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Coalition awarded federal grants
LA CRESCENTA — The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition on Tuesday was awarded a major federal grant that will total $625,000 over the next five years as they work to thwart substance abuse among local teens. The Office of...Tags: Health, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Teen-agers, Social Issues
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Week in Review
EDUCATION Eighth-grader Vanuhi Khdryan heard the warning tone Monday outside Toll Middle School, but stuck around a few minutes waiting for her friends on their first day back from summer break. Glenwood Road — which, according to the state...Tags: Disasters, Natural Disasters, Travel, Property, eBay Inc.
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Pharmaceutical drop-off boxes a success
Beginning in the summer of 2011, 16 permanent pharmaceutical drop boxes were installed at law enforcement offices throughout Northern Michigan. In less than one year, 780 pounds of pharmaceuticals have been collected in the permanent drop boxes, making...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Prescription Drugs, Politics, Laws
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Allow medical marijuana in Fla.?
One of today's Front Burner columnists, Kim Russell, has mounted a petition drive to amend the Florida Constitution to let residents legally use marijuana under a doctor's supervision. For the proposed amendment to earn a spot on the state's 2014 ballot,...
Tags: Health, Washington, DC, Health Treatments, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Periodicals
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White House drug czar, nation's leaders in Orlando for Rx-drug abuse summit
Hundreds of representatives from the public and private sector are in Orlando for an inaugural prescription drug abuse summit, which included keynote presentations Tuesday from the White House drug czar and a top U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...
Tags: Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Gil Kerlikowske, Heroin, HIV
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News briefs: White House grant helped pay for New York Police Dept. spying on Muslims
Nostalgia rules as ‘The Artist,’ ‘Hugo’ dominate safe, predictable Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nostalgia ruled at the Oscars, with the classic film homages “The Artist” and “Hugo” dominating...Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, United Nations, Reviews, Viola Davis, Rebellions
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Government can't keep up with Freedom of Information Act requests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration couldn’t keep pace with the increasing number of people asking for copies of government documents, emails, photographs and more under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis...Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Agricultural Research and Technology, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Transportation Safety Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Leading marijuana growing supply store opens few miles from White House
A company dubbed the “Walmart of Weed” is putting down roots in America’s capital city, sprouting further debate on marijuana — medical or otherwise. Just a few miles from the White House and federal buildings, a company that...
Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Procedures and Tests, Substance Abuse, Politics
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Why men are in trouble
CNN ContributorFor the first time in history, women are better educated, more ambitious and arguably more successful than men. Now, society has rightly celebrated the ascension of one sex. We said, "You go girl," and they went. We celebrate the ascension of women but...Tags: Television, Time Warner Inc., Gaming, Entertainment, William Wordsworth
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White House says the war is working – the war on drugs
Top of the TicketThe White House is asking for over $26 billion in 2012 to fight illegal drug use, world leaders say it won't help... -
Actors from HBO's 'The Wire' take part in drug panel
Z on TVWendell Pierce, Sonja Sohn and Jim True-Frost (aka Bunk, Kima and Prez) participated in a Justice Department panel Tuesday on drug abuse, families and at-risk children. It is part of an initiative launched by Attorney General Eric Holder and announced... -
Chicago tops U.S. for arrestees on drugs
Tribune reporterAbout 83 percent of men arrested in Chicago last year tested positive for illegal drugs, according to a federal study that put Chicago at the top of 10 major U.S. cities. That percentage is actually somewhat lower than in years past, the study by the...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Use, Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use
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