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Dec 18 2008

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Texas Child Protective Services, the agency that removed 439 children from a polygamists’ ranch in West Texas last spring because caseworkers suspected child abuse, is refusing to release the findings of their completed abuse investigation to the Houston Chronicle.

On Wednesday, agency spokesman Patrick Crimmins confirmed that the abuse investigation is finished but said the findings would not be released because CPS officials want to release them later in an upcoming report. The agency hasn’t set a date for that release, Crimmins said.

“The findings are going to be included in an overall report on the Eldorado operation,” said Crimmins. “And that’s the point when the findings will be released.”

The Texas Public Information Act does not provide for an agency to withhold readily available public information unless it meets certain exemptions.

But CPS officials are not claiming the abuse investigation findings meet any exemption.

The Chronicle’s request does not seek the names of the children, only the sex and the age of each child and whether the agency found a “reason to believe” abuse occurred or that investigators were “unable to determine” any abuse or neglect happened.

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  It is a good idea to plant cucumbers in hills so they can vine in peace and do not get too crowded. A week or two after your last frost date, make hills that are 4-5 feet apart from each other on all sides, and approximately 12” in diameter. Plant 6-8 seeds per hill. After 3 weeks, [...]
- Growing Tomatoes
  As tomatoes are most gardener’s favorite plant, especially but not exclusively amongst beginners, here are a few things that might be worth knowing about growing tomatoes. If those among you who have decades of tomato growing experiences are unhappy with my information or have things to add, please feel free to comment Basically, all [...]
- Marie Claire: How to plant a window garden
  Via: seattlepi.com 1. At a nursery, pick up seeds, potting soil, and a few small pots or a window box (it must be shorter than the length of your windowsill-measure first!). Get a container at least four to five inches deep with a drainage hole at the bottom. 2. Fill container with soil and place [...]
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- Gardening is getting more and more popular
  We finally got our seeds, accompanied by a nice letter from FEDCOs, and what they are telling their customers there did not come as a big surprise to us: Fedco has had record sales this year, an over 40% growth in seed sales, which adds to the 20% growth they saw last year… At a [...]
- Planning your vegetable and herb gardens – Tips to save your family money by gardening
  Via: Seattle Garden & Kitchen Examiner A prolific garden can save your family a lot of money Food prices are continuing to rise while more and more products get recalled. It only makes sense that all of us considering ways to raise some of the food we eat. The more we food we raise, [...]
- Have you ordered your seeds yet ?
  You might think it’s weird to think about the gardening season now, but it isn’t. Even though your garden patch might be buried in snow right now, depending on where you are, you still need to get off your hindquarters and start planning now. 2009 might very well be the year when, for the first time [...]
- Cloth diapers, again
  Just a short note today: We recently talked to a pediatrician who told us that she is seeing a lot more cloth diapers these days than she used to. Most people are probably using cloth diapers now because they cannot afford throwaway diapers anymore, but it is still difficult to get decent diaper covers in any [...]
- Apple Pie
  I suppose most of you have made millions of apple pies in your time, but if you are looking for a nice online description of how to bake one, I recently found a well made page about how to make apple pie from scratch, with lots of pictures and ingredients for both a lattice and [...]
- An Old-Time “Refridgerator”, Easily Built: The Trash Can Root Cellar
  If you need storage that keeps your food cool without using electricity, a root cellar comes in very handy. There are a tremendous amount of different designs for root cellars out there – check out this site, for example: Root Cellars Their link to the garbage can root cellar is broken though, so here are some basic [...]
- Green potatoes are poisonous
  I got this information from snopes.com: The potato, the ultimate comfort food in Western society, has a disturbing secret. potatoes This trustworthy old friend so often invited to our tables can, at times, slip us a little bit of poison. The potato — or, rather, green versions of it — contains a natural toxin called solanine. The [...]
- Great Depression holds lessons for surviving tough economy
- Burning questions about heating with wood
  Via: Cleveland.com Q. What are the most important considerations? A. Know the square-footage of your home, or the room to be heated, to get the right size unit for that space. Buy the highest quality that you can afford, and have the unit installed by a professional who knows the system and can make sure [...]
- Simple Living Is Key to Weathering Complex Financial Times
  Via: thedailygreen.com Save Money and Get Happierby Jeff Yeager One of my all-time favorite movies is the 1979 classic Being There, starring Peter Sellers. The late Sellers (of Pink Panther and Dr. Strangelove fame) plays Chance the Gardener, a simple minded but lovable manservant who lives his whole life cloistered in the estate of an [...]
- ‘Little Heathens’ Author finds readers hungry for her simple ‘farm stories’
  Via: TwinCities.com “Tell me a farm story, Grandma.” That’s what Mildred Kalish’s granddaughter used to say when Kalish walked the little girl to school some 20 years ago. “I started to tell her stories of my life, and then it dawned on me to put them down for the rest of the grandchildren,” Kalish recalled in [...]
- Sustainability Starts in Your Own Back Yard
  Via: washingtonpost.com As gardeners, we are at the forefront of the new Green Revolution. Thirty years ago, most home landscaping consisted of lawn, foundation plantings, a few trees, and perhaps a bed for flowers or vegetables. Plants were chosen for their color when flowering and their availability at garden centers. Maintenance included mowing, fertili […]
- New Study Indicates DNA Can Be Altered Through Diet and Exercise
  Via: NaturalNews A new study that was recently published sheds more evidence to what many have been saying for a long time, that DNA does not control the body or predestine you to being overweight, ill, sick, weak or anything else, but that the majority of our health and destiny lies within our own [...]
- Amish keep slim despite having obesity gene. How do they do it?
  Via: iTWire An American study has shown that Old Order Amish adults–who have a gene that gives them a higher risk to be obese–reduce that tendency to gain alot of pounds by doing one thing. Can you guess what it is? It is known to the scientific community that the Amish eat a normal diet that [...]
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