Mike Connell: Port Huron Struggles With Poverty

Published May 18, 2013

Mike Connell: Port Huron struggles with poverty

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Last year, 17 addicts died of heroin overdoses in Port Huron. Brown said 15 of the 17 were transients. He told of a kindly woman who noticed an elderly man napping outside on a frigid day. Thinking he might need help, she went to him, and managed to …
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Michigan Addicts Newly Eligible For Treatment

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The new health insurance law provides subsidies to help low-income families pay for private coverage. It also specifies addiction treatment as one of the “essential health benefits” for most commercial plans, … Randy O'Brien, the director of the …
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Pittston judicial race has big field

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He said drugs are a big problem in the district and he would participate in public-awareness programs to curb crime and drug use in the district. “I'm willing to work with police and … “If the people don't understand what's going on, it's my job as a …
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