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Assistance during first years of biology major leads to higher retention of first-gen students

For many young college students, the first years are a time of wonder and excitement and early steps toward long-term goals. These years, for some students, are equally fraught with anxiety, as the realities of rigorous curricula set in alongside feelings of unpreparedness and impostor syndrome. In the STEM fields, this results in roughly 50%… Read More »

Special report: Alabama leads nation in turning pregnant women into felons

Special report: Alabama leads nation in turning pregnant women into felons Prosecutors contend the law has been the impetus for hundreds of women to get treatment and restart their lives, with prison as the price for those who choose not to or who fail. Yet there's nothing in the statute to distinguish between an addict… Read More »

Traffic stop leads to jail for Powhatan man

Traffic stop leads to jail for Powhatan man Cloud was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center, charged with possession of meth, illegal possession of hydrocodone, illegal possession of clonazepan, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension and other traffic offenses. Read more on Alexandria Town Talk Traffic stop leads to drug bust Both men… Read More »