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Our View: A more humane approach (Appeal-Democrat) Opponents of Proposition 5, a modest reform of California's drug laws and parole practices designed in part to help alleviate the woeful crowding of the state prison system, paint a scary picture of what will happen if voters approve this measure. WEEKEND EDITION: Summer Movies Bring Superheroes, Comedies To A Weary LOS ANGELES (Dow Jones) -- An old adage in Hollywood holds that the movie business is recession-proof. This summer, that thinking will be put to the test. Local mother, daughter re-united (Daily Sparks Tribune) After three and a half years of court appearances and paperwork, a Sparks mother and daughter are together again. In May, Family Court Judge Chuck Weller ruled in favor of returning physical custody of her daughter Danielle to Jessica Marin. Man charged with killing Pierce County couple (Seattle Times) A former Massachusetts prison inmate accused of fatally shooting his newlywed neighbors last weekend in Pierce County was charged today... Dancer shot after jumping ship, attacking officer (The Charlotte Obser A cruise ship dancer who jumped 30 feet off a deck into San Diego Bay last weekend was killed by police after attacking an officer who had helped pull him onto a rescue boat, officials said Monday. Steven Hirschfield, 37, a performer and bodybuilder who lived in West Hollywood, was hired to dance aboard Saturday night's Circuit Daze harbor cruise, a dance party attended by about 900 revelers as ...
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