave new details about the rampage of Adam Lanza. Their new narrative
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The gunman who killed 27 people, including 20 children, on Friday targeted a school to which he had no apparent connection — forcing his way in and
to reduce tobaccouse By Ben Botkin The Bulletin
partially contradicted previous ones, and made a baffling act seem more so. SeeNewtown/A6 Tracy Tarantino places a candle on a makeshift memorial Saturday in Newtown, Conn.
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The Crook County School District is considering changes to its policy for dealing with students who usetobacco. A reworked policy would put a stronger emphasis on tobacco education and cessation resources and a decreased focus on suspending students caught
smoking, dipping or chewing. The potential change comes as statistics for Crook County show that students smoke at rates exceeding the state average. The Crook County Community Coalition approached the school district about the change. The coalition works on addressing issues including alcohol, drug and tobacco use. "People had come to me in the community asking what was happening with students who were caught with tobacco," said Kris Williams, tobacco prevention coordinator for the county Health Department. "We went back and assessed the policies." Williams, who also is involved in the coalition, said the goal is to put a stronger focus on education about tobacco. That way, students are equipped with knowledge to addressthe problem, she sa>d. "We don't want them home smoking," she said. "We want them in school learning." Superintendent Duane Yecha said the school board will look at the proposal in January. SeeTobacco/A6
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The question surrounding the proposed Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven WildernessArea Act is clearon a map. Just west of the planned 8,686-acre Cathedral Rock Wilderness Area runs Muddy Creek Road, a dusty and bumpy Jefferson County byway. The right angles of the proposed public land boundary mimic the curves of the old road, leaving a ribbon of private land between the public road and the wilderness. Supporters of the federal-for-private land swap that would make Cathedral Rock a reality say the buffer benefits the public and wildlife, creating a wilderness focused on access from the John Day River. Critics of the plan say it makes access difficult for members of the public
who would recreate on public land, particularly hikers and hunters. "One of the major goals is to expand the amount of public ownership along the (John Day River)," said Brent Fenty, executive director for the Bend-based Oregon Natural Desert Association. The group has been working with the private landowners and advocating for the wilderness designation for more than three
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