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Turning Point celebrates 20 years
Twenty years after it opened its doors, staff members at Turning Point say the need for their services remains constant.
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Street stories, Chapter 2
These days, homeless campers tend to be hardened — and harder to help. by J. Adrian Stanley A year ago, Ric Bascobert intervened when an older neighbor was threatened outside her west-side home by a belligerent drunk. "She was out on the sidewalk with this little miniature bat in her hand, just shaking it," Bascobert remembers.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Forum tackles Santa Barbara's homeless issues
As Santa Barbara grapples with a rise in homeless deaths and increased panhandling, activists, business owners and officials gathered Wednesday night for a meeting aimed at addressing problems near the Casa Esperanza homeless shelter.
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Community Calendar: Aug. 22, 2010
Concerts
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Marks House shelter seeks volunteers to adopt a room
Sitting on the corner, Marks House is a big, old house, built in1903. It has an unusual corner entrance and a large yard generouslysprinkled with blooming, pink naked ladies.
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Health books: "So Stressed," "The Mayo Clinic Diet," "What Do I Eat Now?" and "Revive"
The holidays are over and those New Year's resolutions include eating right and losing at least 10 pounds. Now you've got to do it. But how? There are plenty of new books on the market that want to help. Here are just a few.
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Digital Junkies
IN 1995, in an effort to parody the way the American Psychiatric Association's hugely influential Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders medicalizes every excessive behavior, psychiatrist Ivan Goldberg introduced on his website the concept of "Internet Addiction Disorder."
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Advocates map the gap in Island addiction health services
Local public health advocates say large gaps in local health services, including the absence of any medical detox facility on the Island, present significant barriers to addicts trying to stay clean and sober.
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Cruise ships deliver tourism and pollution to Northwest waters
While some of the behemoth vessels visiting Puget Sound are making efforts to curb waste, others look for ways to cut corners.
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Big cruise ships pollute big time and can sail away from regulation
Cruise ships are like floating cities. And like cities they produce garbage, sewage and even hazardous waste. But unlike cities, they can move and avoid regulations.
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