| Lindsay Lohan's boyfriend rant
Lindsay Lohan's boyfriend has blasted the actress' mother for making a reality TV show. Snowboarder Riley Giles - who started dating Lindsay during her recent stay in Cirque Lodge rehab clinic in Utah - believes Dina Lohan's show could harm the 'Mean Girls' star's recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. He also claims the pair refused to appear on the programme. .
Internet Gambling Deserves a New Chance
The neighbors won't spot you at the virtual casino. Solid citizens with no previous criminal record commit outrageous crimes when addicted to gambling. The rate of divorce, spousal and child abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, bankruptcy, and suicide rises disproportionately high with gambling addiction. The WTO ruling claims foreign interests should have access to all American homes, because some states allow people to bet on horse races via the Internet. That makes as much sense as allowing foreign heroin and cocaine producers to offer drugs over the Internet simply because some pharmacies sell codeine cough syrup. Considering the implications for the U.S., this is not a slippery slope; it is a cliff. This is not a "conservative moral issue." Disdain for Internet gambling crosses all party lines and interests.
Educators brainstorm how to curb drug abuse
Educators from 35 schools across the state gathered at a Keefe Tech conference yesterday to trade ideas on battling substance abuse among students. ``You'll always have drugs and alcohol in high school,'' said Bill Phillips, who oversees a statewide program based at Keefe Tech to help kids facing alcohol and drug addiction. That program - New Beginnings - has been presented to an estimated quarter-million students over the last two decades, and offers kids ways to fight drug abuse, violence prevention and halting other risky behavior. Phillips gets funding from a $200,000 grant and credits state Sen. Steven Tolman, D-Brighton, for his support. ``There are a lot of kids doing well,'' he said. ``But there are kids not doing well.'' During the conference, principals, coaches, social workers and other staffers reviewed ways to help kids facing drug and alcohol addiction.
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