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School safety is a huge issue, from some kids bullying or teasing others to gang activity, to guns or other weapons in school. What are you going to do to address all levels of school safety?

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I grew up in a household where all kinds of things were hoarded: magazines, grocery bags, nuts and bolts, empty pill bottles, etc.  One of the primary causes of the hoarding was the poverty in which my mother grew up.  She had the attitude that everything has some sort of value, and that by throwing it away you were throwing away money.

As a result of Mom's influence, I had a hoarding problem too.  I was fortunate enough to finally be broken of the compulsion I had, which was admittedly not as bad as my mother's, by a patient and persistent wife.

Compulsion is a great word to describe this disease, and I believe it would take a great deal of effort and help to overcome a full-blown case of hoarding!

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