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South Bend Tribune
(The Tribune was kind enough to provide free article links for one year.)

They combat violence with free food
By: Nancy J. Sulok
(Local: 2006/08/31)
Eddie seemed to miss the point. The 14-year-old was among the crowd who answered the clarion call Friday night for free food. It was a cookout sponsored by CeaseFire, a 2-year-old local group trying to combat violence in South Bend.

Police search for suspect in two shootings, beating
By: Alicia Gallegos
(Local: 2006/07/25)
SOUTH BEND -- Police are still searching for who shot two men outside a west-side bar Saturday night and wounded another man with a baseball bat. Kain Astello, 24, and Pedro Ruiz, 28, were reportedly shot about 11 p.m. just after arriving at La Marea bar, 3401 Western Ave. A third man, Reyes Astello, 46, was beaten with a bat during the same fight.

These comic books are not just for children
By: Lisa Gallagher
(Community: 2006/06/21)
SOUTH BEND -- At a sorcery school far, far away, a group of four students teamed up to create an innovative idea. They knew that together, they could combine their powers and change the world ... Actually, it was at the Wow Wizard School at Memorial Hospital last fall that the idea for a comic book that raises awareness about social issues was born.

'Talk it out, walk it out, wait it out'
By: Gwen O'Brien

(Local: 2006/05/06)
SOUTH BEND -- If Devon walked away from being involved in an attempted robbery the night Cpl. Scott Severns was shot, he did exactly what the violence prevention initiative Take Ten promotes. Take Ten is run out of Robinson Community Learning Center, 921 N. Eddy St.

Third teen chose to walk away
By: Gwen O'Brien
(Local: 2006/05/06)
SOUTH BEND -- It could have so easily been three teenagers arrested in the killing of South Bend police officer Cpl. Scott Severns. Three mug shots might have been splashed on the front page. But there were two.

Clay student's plan wins at ND
By: Jennifer Ochstein
(Community: 2006/04/11)
SOUTH BEND -- First, John Baxmeyer got angry. Then he did something about it. The result was a business proposal that won the Clay High School junior the 2006 Notre Dame Invention Convention Youth Business Plan Competition and the top prize of $500.

Reaching troubled kids takes time, gurus say
By: Joseph Dits
(Local: 2006/03/17)
SOUTH BEND -- James Garbarino has a little sign that says, "You can change the world, but unless you know what you're doing, please don't." Comical? Yes, but it points out what he's found as a psychology professor at Loyola University who has studied violence in young people and served as an expert on the topic before courts and the U.S. Congress.

Robinson center celebrates fifth anniversary
By: Amy Govert-Larson
(Community: 2006/03/01)
With not one chair empty and guests lining the conference room walls, latecomers to the fifth anniversary celebration of the Robinson Community Learning Center had to watch the opening proceedings from the hall.

CeaseFire is a worthy effort
Tribune Editorial
(Opinion: 2006/02/06)
There's nothing quite like a barbecue, especially at night with a cold rain that chills you to the bone. That doesn't sound appealing? Well, it is for people who are trying to make a difference, which is exactly what CeaseFire is doing.

CeaseFire making presence known
By: Patrick M. O'Connell
(Local: 2006/01/21)
SOUTH BEND -- Despite a chilly rain and an uncooperative tarp, CeaseFire, the grass-roots anti-violence outreach program, hosted its street-corner barbecue Friday night on the city's northwest side in its ongoing effort to curb neighborhood and gang-related crime.

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Today's Catholic

Soaring to new heights
2006/02/12, (scroll down to page 24)

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Notre Dame Magazine

The one who walked away
By: Gwen O'Brien
2006/07

A commitment to the neighborhood
By: Kerry Temple
2006/07

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The Observer

Panel discusses juvenile justice
By: Marcela Berrios
2006/03/01

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Notre Dame Office of News and Information

Campus book drives have local, global impact
By: Shannon Chapla
2006/06/30

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