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Teens feel pressure to put on 'face of success'
A small crowd assembled Tuesday night at City Hall to talk frankly about the stresses and difficulties today's teenagers face and what can be done to prevent depression, substance abuse and suicide. But while attendance was low, the conversation generated...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Suicide, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, YMCA
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Prescription drugs stolen from La Crescenta pharmacy
An determined amount of prescription drugs was stolen from a Walgreens pharmacy in La Crescenta around 3 a.m. Saturday, according to the Crescenta Valley sheriff’s station. Deputies responded to a burglary alarm at the store, 3001 Foothill Blvd.,...Tags: Theft
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Hospitals react to 'Obamacare' ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to uphold President Obama's health insurance mandate will expand coverage to many uninsured Americans, but its effect on area hospitals remains unclear. Len LaBella, president of Verdugo Hills Hospital, is...
Tags: Health, General Practitioners, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice
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A more direct threat to freedom
Resident David C. Wilcox is clearly worried about President Obama but presents a tepid rationale for the existential threat to liberty that the Obama Administration evidently poses [“Terrified of another term for Obama,” Mailbag, April 5]....Tags: Mitt Romney, Health, Politics, Barack Obama, Ayn Rand
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Men's college basketball: Kader endures to play for Afghan team
South Bend TribuneRecent Holy Cross graduate Yama Kader is days away from finally laying eyes on the country he’ll be representing on the basketball court. Kader, who was born in California to Afghan immigrants, is a guard on the Afghan National team, which is...Tags: MySpace, Afghanistan, Social Media, Sports, Basketball
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New pill drop box in Starke County
KNOX -- A permanent pill drop box has been placed at the Starke County Sheriff's Department at 108 N. Pearl St. Bought with funds raised by Starke County Triad, the box in the entry to the police office is for unused or expired prescription drugs,... -
Niles man sent to prison after capturing and assaulting woman
South Bend TribuneCASSOPOLIS — A Niles man whose obsession with a Cass County woman led to her unlawful imprisonment, sexual assault and an eventual 14-hour standoff with police will pay a heavy price for his crime. Despite Michael Long’s tearful apology, Cass...Tags: Prisons, Sex Crimes, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime
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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...
Tags: OxyContin (drug), Washington, DC, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Recreational Substance Use
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Voice of the People, May. 18
Mental-health medicines This is in response to "Psychologists seek prescription power; Health professionals split over contentious bill now up to House" (News, May 12) and "Rx: Slow down; Psychologists and mental health medicines" (Editorial, May 13)....Tags: General Practitioners, Wrigley Field, Philosophy, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals
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Library program boosts adult literacy
Name: Suzi Hayes Residence: Boynton Beach Birthplace: Michigan Family: Husband, Bob Career: Corporate, university and public libraries Organization: Palm Beach County Library Adult Literacy Project. The literacy program is open to English-...Tags: Greenacres, Libraries, Lantana, Drugs and Medicines, Arts and Culture
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Nearly 50 vendors set up booths at 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comInformation on the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming effects on senior citizens in Maryland and medical equipment that can be used at home were features of the 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo put on by Washington County CARES in Hager Hall on Thursday....Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Government Health Care, Medicare
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Convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is spared death penalty
PHILADELPHIA — Kermit Gosnell, the abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies who were born alive in his grimy clinic, agreed Tuesday to give up his right to an appeal and now faces life in prison but will be spared a death sentence. The...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Woodbridge, Criminal Laws
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