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'Journey Home' Opens Eyes To Foster System
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.Meet Amanda, a 6-year-old whose mother had a baby in their home. After calling 911, and the ambulance and police officers arrived, Amanda's mother and the baby were taken to the hospital. "The police saw that our house was dirty. There was dog poop...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Abusive Behavior, Justice System, Judges
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The road to getting clean is paved with challenges
Beaver County Times, Pa.Sandy Halstead can only wonder if her daughter, Jessica Dykes, would still be alive if some things had gone differently. If the Hanover Township resident would have had access to more follow-up treatment after getting clean. If she would have received...Tags: Pneumonia, General Practitioners, Heroin, Drugs and Medicines, Alcohol Addiction
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Dairy industry crowns new ambassador
Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Wash.The dairy industry in Skagit County has a new ambassador: Chelsea Hansen, a junior at Sedro-Woolley High School. Chelsea, 17, was crowned the 2013-14 Skagit County Dairy Ambassador by Sammie Mesman of La Conner, the outgoing ambassador, during a dessert...Tags: Human Interest, Consumer Goods Industries, Mount Vernon, High School Sports, Gymnastics
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Use of ADHD drugs as a study aid raises concern on campuses
The Kansas City StarA University of Kansas freshman took a break from shooting hoops with friends outside his dormitory to talk about what some students call "study pills." As final exams approached last semester, he took a couple doses of a prescribed stimulant called...Tags: Psychiatry, Arts and Culture, Culture, Bipolar Disorder, Social Sciences
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IMTO director leaves Cumberland County for state job
The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.The Pennsylvania Department of State will welcome yet another now former Cumberland County government official to its ranks this month -- Information Management and Technology Director Bill Finnerty. "It was not an easy decision," Finnerty said...Tags: Local Government
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FilmAid Brightens Lives of Refugees
VarietyDadaab Stories is the latest project from FilmAid, a nonprofit humanitarian organization that uses film to help struggling communities. The interactive website helps members of the worldâs largest refugee camp, on the border of Somalia in Northern...Tags: United Nations, Refugee, Malaria, Kenya, HIV
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Anthony House worthy of financial help from public to keep serving homeless
The quintessential drunk with a graying beard drooling in his sleep on a park bench is still out there. But the face of the homeless in Lake County has taken a dramatic turn. Think: Single dad raising two preschoolers. Or Mom and three kids, ages 7, 6...
Tags: Human Interest, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Social Issues, Amusement and Theme Parks
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EDITORIAL: Still seeking solutions
Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, Wash.An ambitious idea to create a comprehensive program to help chronically homeless men at an abandoned youth camp in South Kitsap is dead -- but the continuing effort to address the problem in Kitsap County is not. That's what proponents are saying...Tags: Social Services, Homelessness, Social Issues, Nursing Homes
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As pill mills fade away, heroin fills the void
Miami HeraldKevin Foley stood before a judge in Broward County's drug court -- fellow abusers sitting behind in him in the pews -- talking about the fitful life of a recovering addict, the random drug tests, the counseling and what he hoped was his next, clean...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Pharmaceuticals, Government, Police Arrests, Politics
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Brown proposes Medicaid Lock-In legislation
Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioIt comes as no surprise to residents of Scioto County -- ground zero for the war on prescription drug abuse -- that prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Ohio. Prescription pain medications, such as oxycodone, morphine, and methadone, are largely...Tags: Health Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Epidemics and Plagues, Pharmaceuticals, Prescription Drugs
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2 openings exist on Fayette County Common Pleas bench; 5 try for jobs
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.Five candidates are seeking two openings on Common Pleas Court in Fayette County. Gerald Solomon and Ralph Warman retired and work as part-time senior judges. The four Democrats and one Republican are cross-filed to seek both the Democratic and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Elections, Fayette County, Television Industry
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BRIEF: Prenatal drug abuse examined
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Catholic Charities and Pueblo Rape Crisis Services will host a training seminar May 18 about how prenatal substance abuse affects children's behavior after birth. The event is aimed at parents and foster parents of children affected by prenatal...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Social Services, Christianity, Social Issues, Religion and Belief
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