COLUMBIA — As Lorenzo Lawson looked at recent violent crimes Columbia youth were committing, he saw a common theme: Many of the offenses he heard about in the news media, such as robbery, seemed to him to be economically motivated.
Youth Empowerment Zone to fundraise at Break Time gas stations Friday
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 | 6:08 p.m. CDT
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