Early gang participation makes lasting mark

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More than half of them came from low-income families. The study, known as the Seattle Social Development Project, was funded … previous year compared with those who never joined one, the paper says. Compared with their peers who hadn't joined gangs …
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Apartment rehab spruces up Fresno's 'Sin City'

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“Zumwalt Construction Inc. specializes in multi-family rehabilitation projects and anticipates doing additional projects within this category of construction,” said Kurt Zumwalt, president of Zumwalt Construction. … In 2013, the Department of Housing …
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United Way reports local losses, successes at annual breakfast

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UW Breakfast. Summersill Elementary teacher Cathy Lanier receives the car keys to her new Chevrolet Sonic from United Way board member Lyndsey Carter during the annual United Way breakfast at Jacksonville Country Club Wednesday morning. … During her …
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Solutions To The Heroin & Opiate Epidemic

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According to a recent Boston Globe article, “Heroin Epidemic Exposes Deficiencies In Care System” (http://b.globe.com/1iNFmzo), Ms. Jacobs, Director of Substance Abuse Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts acknowledged, “medications are not …
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