Keeping children safe is a fast-paced, high-stress job

The Associated Press April 26, 2005, Tuesday, BC cycle Keeping children safe is a fast-paced, high-stress job BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Domestic News LENGTH: 1333 words DATELINE: SAN ANTONIO An alarming report lands on Laura Gutierrez’s desk at the end of the day: A 5-year-old boy is afraid his abusive stepfather might kill him. In a nearby office, a separate … Continue reading Keeping children safe is a fast-paced, high-stress job

Former rodeo clown teaches aspiring ministers, Western style

The Associated Press March 9, 2005, Wednesday, BC cycle Former rodeo clown teaches aspiring ministers, Western style BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Domestic News LENGTH: 803 words DATELINE: MIDLAND, Texas Across the street from a flea market, in the shadow of oil wells and tumbleweeds, Glenn Smith trains aspiring ministers in a building that looks more like a steakhouse than a … Continue reading Former rodeo clown teaches aspiring ministers, Western style

For orphanage in India, Texas woman an answer to prayers

The Associated Press March 8, 2005, Tuesday, BC cycle For orphanage in India, Texas woman an answer to prayers BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., AP Religion Writer SECTION: Domestic News LENGTH: 1228 words DATELINE: WYLIE, Texas One of the pictures strewn across Debbie Wooding’s dining room table shows six boys, all with bare feet. The boy at the end, the one with the crooked legs? … Continue reading For orphanage in India, Texas woman an answer to prayers