Will County was established in Illinois in 1836. From that year on‚ Will County has only grown in size and in numbers. Larger cities like Joliet‚ Lockport and Plainfield stand place in this County. There are also a number of other townships and villages that are spread out throughout the county. However‚ the area was not left untouched from the beginning of time until the year 1836. The Will County area was an established community of Potawatomi tribes and served as a trading route for the fur trade
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A jail is a place of confinement for anyone who commits a crime‚ and they can be held there for up to one year depending upon the nature of their crime. The Wabash and Miami County Jails both hold their inmates to keep them out of their communities. However‚ the Wabash County Jail and Miami County Jail have many differences that set them apart from each other‚ such as the building designs‚ the rights of visitation‚ and the differences in capacities between the two facilities. Starting off‚ one of
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"There’s not a lot of opportunity in Scott County. The poverty‚ lack of education‚ jobs — it all ties together. A lot of people think they’re sort of stuck here. They feel hopeless‚" according to Chris Albertson‚ a Scott County council member. Scottsburg is a city of boredom‚ drugs‚ and trouble. The way to fix most of these problems is to give kids something to do that is not drugs or troublemaking. While there is not enough money in Scottsburg to be able to build entertainment for kids‚ there need
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Janine Marie Riddick HIS 141 Mr. Van Gilder Project 1 02/15/14 Discovering Columbus County Columbus County has become my home for the past three years. During my exploration of Columbus County I chose to ask Michael Brown‚ Mark Howard‚ Christina Perdue; MD‚ Dr. Kevin Bratton; Ph.D.‚ and Addie Mae Haley. I thought it would be interesting to get the opinions of five people with different occupations‚ and experiences in life. Michael Brown is a Southeastern Community College student‚ his major
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Area wise‚ Queens is the biggest County of New York City and second largest in population. On national level Queens is the fourth densely populated County of the US. According to 2014 Census estimate there are 2‚321‚580 people residing in the Borough. Queens County is the most expanded and second largest economy of the New York City. Immigration has had a strong impact over the Queens economy. Culturally this is the diverse populated borough of New York where around half of the population is consisting
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SHEET Underage Drinking in Ventura County U nderage drinking continues to be a substantial problem in Ventura County. As a recent survey reports‚ alcohol use is highest among 18 to 20 year olds who are not of legal age to purchase it. In 2004‚ The Ventura County Behavioral Health Department contracted with the Social Science Research Center (SSRC) at the University of California‚ Fullerton to conduct a survey concerning alcohol use in Ventura County and to benchmark public sentiment
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A Tale of Two Schools: How Poor Children Are Lost to the World Jonathan Kozol wrote a book titled Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools. A Tale of Two Schools: How Poor Children Are Lost to the World is an excerpt from the book. The excerpt tells the story of two high schools in the Chicago area. The Chicago area has a variety of high schools. Du Sable High School in Chicago and New Trier High School in a Chicago suburb are at different ends of the spectrum when speaking of the
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What was the legal issue in this case? The legal issue in the case of Davis v. The Board of County Commissioners of Doña Ana County involved acts of ill will‚ which could have been avoided. While employed as a detention officer at the Dona Ana County Detention Center‚ Joseph Herrera was accused of unsuitable sexual behavior with female prison inmates and of exchanging favors for sex acts. One of the reasons that the Mesilla Valley Hospital (MVH) had hired Herrera is because of the favorable recommendations
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The Lost Boy This book tells the story of a young boy who has never had a family. His only possessions are the old‚ torn clothes he carries in a paper bag from foster home to the next. The only world he knows in adaption to survive is one of isolation and fear. Thankfully others had rescued this boy from his abusive alcoholic mother‚ but his real hurt is just beginning -- he has no place to call home. Lost boy is a follow up to Dave Pelzer’s book “A Child Called It”. This Novel is an auto-biography
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Orange County has seen its population grow older and more diverse since the turn of the millennium‚ a trend expected to continue for the foreseeable future. The county’s median age was 37.8 in 2016‚ 1.5 years older than the median age of 36.3 in 2010 and 4.5 years older than the median age of 33.3 in 2000. This trend is driven by two primary factors: the aging of the Baby Boomers‚ America’s second largest generation‚ a national trend that will have an especially significant impact on Orange County
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