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Snoop Dogg kicks off the Chicago division of his youth football league

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Chicagoans sick of the youth-related violence can take hope from an unlikely hero this week: Snoop Dogg. The rapper brought his popular youth football league (started in Los Angeles in 2004)  to Chicago on Saturday, hoping the program will give kids in crime-ridden neighborhoods a positive focus for their energy. Snoop Dogg did his best ... read more »

Teacher accused of making boy eat garbage

Friday, March 20th, 2009

A Bridgeport, Connecticut kindergarten teacher found herself in hot water after being accused of making a 5-year-old eat food out of a garbage can. The student had thrown away his cafeteria lunch, and apparently the teacher doesn’t take too kindly to wasting food. She was arrested and charged by police with risk of injury to ... read more »