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Ore. teacher challenging prohibition on guns 9/10/2007, 12:03 a.m. PDT The Associated Press     MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A high school teacher in southern Oregon plans to challenge a school district policy that prevents her from carrying a gun on school grounds.Portland lawyer Jim Leuenberger said in an e-mail message to the Mail Tribune newspaper that he will ask a Jackson County judge to declare the Medford School District's policy "illegal and void" for holders of concealed handgun licenses."There is a state statute that prohibits local governments — including school boards — from restricting possession of firearms by...

Recent sexual assaults on women in Santa Fe have sounded an alarm in the community. Authorities have pledged to solve the cases and now they are taking their investigation one step further... The Santa Fe County Sheriff's office paid for a full page ad ... Some quick tips include discouraging an attacker by telling him you have a venereal disease or are menstruating. Another tip: keep a whistle on you and try to make as much noise as possible to attract attention. But some women aren't waiting around for advice or taking any chances -- they're buying weapons. Gun sales...