Researcher Finds Flaws In Public Housing's One-Strike Rule Over and over, the same story: "They denied me ... They said I had a criminal background ... I didn't do any time, I spent one year on a stat [a period of time where the court file remains open, but charges are dismissed if no further arrests occur]. They told me I could get a hearing, but I didn't want to bother. What good would it have done? I got three kids -- one boy and two girls. I just keep moving around, living here and living there." [continues 863 words]
Paranoid Growers, Outnumbered Cops, Guardsnakes: Dispatches From The Pot Belt THE OLD MAN'S STORY begins in a cabin in the deepest hills of Eastern Kentucky. "The state police," he says, emphasizing the pole, "come up the road on his four-wheeler. I could hear him coming from a long, long way. He comes up and I'm sitting on the porch and he says to me, 'Could I buy a glass of water?' He was so thirsty, said he was 'terrified' driving up these hollers, looking for pot." [continues 3134 words]
I am not a Rush Limbaugh fan, but I hope he overcomes his addiction to painkillers. When he comes back to radio, I hope his addiction experience will have made him more compassionate and empathetic. When rock singer Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994, I remember Rush saying Cobain was "a worthless shred of human debris." Rush said he had no sympathy for someone who commits suicide. Depression is the leading cause of suicide, and countless numbers of people from all walks of life suffer from its mental anguish. I cannot imagine a person who has been severely depressed ever saying he/she has no sympathy for someone who committed suicide. America looks forward to seeing how Limbaugh's addiction experience changes his life. Paul L. Whiteley Sr. [end]
In the race to be Kentucky's next Attorney General, there's a broker, a toker and a joke(r). Generally speaking, it's a race we'd rather cancel. c d kaplan brings you the sad but true tale. Take a look at the trio vying to be Kentucky's next attorney general and you've got to wonder: Is this the best Kentucky's legal community has to offer? One can't be blamed if they are reminded of Chester A. Riley in the old '50s sitcom, "The Life of Riley." When he and pal, Gillis, found themselves in yet another mess with their wives, Peg and Honeybee, Riley would rasp, "What a revoltin' development this is!" [continues 2731 words]
President Bush's proposal to funnel federal funds to faith-based organizations for treating addiction is not only an example of the road to hell being paved with good intentions, but a lesson not learned from history. If religious groups were capable of treating addictions, there would have been no need for such groups as Alcoholics Anonymous. The co-founder of AA started his quest for sobriety in a faith-based group. Bill Wilson was introduced to the Oxford Group by his longtime friend and drinking buddy, Ebby Thatcher, who was essentially proselytizing. [continues 615 words]
