Archive for March, 2005

Police failing to notify schools about sex offenders

Thursday, 03/31/05 Posted in Education, First Amendment & FOIA, Justice (courts/crime/law)

Ofelia Casillas of the Chicago Tribune investigated juvenile sex offenders in schools, specifically looking into school knowledge of the sex offender(s) in their school. They found that "some principals were ... Read more..

High-risk drivers make up majority of DUI offenses

Thursday, 03/31/05 Posted in CAR, First Amendment & FOIA, Health, Transportation

Matthew Junker of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review used arrest data from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to determine that fully 56 percent of the people arrested last year were in ... Read more..

Baseball doctor overstates credentials

Thursday, 03/31/05 Posted in Sports

Duff Wilson of The New York Times found errors in Dr. Elliot Pellman's stated credentials and education. Pellman is the medical adviser to Major League Baseball, whose testimony praised ... Read more..

Emergency fund used by legislators

Wednesday, 03/30/05 Posted in CAR, First Amendment & FOIA, Government (federal/state/local), Politics

Eric Eyre and Scott Finn of the Charleston Gazette examined records of a contingency fund controlled by West Virginia's governor, finding that "Hardy County received $6.7 million from the contingency ... Read more..

Hispanic girls lack high school sports participation

Wednesday, 03/30/05 Posted in CAR, First Amendment & FOIA, Social issues

MaryJo Sylwester, in her swan song at USA TODAY before joining the St. Paul Pioneer-Press, used federal education data to help illustrate the comparative lack of participation in high school ... Read more..

Inmates awating trial drive up costs

Wednesday, 03/30/05 Posted in First Amendment & FOIA, Justice (courts/crime/law)

Curtis Johnson of The (Huntingdon) Herald-Dispatch used Cabell County court and jail records to show that ."inmates facing felony charges, most of whom were awaiting trial, accounted for 62 percent ... Read more..

County jails outdated fail to meet standards

Tuesday, 03/29/05 Posted in First Amendment & FOIA, Justice (courts/crime/law)

Leon Alligood of The Tennessean reviewed state data to report on overcrowding in county jails. He found that "a total of 26 of the 129 jails statewide have been ... Read more..

Scout program overstated numbers to entice donors

Tuesday, 03/29/05 Posted in Broadcast, Nonprofit, Social issues

The investigative team for WAGA-Atlanta investigated claims that Atlanta's inner-city boy scout program grossly overstated their numbers to boost their image, in an attempt to convince potential donors to donate. ... Read more..

Governor’s office political dealings in question

Tuesday, 03/29/05 Posted in Business, Campaign Finance, First Amendment & FOIA, Government (federal/state/local), Politics

Alan Judd of The Atlanta-Jounal Constitution investigated claims that the Georgia governor's office put heat on the state's consumer regulatory office over dealings with a major car dealership and donor ... Read more..

Wal-Mart cashes in incentives, while many employees taking in medicaid

Monday, 03/28/05 Posted in Business

Sydney P. Freedburg and Connie Humburg of the St. Petersburg Times used state records to show that "Wal-Mart and four other large companies that receive state incentives have an estimated ... Read more..