District schools supervisor Sayed Gol says intimidation and threats remain rare in Lashkargah.

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"You really have to sell them on the importance of pre-K and kindergarten: It's not what is used to be, " said John Crabbe, the Buffalo school district's attendance services supervisor.

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On Thursday, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District announced the arrest of a former stock loan supervisor from Morgan Stanley and two former managers from Janney Montgomery and one other person on a variety of charges, including securities and wire fraud, money laundering and bribery.

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After years of challenging the way voting districts are drawn, he succeeded in creating a majority black district in Newton County, and in 1991 was elected the first black county supervisor.

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