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One of New Orleans' finest

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Policewoman Jacklean Davis is one of the top detectives on the New Orleans, LA police department. Davis overcame incredible odds to become a top detective. Davis, who was a teenage mother and welfare recipient before turning her life around, still deals with the effects of racism and sexism.

Author: Ryan, Michael
Publisher: Parade Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Parade
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
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Year: 1993
Cover Story, Law enforcement officers, Police, Police officers, New Orleans, Louisiana, Davis, Jacklean

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Undercover among the elderly

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40-year-old Patricia Moore is a gerontologist who disguised herself as an 80-year-old woman to get a first hand experience of how old people are treated. She was mistreated less in cities than in more rural areas, where services for the elderly were seriously lacking.

Author: Ryan, Michael
Publisher: Parade Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Parade
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
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Year: 1993
Aged, Elderly, Research, Crimes against, Gerontologists, Moore, Patricia

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The man who brought civility back to town

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Bimstein came to Springdale as an outsider from Chicago but impressed town citizens as president of the arts council. His popularity resulted in an easy mayoral election, and his moderating style has soothed clashes between developers and conservationists.

Author: Ryan, Michael
Publisher: Parade Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Parade
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
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Year: 1997
Political activity, Mayors, Bimstein, Phillip Kent

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