| Tahoe Launches Adult Felony Drug Court
A new program is being launched in South Lake Tahoe to help some of the highest risk individuals take steps to straighten out their lives. Adult Felony Drug Court is targeted for people, especially pregnant women and parenting adults, who are struggling with substance abuse and who have committed non-violent felony crimes. The program is a collaborative effort between numerous agencies in El Dorado County, including the Public Health Department, Superior Court, District Attorney's Office, Public Defender, Sierra Recovery Center, and the Probation Department, and is funded by a grant from the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. Participants of the Adult Felony Drug Court receive outpatient and residential substance abuse treatment if indicated and submit to frequent drug testing.
IBM earns help send stocks higher;CIBC plans to raise $2.75B
It is selling $1.5 billion of stock to group of investors including Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing, the Ontario-based OMERS pension plan, Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC) and the Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec at $$65.26. Another $1.25 billion of stock will be sold to a syndicate of underwriters led by the bank's CIBC World Markets priced at $67.05. Its shares were halted a mid-afternoon prior to the announcement, at which point they were up 76 cents to $72.07. Elsewhere in the sector, TD Bank (TSX:TD) moved down $1.75 to $66.44 and Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) off 93 cents to $48.40 as the bank said Ottawa should scrap ownership restrictions on banks and allow the finance minister to review potential foreign bank investments. The recommendation is part of the bank's submission to the federal Competition Policy Review Panel.
Your Comments : Child foils suicide attempt
Its very sad when one someone attempts sucide. How really dark and terrible their world must look from their point of view. I hope all of us can look at the people around us, and see behind the mask the hurt and pain that lurks behind it. You never know it could be someone very close to you right now. Please reach out to them and help share their burden with them. Just like when we all reach out to our God, to share our burden in our darkest hours. Seruaus of Other (63 days and 8 hours ago) Gone are the days where everything is decided by our parents. Now is the time to sit more, together as a family and talk about matters that concern our children. Get our children involved, ask them about school, and how they are coping with life.
Jeff Thelen's Blog
Hi everybody. I'm back from really slacking off from the blog over the holidays. This week, it's just a few random thoughts. How many people are sick at your home, office or school? Seems like everyone in this newsroom is fighting some sort of bug right now. My symptoms are a sore throat, tiredness and aches and pains. I have no congestion, but my nose only runs at night. Wierd, isn't it? Alison Struve blows her nose so much she sounds like a foghorn. Stephanie Luisier and chief photographer Randy Bise both have that "sick sound" when they talk. Was it just me or did the Badgers seem a little unfocused and unprepared for their bowl game? Perhaps it's the long layoff between their last regular season game and the contest on January 1. It was a sort of a fun game to watch, even if it was rather sloppily played.
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