Sequester Cuts Hit Poor, Elderly, Cancer Patients

Sequester cuts hit poor, elderly, cancer patients

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When the Head Start program for 16 counties in western Kentucky lost about $ 750,000 in funding, it laid off about 50 people, mostly teachers, and reduced its roster by more than 160 children, according to Aubrey Nehring, chief executive officer of …
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Waiting for an addict to hit bottom is a death sentence, say Moyers and Scheff

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Addiction is a chronic illness. There's no cure for it, at least not yet. But there is a solution. … What I have to do is remain teachable and remember that I am only one drink or one drug away from going back to a spot that I never want to go back …
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While Colorado burns, Republicans slam Hickenlooper for not funding air tanker …

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It also ignited another political debate, as Republican politicians took to Twitter to complain that a new law authorizing the state to purchase its own fleet of air tankers was amended to make funding the program discretionary rather than mandatory …
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M remodeling to turn decrepit Park Crest into substance abuse treatment …

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The solid structure of the remaining five-story, 45-unit building made it a good candidate for the Family Works program, which provides substance abuse treatment for pregnant women and mothers, Heartland Family Service officials said. “We knew we …
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