Reader's View: Choice for Running Youth Camp a No-Brainer

Reader's view: Choice for running youth camp a no-brainer

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The more expensive option is put forward by a couple who run an addiction-treatment program and who plan to add a residential drug treatment center to the Camp Esquagama site. A kids' camp paired with adult residential drug treatment is a gamble I am …
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Mental health improvements are a key part of Obama's plan to reduce gun violence

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Obama's measures include training teachers to recognize students who need help and refer them to mental-health services and finishing regulations that define what mental-health coverage must be included by insurance plans (Flinn, 1/17). … The law …
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Christie condemns NRA ad, establishes violence task force

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The task force will hold hearings and interview experts in five areas: guns, mental health, drug addiction, levels of violence in society (such as in video games), and school safety. … The ad makes you cringe and demeans the gun lobby group, Christie …
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Russians warily turn to AA in battle with alcohol

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Some Russians are more inclined to turn for spiritual help to the Russian Orthodox Church. "I went to the AA and I couldn't believe my ears. They have no God and they say that they … Nevertheless, some AA groups meet on premises owned by the Church …
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