County Will Give Laura's Law a Hard Look

County will give Laura's Law a hard look

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Though at least a dozen speakers fractured hearts with personal stories, one of the most moving was the letter of Michelle Kwik of Encinitas, read by attorney and Laura's Law activist Judy Belinsky. Condensed, these are the tearful words the …
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How Middle School Failures Lead to Medical School Success

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They can abandon their compassion and fall prey to the much-touted maladies of physicians such as drug addiction, materialism, and well-publicized missteps that hit the national media. Beyond confirming that we belong together as the biggest geeks in …
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Chaske Spencer: A Native Actor Who Left Addiction Behind

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He had a part in the movie Skins before he developed an addiction to cocaine and heroin that finally led him to become a self-described crackhead, an addict who would “steal from you, would rob you” for drug money. His career today, with the Twilight …
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How Iraq Changed Everything: From 'The Hurt Locker' To 'The Marine,' The Rise

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But as powerful as the best of stories, and those that are actually focused on the war rather than simply surfing on pro-soldier sentiment, can be, they operate at a kind of remove from the action. If they're set at home, these movies … And Hollywood …
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