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Monday, February 16, 2009
El Monte boy, 9, discharges gun at school
No one was hurt in the incident at Baker Elementary. Police are preparing a complaint against the boy's grandmother, the gun owner, but it will be up to the D.A. to determine if charges will be filed.
A 9-year-old boy took his grandmother's pistol to an El Monte elementary school Tuesday and accidentally discharged it as school was letting out in the afternoon, police said.
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A 9-year-old boy took his grandmother's pistol to an El Monte elementary school Tuesday and accidentally discharged it as school was letting out in the afternoon, police said.
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Dalton library offering trial run of education database
Dalton-Whitfield Public Library officials are alerting the community to the availability of the Gale Testing and Education Reference Center with Careers Module database as a test demonstration through March 3. ...
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