# My hometown has made the news.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 14, 2002, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hometown-has-made-the-news/123821 "2002-08-14T11:19:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hometown-has-made-the-news/123821/1 "2002-08-14T11:19:16Z")

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[http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/08/13/texas.infant.abduction/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/08/13/texas.infant.abduction/index.html)

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Kind of a bizarre story, really.

What’s going on with these kidnappings? Are there really more than usual, or does it just seem that way due to the heavy news coverage? There were a few kidnappings over the last few years in the area, but I don’t think any made the national news. It seems getting the word out is a good thing, though.