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Intersections: An exploration of the local impacts of heroin use
Seven years ago, an 18-year-old La Crescenta man was prescribed Vicodin after a routine surgical procedure. The prescription was all it took for a blossoming painkiller addiction to comfortably settle in. In 2009, when the pills became too expensive...Tags: Personal Service, Addiction, Heroin, Long Island, Pain
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Small Wonders: The testimony of all moms
I'd love to tell the story of your mother today. But I don't know her. So, I'll tell you about mine. She's a pretty typical mom. Darlene is a wife, career educator, retiree, volunteer and the epitome of a grandmother. She's a mom in the truest sense of...Tags: Cancer, Facebook, Mother's Day, Health, Alcohol Addiction
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Winter shelter mulls changing its rules
Three weeks after the Burbank-Glendale homeless winter shelter opened with less than one-third of its 50 beds filled, the program has yet to reach capacity, prompting officials to reevaluate some rules to make it easier to access.
The three-month...Tags: Government, Public Officials, Social Security, Politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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On Campus at Glendale Community College
Addiction Summit Looks at Treatment The Glendale Community College Alcohol/Drug Studies Program and the Alcohol/Drug Studies Club are presenting Addiction Summit 2011, “Substance Abuse Treatment: Taking a Medical and Mental Health Holistic...Tags: Mental Health, Addiction, Facebook, Poetry, Colleges and Universities
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Searching for meaning in the hereafter
The ghost of a Nobel and Pulitzer prizewinning playwright has been appearing in the mortal world at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre in Pasadena this month to explain the inspiration of his life-long achievements, many of which resulted from deep personal pain...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Eugene O'Neill
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Recovering addict shares her story with La Crescenta residents
For recovering addict Alexandra Datig, marijuana was a gateway drug that led her down a path of heartache and destruction. Datig — an anti-drug activist who rallied against the marijuana legalization initiative Proposition 19 last year —...Tags: Addiction, Health, Dianne Feinstein, Behavioral Conditions, Juvenile Delinquency
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Banners on Brand promote child safety
The “Protect Children” campaign has begun in full force this year with our community service clubs taking the lead in the public relations fundraising for the campaign. Two weeks ago the Banners on Brand campaign came to life. All 115...Tags: Christianity, Mental Health, Education, Politics, Elections
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Putting a roof over his head
Sprawled across an overstuffed couch on a recent afternoon, PlayStation video game controller in hand, Adam Cartwright looked utterly at home in his one-bedroom apartment in West Glendale.
Prior to moving in two weeks ago, he hadn’t slept...Tags: New York City, Liver Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Politics, Social Issues
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Education Matters: Goodbye to two great men
Editor's Note: Numerous instances of plagiarism have been discovered in Dan Kimber’s “Education Matters” column, which ran in the News- Press from September 2003 to September 2011. In those columns where plagiarism has been found, a...Tags: Wales, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Retirement
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Armenian leaders interpret gang's rise
With the headlines gone and the arrests made, Armenians in Burbank and Glendale are now struggling with the perceptions of their cultural identity after a massive crackdown on the organized crime ring Armenian Power. The cultural perceptions —...Tags: Genocide, Labor Legislation, War Crimes, Massacres, Organized Crime
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Dentist offers free grins
People rarely are in a hurry to get to their dentist’s office, but at 7:30 a.m. Monday staffers for Dr. Kamran Sahabi found half a dozen people waiting at the entrance to the Glendale Dental Center on South Glendale Avenue.
Sahabi and Dr. Farid...Tags: Teeth, Medical Services, Human Interest, Disasters and Accidents, Dentistry and Dental Health
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CV drug prevention director outlines goals
Enforcing existing laws, facilitating training opportunities and educating the community will be among the top priorities for the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition in the coming years, newly minted Executive Director David Marquez...Tags: Crimes, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Washington (U.S. state)
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