No let-downs on Alexander’s path through life
Constance Alexander of Banning says she gave her life to God and that has helped her get through several medical procedures including an experiemental one for a heart condition. Now 78, she is former professional roller skater.
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Bachmann’s husband: Clinics are not anti-gay
The husband of Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says counselors at his family’s Christian clinics are not focused on converting homosexuals to heterosexuality through prayer.
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Manchester woman to pass through Milford, New Haven in walk across state
MANCHESTER — Amy Russell isn’t expecting her walk across the state to pose much of challenge.
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Teen girls’ brains hit harder by booze
BINGE drinking can have a long-lasting negative effect on the brains of teenaged girls, hitting them harder than it does young boys, a study shows.
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Teen girls’ brains hit harder by booze
BINGE drinking can have a long-lasting negative effect on the brains of teenaged girls, hitting them harder than it does young boys, a study shows.
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Teen girls’ brains hit hard by binge-drinking: study
Binge-drinking can have a long-lasting negative effect on the brains of teenaged girls, hitting them harder than it does young boys, a study released Friday shows.
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Struck pedestrian crashes through windsheild into car, but driver keeps going
HOUSTON — Authorities say a suspected drunken driver struck and killed a pedestrian on a Houston freeway, then drove about three miles after the victim had crashed through the windshield and landed next to the passenger’s seat.
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Teen Survives 20-Foot Escalator Fall
A teen’s drunken, 20-foot drop from an escalator is caught on surveillance video.
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Police: Man drives 3 miles with dead crash victim
Authorities say a suspected drunken driver struck and killed a pedestrian on a Houston freeway, then drove several miles after the victim had crashed through the windshield and landed next to the passenger’s seat.
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Drunken driving arrests down
The number of drunken driving cases filed in the county’s five lower courts has declined in the past two years, leading some in law enforcement and awareness advocates to cautiously state that fewer people are getting behind the wheel while under the influence.Still others point out the trend is a symptom of a struggling economy that has slashed funding for targeted OVI enforcement while fewer …
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Addiction Website Releases New Guide to Help Families through Intervention
August 30, 2010 Pompano Beach, FL. Recovery Connection www.recoveryconnection.org, a website and telephone helpline for information about substance abuse and recovery , has just released a new guide to help the family and friends of an individual who is struggling with a drug or alcohol problem. The…

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Christianity Seen Through Internet, TV, Film
ROME, NOV. 11, 2010 ( Zenit.org ).- The Pontifical Council for Culture launched its plenary assembly this year in an unusual fashion: by holding its inaugural session in public, in a hall on the famous Capitoline Hill in downtown Rome.

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In ‘Exley,’ boy looks for truth through a work of fiction
Clarke is at home with obsession. “I wouldn’t have written this book,” he acknowledges, “if I hadn’t first read and loved Frederick Exley’s great ‘fictional memoir’ ‘A Fan’s Notes.’ ”

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Rev. Romal J. Tune: Overcoming Grief Through Community and Grace
All of us have vocational moments or experiences in our lives that God uses to reveal our passion and purpose in life. For me, these vocational moments evolve into a deeper calling to ordained ministry.

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Runner to pass through Santa Cruz raising money for alcohol addiction
Robin McGeough, 46, of Pasadena, wanted to do more than work with people suffering from alcohol addiction, so he decided to put the rubber where it meets the road and raise money for addiction treatment by running.

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Radio preacher’s sermons live on through the Internet
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Teen Challenge helps women overcome drugs, alcohol through faith
Erin Mahar grew up dreaming she would someday make a positivedifference in the world.

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Neiman Marcus’ Karen Katz Plans to Sell Luxury Through Social Media
Photograph by Matthew Mahon CEO-designate Neiman Marcus Group. Big idea: To use the Web to turn luxury retailer Neiman Marcus into an authority and an educator on fashion. “We have a very robust online business, but convincing luxury houses to join us on the Web site has involved a lot of groveling,” says Karen Katz, 53, who currently runs Neiman Marcus’s department stores and will take over as …

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Bialecki slips through crowd of fretful Raynham workers
Carrying a salad and a soft drink, Greg Bialecki, the commonwealth’s economic development chief, stepped off an elevator and into a swarm of eager track workers outside his office Tuesday, there to plead for his help to save their jobs.

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Island burglar made breakfast, rifled through underwear drawer and showered
Federal term for 31-year-old man

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Liquor license suspension for Dudley Chateau through June 14
The Board of Selectmen has declined a request for a delay of the two-week suspension of the Dudley Chateau’s liquor license pending its appeal before the state’s Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC). The penalty was imposed by the selectmen on May 24 after a three-hour hearing, during which the Dudley Chateau was found to have violated provisions of the town’s bylaws for failing to have …

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Saving lives through addiction research
The University of Texas Medical Branch’s Center for Addiction Research aims to expand understanding and treatment of addiction.

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Johann Hari: Drugs, royals, and the lousy laws being rushed through
Can you feel the election fever yet? Me neither. Britain seems to be stricken instead with election swine flu. A few of us are sweating and vomiting – Brown and Cameron, mainly – while everyone else is refusing to touch infected election-surfaces and hoping it will pass us over.

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Former Korn guitarist stops through ‘sota
Former lead guitarist for the rock band Korn, Brian “Head” Welch, will be making a few stops in Minnesota next week as part of his current tour. Welch, who quit Korn in 2005 to pursue sobriety and a Christian lifestyle, will be performing music and speaking about his experiences with drugs and alcohol and how he was freed from both.

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After years looking for relief through a bottle, it is finally found through sobriety
HELENA – Duey Honka has warm eyes, perfect pitch-black hair andan inviting smile.

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Examining alcohol use disorders through gene networks instead of individual genes
Multiple genetic, environmental and behavioral factors contribute to alcohol use disorders (AUDs). A person’s level of response (LR) to alcohol can indicate a person’s risk for developing AUDs. A new study has looked at “gene networks” instead of individual genes to confirm the influence of glutamate receptor signaling genes on a person’s LR.

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