Another drug mess at North Shore’s ‘secret staircase’? (opinion)
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Empty pharmacy pill bottles found at bottom of North Shore s secret staircase. (Tom Wrobleski/Staten Island Advance)
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But it’s a troubled area as well.
I’m talking about the “secret staircase” on the North Shore that goes from Tompkins Circle down to Victory Boulevard.
It’s a link between one of the tonier parts of the North Shore and a grittier, more working class neighborhood below.
It’s also been a spot where in years past I’ve found hypodermic needles, heroin packaging and other evidence of drug use.
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Marveling at the size of the elephants or squealing at the cuteness of the meerkats, visitors come regularly to the Houston Zoo for the chance to observe exotic animals up-close. Meanwhile, just a few blocks away, a laboratory houses a markedly different sort of zoo. Instead of furry and feathered creatures in enclosures, there are thousands of blood samples in a pair of freezers surrounded by dozens of white boards covered by mathematical equations.
This is the DNA Zoo, where a team of thirty-plus scientists use cutting-edge genomic technology in service of boosting the survival chances for countless endangered species work that could contribute to human health as well. The lab has acquired genetic samples of 4,234 animals representing 1,105 species, largely obtained from zoos and parks including the Houston Zoo, San Antonio Zoo, Sea World, and the Texas State Aquarium. In 2019, they opened a counterpart lab in Australia to focus on species unique to that cont
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Other candidates include Teresa Bussell, Jimmy Fendley and Justin Wideman. The top two vote recipients will be named to positions currently held by Jeff Martin and Kristi Trammell, both of whom chose not to seek re-election.
âI had a positive experience as a student at North Lamar, and I want to serve this community and district in a way that helps our current and future students to have an even better experience than I did, preparing them well for the future,â Spencer said about his motivation to seek a position on the seven-member board.
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