Drugs and Our Kids: Funding Cuts Curtail Free Drug Assessments
Drugs and our kids: Funding cuts curtail free drug assessments
Those referred but not assessed went to other providers like the Serenity Treatment or Crossroads centers, Drennan said. Serenity charges $ 100 out of pocket for substance abuse assessment, which can be covered by insurance, according to owner Deb …
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Man Accused of Harassing People in Manoa Shares His Side of the Story
Man accused of harassing people in Manoa shares his side of the story
The prosecution requested Fazzari undergo substance abuse assessment and treatment, saying the reason for that is: “The officers, while they were doing the investigation, were in contact with Mr. Fazzari's mother, who did represent he was supposed… Continue reading
Full Text of Mayor Caldwell's State of the City Speech
Full text of Mayor Caldwell's State of the City speech
… high quality way of life for our people. Where we don't forget the past, but carry it forward into the future, and I will work hard every single day to make Honolulu a better place, and to make this… Continue reading
TRANSCRIPT: 2014 State of the City Address
TRANSCRIPT: 2014 State of the City Address
Nadao Yoshinaga, or Najo as he was called, was a veteran of the famed 100th battalion and 442nd regimental combat team in World War II, a former State Senator and probably one of the most important political leaders in Hawaii's modern history. …… Continue reading
UWGB Among Highest in Nation for Alcohol Arrests
UWGB among highest in nation for alcohol arrests
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay ranks among the top 40 colleges in the nation for the number of alcohol arrests on campus, according to an analysis by a drug and rehabilitation website. UWGB has the 36th highest rate of alcohol arrests per… Continue reading
Hawaii Legislators Are Hoping to Regulate Home Births, but Moms Are Pushing …
Hawaii Legislators Are Hoping To Regulate Home Births, But Moms Are Pushing …
Josh Green, a physician himself, told Honolulu Civil Beat after the hearing. "Those who want to … "Why are you treating a natural process of life as a medical procedure?" she said. "It's so unnecessary." Currently, only… Continue reading
Buying Health Insurance, Need Some Advice?
Question by Jess: Buying health insurance, need some advice?
My nephew has been diagnosed with a bleeding disorder. My brother and his wife are both self employed but earn too much for Medicaid and government run disability programs. They always bought their own insurance. But after his son’s condition the… Continue reading
From the Creaux's Nest
From the Creaux's Nest
The Christmas parades that started at MacArthur Shopping Center to downtown Orange used to have people lined up on both sides of the entire stretch. He's probably right; this parade had the most folks … *****March 2 is Texas Independence Day. It's …
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Colorado, Utah Move to Raise Smoking Age to 21
Colorado, Utah Move to Raise Smoking Age to 21
New York City last year raised the tobacco age to 21, as did Hawaii County, Hawaii. Utah already has the nation's lowest smoking rate, about 12 percent in 2011 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Colorado isn't far… Continue reading