Until recently, kidnapping was something Latvians heard about on foreign TV shows and newscasts but never experienced. But a summer kidnapping that surprised everyone has changed this, causing parents, kids and public officials to pay more attention, as Katya Cengel reports.The endless drive to catch up with the West doesn't always bear sweet fruit. In the frenzy to adopt various Western policies aimed at improving the standard of living and speeding Latvia toward European Union membership, Latvians are coming to realize that the Western world has its problems too®Unfortunately that point w...
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