CMH funding cut affects 24/7 service
Effective  today, Community  Mental  Healthcare Inc. will not have licensed mental health professionals on duty in its offices after normal business hours.

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Mexico mourns yet another slain Norteno singer
Norteno singer Sergio Vega was shot dead in a northern state that has produced many of Mexico’s most notorious drug kingpins, joining a recent string of murdered musicians _ some of them famous for cr

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US judge agrees to grant asylum to ex-Israeli spy
An immigration judge tentatively granted asylum Wednesday to the son of a Hamas founder who turned his back on his father’s terrorist group and became a spy for Israel.

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Judge to rule Thursday on gunman’s sanity
Herbert Jones was caught loading a gun behind Portland High School last May. He told police he planned to kill a pedophile he thought was attending a meeting in an adjacent church.

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Cheezburger Network to Whitman campaign: FAIL!
Ben Huh, the CEO of the company that owns the humor site aped in an attack ad, tells CNET he wasn’t joking when he said he wants the ad taken down.

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Study Of Methamphetamine’s Effect On Oral Health: Dental School Gets $1.86M From NIH
The abuse of methamphetamine -a powerful and highly addictive psychostimulant that is toxic to the nervous system – has reached epidemic proportions in many parts of the United States. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that more than 10 million Americans have tried methamphetamine, while more than 1.4 million are habitual users…

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City still worried about nightclub
FITCHBURG — City officials are proceeding with caution now that Venues Sports Bar on Putnam Street is up and running again after being shut down at the end of May.

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Commissioners discuss levy issue
A half-mill replacement levy for the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties will generate $917,842 annually if Tuscarawas County voters approve it.

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National Study: New Data Show Teen Girls More Likely to See Benefits in Drug and Alcohol Use
Findings Make Early Parental Action with Daughters Even More Critical

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Ex-con wins battle against drugs, alcohol; now helping prisoners fight their own battle
HUNTSVILLE — As David Battle walked onto the Butler High School football practice field Wednesday afternoon, a bright rainbow appeared over the eastern mountains of Huntsville. It may not have had any personal significance to most in Huntsville, but for Battle, it means a new beginning in his life – a life filled with problems that landed him in the Limestone and Atmore prisons and the Madison …

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Pope creates Office to ‘re-evangelise’ the West
Pope Benedict XVI is creating a new Vatican office to fight secularisation and “re-evangelise” the West – a tacit acknowledgement that his attempts to reinvigorate Christianity in Europe have not succeeded and need a new boost.

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Elderly Man Alerts Police To Crack Stash At His Home
Officers contacted 78-year-old Martin Luther King Adams in reference to possible drug activity at his residence. Adams told officers his live-in home care provider; 53-year-old Andrea Mattingly was bringing narcotics abusers and alcoholics to his residence. Adams and Mattingly gave consent to search the residence. Officers located a large amount of paraphernalia and a quantity of crack in a …

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Carbondale arsonist sentenced to up to 84 months in prison
Man sent to prison for torching homeDrug-deal blaze hurt firefighter A Carbondale man who torched an unoccupied home after he was ripped off in a drug deal was sentenced Tuesday to 39-to-84 months in state prison by Lackawanna County Judge Michael J.

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Armed robber steals mail in Casino
MAIL, money and cigarettes were stolen from the Casino West Newsagency when a knife-wielding robber burst into the building yesterday.

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Big names call for alcohol reform
Prominent New Zealanders, including two former governors-general are calling on Government to revamp the country’s alcohol laws. read more

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Sydney surgeon refused bail over escorts’ death
A Sydney neurosurgeon charged over the cocaine-related deaths of two escorts has been refused bail because of his long-standing drug addiction.”The protection and welfare of the community, including those who provide sexual services…

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WATCH: Priest Accused of Sexually Abusing His Own Sons
Did the Vatican cover up sordid life of Legion of Christ founder? Legion of Christ – Priest – United States – Religion and Spirituality – Christianity

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Sacto 9-1-1: Couple sentenced in Tahoe racially motivated beating
A white, middle-aged couple were each sentenced Tuesday in Sacramento to 18 months in federal prison in connection with their brutal beating of a man at a South Lake Tahoe beach because of his ethnicity and the color of his skin.

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High Watch Tea
KENT—Actress and humani tarian Susan Saint James Ebersol will receive the Sister Francis Award from High Watch Recovery Center at its first annual Women’s Celebration Tea and Silent Auction Fundraiser.

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Evening Times
GLASGOW’S biggest bus operator is to extend 24-hour services across the city.

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