By VIVIAN NEREIM, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fighting childhood obesity: A challenge that's worth it
PITTSB URGH -- Two years ago, when Denise Snell's family physician told her that her son Malik should lose weight and referred her to a specialist, she brushed the idea off."We hesitated," said Snell, of Pittsburgh. "We thought we could make it on our own."
Using DNA evidence in small crimes could clog system
The story is straight out of Nancy Drew: A half-eaten corn dog found at the scene of a suburban office burglary yields DNA that links the crime to a man with 27 previous arrests.But it's not fiction. It happened in Hennepin County, Minn., earlier this year.


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