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An OxyContin and heroin epidemic that began several years ago continues to kill at an alarming rate. So far, several thousand have died across the state, including 3,200 from 2003-2007.�But�people are starting to fight back.�Find out what you need to know to protect your�family in our nationally recognized "Wasted Youth" coverage, which began in 2007.
An OxyContin and heroin epidemic that began several years ago continues to kill at an alarming rate. So far, several thousand have died across the state, including 3,200 from 2003-2007. But people are starting to fight back. Find out what you need to know to protect your family in our nationally recognized "Wasted Youth" coverage, which exposed the damage being done by this scourge.
Below find all our stories covering this epidemic, including our two series that launched the coverage in 2007: "WASTED YOUTH: What's Killing Our Children," and "WASTED YOUTH: Deadly Surge."
Raynham, Dighton not immune to heroin epidemic
While the high number of heroin overdoses in Taunton has gained considerable notice this year, since a spike reported by police at the beginning of 2014, surrounding towns have also dealt with the scourge.
Massachusetts insurer cuts narcotic prescriptions
The largest health insurer in Massachusetts has cut prescriptions of narcotic painkillers by an estimated 6.6 million pills in 18 months as part of a campaign to curb abuse.
Drugs found in adult bathroom at Brockton elementary school
The Brockton School Department is working with police after a schools employee found a white powdery substance believed to be drugs in a second-floor adult bathroom at the Arnone Elementary School, officials said.
Doctors say pill makers contribute to overdose epidemic
Medical experts are calling for more controls on the manufacturing of opioid drugs, like oxycodone and Percocet, saying the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn't done enough to stop suppliers from feeding a substance-abuse scourge that has hit the South Shore harder than any region in the U.S.
State sees surge in suspected heroin overdose deaths
Drug overdoses now kill more Americans than car crashes.
Brockton drug raid yields 400 grams of heroin, 3 guns
March 1: After six heroin overdose deaths in the city in just two weeks and almost as many saves with the OD antidote Narcan, local, state and federal law enforcement officials went on the offensive Saturday and took an alleged local narcotics dealer off the streets.
More than 200 bags of heroin found on man charged with OUI on I-195 in Fall River
Feb 27: A Fall River man was arrested on drug charges Wednesday night after being pulled over on I-195 in Fall River.
Rash of local robberies blamed on economy, drug addiction
Jan 21: Experts say risk takers 'on the fence' pushed into crime by hard times
Stoughton police get training in drug to help reverse overdoses
Dec. 17: Stoughton police officers recently underwent training to use Naloxone, a nasal spray that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses
Two charged with trafficking heroin, cocaine in Taunton, police say
Nov. 20: Taunton Police say they seized 38.6 grams of heroin, 18.5 grams of cocaine, two ounces of marijuana and $5,412 in cash after searching a Crossman Street home while investigating a potential parole violator Tuesday night.
OUR OPINION: We need to rethink how we address impaired driving
Nov. 9: On Wednesday, Brockton police charged a Pembroke man with operating under the influence of drugs, his fifth offense, and possession of a class A drug (heroin)
Drug raids this year in local towns
Oct. 13: Drug raids this year in local towns
Massachusetts marks 2,000 opiate overdose reversals using the nasal spray Narcan
Sep. 17: The state announced that the distribution of a drug effective in reversing an opiate overdose has led to a reported 2,000 overdose reversals, but officials and treatment workers say more needs to be done to prevent people from using in the first place.
High cost of drug abuse underscored in Brockton
Aug. 23: Friends and relatives assembled on the steps of City Hall Plaza Friday night for a candlelight vigil to remember those lost to overdose and support those who still have loved one's battling addiction.
Brockton police seize 87 marijuana plants, along with cocaine and heroin
July 16: Along with cocaine and heroin, Brockton police seize 87 marijuana plants after finding pot-growing operation in city home.
Stoughton police warn of spike in heroin overdoses in recent weeks
July 16: Stoughton police fear a "bad batch" of heroin may be responsible for a recent surge in heroin overdoses, including two that were fatal.
Drugged driving on rise in Brockton region
July 7: One year ago this week, Christopher Backman, a father of three from Middleboro, was killed in a Fourth of July car crash caused by a young man with pending drug charges and a hypodermic needle and spoon in his truck. In March, 18-year-old Monica Demello of Middleboro died in a car crash in Lakeville. Police said the driver of the pickup truck that hit her was drunk and on heroin. Health and public safety advocates say their deaths are a warning about the growing menace of drugged driving.
Prescription painkiller overdoses among women 'skyrocketing'
July 3: American Medical Response service responded to an average of 18 overdoses per month last year in Brockton. Each year, the company is seeing an increase in overdoses caused by pills, said Erik Johnson, AMR general manager.
Brockton region looks to social media to help area youth fight addiction
June 25: Gov. Deval Patrick announced recently $360,000 will be coming the city's way over the next three years, out of a total $3.6 million split among eight cities. The federal money is earmarked to help reduce prescription drug abuse among youth between 12 and 25.
Drug take-backs planned for dozen Brockton-area communities
April 14, 2013: At least a dozen local communities including Brockton held prescription drug take-backs on April 27 as part of a coordinated effort with the Drug Enforcement Administration aimed at getting rid of old medications in a way that won't impact the environment or leave them where they might be abused.
Eastern Mass. ranks high nationally in drug abuse
Nov. 13: Abuse of illicit drugs, including heroin, again posed a significant public health problem in Massachusetts last year with eastern Massachusetts posting a rate of emergency room visits involving drugs higher than that of any other major metropolitan region in the country, according to a new report.
East Bridgewater to hold first drug awareness vigil
Oct. 24: For the first time, residents will gather for a candlelight vigil to remember the people whose lives were lost to drug or alcohol addiction.
Keating bill to stop painkiller abuse comes at pivotal time
July 21: On Thursday, U.S. Rep. William Keating unveiled the latest details of his bill to make prescription painkillers harder to abuse. The legislation, The Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills (STOPP) Act, is intended to slow the OxyContin-heroin epidemic.
Overdose deaths from painkillers surging, but methadone deaths peak
July 4: Overdose deaths from powerful painkillers have been surging at an alarming rate in the U.S., but here's a sliver of good news: The number blamed on methadone appears to have peaked.
Another bath salts 'zombie' incident
June 7:A man who police said was high on bath salts acted erractically before being arrested, but it got worse after Miami police took him in.
Crack cocaine still 'drug of choice' for many users in Brockton
June 5: On the street, it has different names – "bump," "rock" or "white."
Drug sweep nets at least 22 in Brockton June 1: Police executed a drug raid Friday morning, netting 22 arrests after a three-month investigation.
Prior authorization for narcotics policy raises skepticism, support from doctors
May. 15: Blue Cross cracks down on abuse of narcotics; some physicians say it's red tape
Robbers often target Taunton pharmacies
May. 14: Throughout the last year, there have been several robberies in the Taunton area in which pharmacies were held up for painkilling pills by perpetrators who threatened workers with violence.
Area drug experts alarmed at proposals for stronger painkillers
April. 5: Four companies are experimenting with a pill that contains a pure version of hydrocodone – the active ingredient in the painkiller Vicodin.
COMMENTARY: Family's addiction struggle leads to helping others
April. 4: Drug or alcohol abuse can devastate lives and families, especially when it's a young person in the throes of addiction. Today, because of one Brockton parent's determination to make a difference, families across southeastern Massachusetts have new hope for helping their children who suffer from addiction.
Bill aimed at making opiates tougher to alter, abuse
Feb. 26: A bill being pushed by U.S. Rep. William Keating, D-Quincy, would require more drug makers to make their prescription opiates tamper resistant.
Keating to announce federal bill to fight drug abuse
Feb. 22: U.S. Rep. William Keating, D-Quincy, will be in Weymouth on Thursday to announce new legislation aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse. Keating is scheduled to hold a press conference at 4 p.m. at the Weymouth police station on Winter Street where he will detail new legislation aimed at making addictive pain killers tamper and crush resistant.
Brockton police reach out to parents of teens for drug education
Jan. 13: Brockton police are working with parents in progams like "Not My Child" to raise awareness of drug abuse.
Prescription drugs fueling heroin epidemic
Jan. 9: Brockton-area police and drug treatment professionals blame the heroin epidemic on the new generation of prescription painkillers, including OxyContin and Percocet, which get people hooked and then get them looking for cheaper alternatives such as heroin.
Eastern Massachusetts outpaces the nation in heroin-fueled ER visits
Jan. 8: Eastern Massachusetts outpaces much of the nation in heroin-fueled emergency room visits and admissions to state treatment programs for opiate addictions, according to two recent federal reports on substance abuse.
Keating announces anti-drug-abuse legislation
Feb. 23: U,S, Rep. William Keating on Thursday announced new legislation aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse by requiring pharmaceutical companies to make new drugs tamper-resistant.
Three alleged heroin dealers arrested in East Bridgewater
Jan. 7: After a month-long investigation, detectives arrested three men in East Bridgewater as one of the suspects packaged heroin for sale, police said.
Ex-Celtic Chris Herren preaches drug dangers at Whitman-Hanson
Dec. 20, 2011: Former Boston Celtics' guard Chris Herren speaks of his days of addiction at an appearance at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School.
Phony oxycodone prescriptions lead to dozens of arrests
Dec. 14: A six-month investigation, headed by state troopers attached to the Plymouth County District Attorney's office, resulted in dozens of arrests related to phony oxycodone prescriptions.
Cops: Brockton couple sold oxycodone from minivan
Dec. 5 A regional drug task arrested a Brockton couple, including a man who pleaded guilty last year to dealing drugs, again in Whitman.
Bridgewater 21-year-old facing Percocet, gun charges
Dec. 2: What began as a reported medical emergency turned into a search of a Summer Street home, where police said they found more than 1,000 Percocet pills, large amounts of cash and a stolen gun.
Alleged Bridgewater drug ring busted
Oct. 30: Police detail how an alleged drug den was being run by four Bridgewater State students.
Four BSU students pleade innocent to charges they sold drugs
Oct 29: Police arrested four Bridgewater State University students, charging them with dealing a variety of drugs.
Whitman cops: Suspects stole to fuel heroin habits
Sept. 8: Two men charged in weekend burglaries.
Police make heroin arrest in East Bridgewater
Sept. 3: W.E.B. Task Force investigators arrested 20-year-old William Cobbett, of 860 Washington Street, East Bridgewater, after a search warrant of his home led them to find more than 20 individual bags of heroin, which looked ready for sale.
Whitman police say stolen property found in house filled truck
Sept. 7:Police investigating a string of weekend burglaries searched a Whidden Avenue house Tuesday where they say they found stolen construction tools, GPS units, and other expensive electronics – enough to fill the bed of a pickup truck.
Police say raid disrupted drug supply line to Rockland
Aug. 24: Five people were arrested after police stormed a suspected drug dealer's house on Bigelow Avenue and found crack, cocaine, heroin, marijuana and prescription drugs.
Taunton robbery suspect may be implicated in other nearby heists
Aug. 16: Additional charges have not yet been lodged against the 25-year-old man accused of robbing a Taunton credit union on Aug. 1, according to authorities.
For Halifax woman, daughter's drug problem is generational
Aug. 6: Cheryl Simpson of Halifax is in a category of people whose family structure has been forever altered by what police and other experts are calling a heroin epidemic in the suburbs. She has joined a legion of parents who find themselves raising their children's children.
Vigils planned for families of people who have died from overdose
Aug. 4: Families who have lost a loved one to drug overdose will be gathering for vigils in Quincy, Weymouth and Brockton.
Police: Rising drug use fueling South Shore crime
Aug. 3: Police in communities throughout the South Shore have long cited the link between heroin and prescription painkillers and crime, a phenomenon feuled by addicts trying to support an increasingly costly habit. Now police in several communities say the problem is getting worse.
Coalition aims to address Rockland's 'under-the-radar' drug epidemic
Aug. 2: Educating and connecting those impacted by drug abuse are the main goals of the newly created Rockland CARES, a community-wide coalition aimed at addressing an epidemic residents say has gone overlooked for too long.
Police arrest accused heroin dealer in Middleboro
Aug. 2: Jeffery Andrews, 21, of 84 Peirce St., was charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute, a drug violation in a school zone and possession of Class E – pills.
Police break up drug trafficking business in Middleboro area
Aug. 1: Police say a couple arrested earlier this month used their cell phones to arrange deliveries, and that most deals were done in the parking lots of stores.
Police arrest pair on heroin charges in Abington Walmart parking lot
July 13: Police arrested a Stoughton man and Norfolk teenager on charges of drug possession after they say they pound the pair with several needles, a gram of heroin, and the teen "passed out" in a parking lot of a Walmart.
Whitman becomes 'dumping ground' for needles
July 8: Selectman Daniel Salvucci said the town is becoming a dumping ground for heroin users who discard used hypodermic needles and syringes without any concern for public health.
Berkley heroin suspect nabbed in Brockton
July 3: Police said a Berkley man who fled following a Friday morning drug raid at his home was arrested Saturday in a Brockton mall store where he was playing video games.
Many suspects in 'Operation Street Sweeper II' held on high bail
June 30: Twenty-eight people described as mid- and low-level street dealers of cocaine and crack cocaine arrested Wednesday in "Operation Street Sweeper II," a local, state and federal undertaking to clean up drug dealing in Brockton. The arrests, by Brockton and state police working with the district attorney's office, followed a three-month investigation in which undercover police officers bought drugs from mid- and low-level street dealers.
Police arrest 28 suspected drug dealers from Bridgewater, Raynham and Brockton in 'Op. Street Sweeper II'
June 29: The arrests, by Brockton and state police working with the district attorney's office, followed a three-month investigation in which undercover police officers bought drugs from mid- and low-level street dealers.
Corrections officer from Bridgewater pleads guilty to drug charges
June 29: A corrections officer from Bridgewater pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from his role in attempting to smuggle heroin into the Norfolk County jail for distribution and use by inmates.
Unconscious driver found with child passenger in Rockland
June 23: A Rockland man is being charged with child endangerment after being found unresponsive in his car on June 18. There was a child in the backseat when the driver was found, according to Rockland Police Lt. Nick Zeoli.
Former basketball star Chris Herren tells Bridgewater students to 'Be a hero'
June 12: "Be a hero" was the advice former NBA player and Fall River native Chris Herren gave to more than 300 eighth-grade students during his Friday visit to the Bridgewater Middle School.
After drugs 'ruined his life,' Bridgewater man hoping to help others
May 29: Patrick Lawton, the former probation officer arrested twice the last year on drug charges, is helping organize a golf tournament to benefit the T.J. Voller Fund and Gianna's House, a non-profit with five local sober living sites.
WASTED YOUTH: Lessons in recovery
May 26: With this area considering a new recovery high school, we visited the state's first in Beverly to find out how they educate students recovering from drug addiction.
Poor economy, drug abuse driving crime, police say
May 15: Fueled by the downturn in the economy and a rise in illegal use of prescription drugs, crime has surged locally and across New England, law enforcement officials say.
Carver man faces heroin charge
April 25: A Carver resident with an outstanding arrest warrant happened to be in the wrong place when a police officer posting fliers for the department's "Got Drugs" campaign spotted him. Jaakob Kivi of Rochester Road was arrested and charged with selling heroin.
Corrections officer from Bridgewater arrested in heroin bust
April 19: Ronald McGinn Jr., 40, of Bridgewater, was caught setting up a deal that called for him to smuggle an ounce of heroin into MCI-Norfolk, the state's largest medium-security prison, while collecting $2,500 for the job, according to an FBI affidavit on file in U.S. District Court in Boston.
Former probation officer Patrick Lawton arrested on heroin possession charge
April 13: Lawton, 31, of Bridgewater, was arrested on April 3 in the parking lot of the Life Care Center on Orchard Street in Raynham. Police said they found a plastic bag of heroin after Lawton consented to a pat down and search of his car.
OPINION: Another strike against scourge of drug addiction
April 1: While others ignore the region's drug problem out of denial or fear of bringing bad publicity to their community, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey is fighting back in a very public way.
Randolph and Wareham men charged in drug trafficking sweep
March 31: Twenty-seven individuals were arrested Thursday on federal and state drug charges stemming from a wiretap investigation into an alleged heroin and cocaine trafficking ring on Cape Cod. As a result of the lengthy investigation, a total of 32 individuals have been charged, including residents of Randolph and Wareham already in custody after earlier indictments.
Police: Youths arrested in Brockton armed robbery of undercover cop are 'well-known drug dealers'
March 31: The suspects arrested Tuesday on charges of robbing an undercover state police trooper at gunpoint were young, but already known to police.
Norfolk DA Morrissey warns of widespread opiate abuse
March 24: In a 30-minute segment that began airing on local cable access channels throughout the county Monday, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey says opiate abuse is present in nearly every community and leads to addiction, crime and overdoses.
Collaborative makes pitch for Brockton-area recovery high school
March 14: Brockton school officials and members of the North River Collaborative wanted everyone to know drug addiction can happen to anybody at a conference where they unveiled plans for a recovery high school in southeastern Massachusetts.
Former basketball star Herren describes battle with addiction
March 4: Chris Herren remembers very clearly the first time he turned down a chance to do drugs. He'd just been released from jail in Modesto, Calif. and a friend who played football for the San Diego Chargers called him up, saying, "You must be sick."
Bristol County DA C. Samuel Sutter says Taunton drug crackdown effective
Feb. 28: Nearly seven months after the culmination of a months-long, multi-agency investigation targeting rampant heroin and cocaine dealing in the DeWert Avenue public-housing complex both Sutter and Butts said they are convinced Operation RF Diesel was not an exercise in futility.
Police shut down suspected heroin ring in Whitman
Feb. 18: Police say they've taken down a heroin-and-Oxycodone distribution ring that operated from a house on Windsor Drive in Whitman.
East Bridgewater couple arrested
Feb. 10: Police have arrested an East Bridgewater couple, saying Patrick Lydon was involved in a series of area house breaks. Lydon's wife, Kelly Lydon, was arrested Wednesday morning on a heroin possession charge during a search of the couple's home.
Brockton man with long record arrested on drug and gun charges
Feb. 5: A Brockton man with nearly 200 adult arraignments to his name was arrested on drug and gun charges as part of a months-long investigation, police said.
Brockton drug sweep targets street dealers
Jan. 21: Police have arrested 22 of the 25 alleged drug dealers they were seeking during a drug sweep in Brockton Thursday. Twenty of those arrested are scheduled to be arraigned at Brockton District Court today, according to Brockton Police Chief William Conlon.
Senate president Murray names debt control, opiate 'crisis' as priorities
Jan. 6: Easily reelected to her second full term as Senate president, Sen. Therese Murray foreshadowed Wednesday a push to control state debt and to act on "the overdue need to restructure our state finance laws" in her first address to a newly constituted state Senate.
State report says deaths from opioid-related overdoses declined in 2008
Dec. 19, 2010: Addiction remains a challenge locally, experts say, especially with the introduction of the new 'Perc 30s,' or 30-milligram tablets of oxycodone.
'Filler' pills feed drug habits in Raynham, other local communities
Dec. 9, 2010: Prescription drugs provide fix when addicts can't get heroin.
Drugs, holidays and poor economy create perfect storm for recent burglaries
Nov. 28, 2010: The home's side door was wide open. The 42-inch flat screen television was gone. The contents of drawers and closets were spilled onto the floor of the Bridgewater home.
A 79-year-old man who has lived alone since his wife died in 2002 had just returned to his South Street house from a night away. He'd been robbed.
Traffic stop leads to heroin-trafficking arrest
Nov. 23, 2010: Just three days after the biggest heroin bust in recent city history, police arrested a city man for alleged heroin trafficking after pulling over a car in which he was riding.
Families of Brockton area addicts feeling hopeful after major drug raid
Nov. 21, 2010: Sandra Milton doesn't blame anyone else for the 2008 heroin-overdose death of her son, Stephen Pacheco, at age 23. The Brockton woman realizes her son made a bad choice to use drugs and was responsible for what happened to him. But she has no sympathy for the 25 alleged heroin dealers arrested Thursday in a massive drug raid in Brockton and six other communities.
OPINION: Region needs to take off gloves in drug battle
Nov. 21, 2010: Finally. That's what many in this region are saying in the wake of Thursday's dismantling of a local heroin distribution ring.
VIDEOS: Cops say largest heroin trafficking raid in memory nabs top heroin dealers in Brockton area
Nov. 19, 2010: Federal officials said wiretapping phones played a key role in breaking the alleged heroin ring and arrests of 25 suspects on Thursday. The continuing battle against heroin and OxyContin addiction has been the subject of numerous government reports, studies and hearings. A state report, conducted after The Enterprise published extensive reports on the region's OxyContin and heroin addiction crisis, found that between 2002 and 2007 there were 3,265 people who died of opiate-related overdoses in Massachusetts.
VIDEO: Cops say massive heroin raid nabs top dealers
Nov. 18, 2010: Federal officials said wiretapping phones played a key role in breaking the alleged heroin ring and arrests of 25 suspects on Thursday.
Other stories about the Nov. 18 sweep
Families of addicts feeling hopeful after major raid Suspects in drug raid will leave Massachusetts if convicted Sense of relief follows largest heroin trafficking raid in memory The suspects in Thursday's drug raid Police chief says raid will put major dent in drug dealing Percocet bust in Lakeville puts three New York men in jail
Nov. 10, 2010: The suspects, all from Brooklyn, were reportedly staying in a hotel in Middleboro, which is where the pills were kept. State police apprehended them in Lakeville after their car ran out of gas.
Florida pipeline a major local source for illegal OxyContin and Percocet
Nov. 9, 2010: Massachusetts-to-Florida connection revealed in seizure of 3,280 Percocet pills in Stoughton
Stoughton police make major oxycodone bust
Nov. 5, 2010: Stoughton police Thursday intercepted a package containing thousands of oxycodone pills with a street value of nearly $100,000 and arrested two people from Miami.
Boxers lead to cocaine arrest in Taunton
Oct. 29, 2010: Boxer's underwear bearing marijuana leaf sparks cop's suspicion
East Bridgewater police, on heels of Percocet bust, call prescription-drug abuse "epidemic"
Oct. 5, 2010: The pills are known on the street as "blues" or "threes." They're selling for about $30 each. Users crush the pills and snort the powder to get high. And the Percocet tablets have become the drug of choice for teens and young people in their 20s, leading area youth down a dangerous path of addiction and crime, law enforcement officials say.
Three face drug charges after Percocet bust in East Bridgewater
Oct. 4, 2010: Detectives seized nearly 200 Percocet tablets and other drug distribution paraphernalia early Sunday morning from two area teens and a 22-year-old, following a months-long probe into drug dealing in the area.
Stoughton woman charged with selling OxyContin
Sept. 24, 2010: Police say a Stoughton woman had a friend's toddler in the car when officers witnessed the alleged sale of the prescription painkiller OxyContin in a Washington Street parking lot.
New law to curb 'doctor shopping' Aug. 19, 2010: Gov. Deval Patrick will sign into law on Friday tougher measures to prevent "doctor shopping" by patients seeking prescriptions for addictive painkillers.
Whitman man with once-bright hockey future admits to heroin addiction in police report
July 26, 2010: Joshua Robertson, a former Whitman-Hanson hockey player and NHL draft pick, is charged by Whitman police with breaking into four houses over a nine-day span, stealing jewelry and other belongings from his neighbors, including Selectman Chairman Carl Kowalski.
Local activist wants more specifics on governor's drug plan
July 16, 2010: As the governor on Thursday unveiled an updated plan to deal with substance abuse in the state, Joanne Peterson was on the phone with a frantic addict trying to get into a residential treatment program.
Learn to Cope support group leaves Brockton agency, returns to independent roots
July 7, 2010: Less than a year after joining a Brockton-based social service agency, Learn to Cope, the support group that has helped thousands of opiate addicts and their families, has broken away from that organization.
Probation officer from Bridgewater suspended following drug charges
May 26, 2010: The Brockton probation officer who allegedly attempted to purchase heroin in Taunton has been placed on administrative leave by the office of the state commissioner of probation, according to a department spokesperson.
'New' OxyContin draws fire from some experts
April 27, 2010: The federal government has approved a new formula for OxyContin to discourage the abuse of the drug, but those on the front lines say it may be too little, too late.
Brockton forum offers info, advice about drug and alcohol addiction
March 30, 2010: About 150 people attended a forum on addiction at Brockton High School to get information on many aspects of drug and alcohol abuse, including signs of addiction, the science of how it affects young people and advice on how to find solutions.
Brockton billboards carry 'bold' message to prevent overdose deaths
March 10, 2010: The billboards, sponsored by the Brockton Mayor's Opioid Overdose Prevention Coalition, went up Monday near Brockton High School. They are the latest effort to educate people about heroin and other opioid overdoses.
Educators believe 'recovery high school' might work in Brockton
March 4, 2010: Recovery high schools combine traditional academics with a range of supports for students battling addiction. Educators in Brockton are seeking to open the first recovery high school south of Boston.
Brockton may offer drug education in elementary schools
Feb. 26, 2010: After a hearing this week about the toll drug abuse has taken on the city's youth, School Committee members say they are ready to explore bringing drug education to the elementary school level.
Brockton school officials pledge action during school drug forum
Feb. 24, 2010: About 125 people attended the three-hour forum at the Arnone Elementary School on Feb. 23, 2009 – the first of its kind in Brockton since the recent opiate epidemic was uncovered three years ago. School Committee members and Superintendent Matthew Malone heard from parents of children lost to drugs, recovering addicts and concerned community members.
OPINION: School drug hearing long overdue
Feb. 22, 2010: Three years after the region's drug epidemic was uncovered, the Brockton School Committee will host a forum on the issue Tuesday night. It is long overdue.
VIDEO: 'Chronicle' looks at how Brockton is tackling the hard-drug problem
Jan. 5, 2010: For years, The Enterprise has been detailing the toll heroin and OxyContin addiction was taking on the lives of young people and their families in the region. On Wednesday night , WCVB-TV's newsmagazine "Chronicle" will look at the issue in a show featuring some of the newspaper's award-winning work.
Criminals getting more brazen, with Brockton insurance company the latest robbery victim
Nov. 7, 2009: Abington Police Chief David Majenski said he believes most are desperate crimes fueled by drug addiction."We are seeing more desperate people," he said. "They will do anything they can to get the money for that next fix."
Commission on epidemic of opiate deaths says system 'isn't working'
Nov. 5, 2009: A 71-page report released today by the state OxyContin and Heroin Commission include recommendations ranging from longer treatment programs — a suggestion long urged by addicts, their families and those in the treatment field — to changing the law so parents are notified if their minor children are treated at a hospital for a drug overdose. It also calls for providing limited immunity from drug possession charges when someone calls for help in a drug-related overdose.
HEAVEN. HELL. HEROIN: Lessons learned from one young man's death
Oct. 8, 2009: Nine times Stephen Pacheco admitted himself to a drug treatment facility, often spending days trying to find a bed. Once, he had himself imprisoned in a desperate attempt to break the drug's hold. He tried anti-addiction medications, substitutes, therapy, counseling — anything that offered a hint of hope. And he shared his pain, seeking help from family, friends, priests, workmates, strangers, counselors, judges, doctors and God. But on Aug. 9, 2008, after staying off heroin for two years, Pacheco relapsed, overdosed and died. He was 23.
Brockton funeral director embalms son after fatal heroin overdose
Aug 25, 2009: George Fiske, owner of Funerarias Multi Culturel in Brockton, recounts his 22-year-old son's deadly struggle with heroin addiction.
Lawmakers eye new drug reporting law to help stop heroin overdoses
May 19, 2009: A bill under consideration on Beacon Hill would require doctors who treat an overdose victim to notify the state within 48 hours. The Joint Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing on that bill, along with more than a dozen others dealing with substance abuse issues, Tuesday at the Statehouse.
New program set to open in Brockton to treat teens addicted to opiates, other drugs
June 27, 2008: High Point Treatment Center is set to open a 26-bed substance abuse treatment program for 13- to 17-year-olds on Meadowbrook Road on July 7, one of two in-patient adolescent substance abuse programs funded by the state Department of Public Health.
Drugs took my son's life, says Easton woman
April 25, 2008: The mother of bank robbery suspect shot by police says he was a loving son who could not beat his addiction.
TV drug program leaves suburbs behind
March 25, 2008: An A&E documentary highlighting the region's battle with heroin and OxyContin addiction struck home for many viewers, but its focus on Brockton gave short shrift to the serious problem among young people in other communities
Brockton schools will distribute 8,000 copies of "Wasted Youth"
Dec. 27, 2007: Mayor: The schools are "going to take advantage" of an offer from The Enterprise to pay for reprints.
Suboxone cropping up on the street
Dec. 22, 2007: When Brockton narcotics detectives raided a Summer Street apartment, they found heroin, cocaine and a dozen pounds of marijuana. They also found a handful of Suboxone pills, the FDA-approved drug used to treat opioid abuse.
The Enterprise drug-abuse series gets strong reaction
Dec 21, 2007: In the wake of two reports this year by The Enterprise, "Wasted Youth" and "Wasted Youth: The Deadly Surge," detailing the heroin and OxyContin crisis in this region, community leaders and school officials are finding ways to address the issue.
WASTED YOUTH: Deadly Surge
December 2007: Our initial report in March 2007, "Wasted Youth," exposed the toll OxyContin and heroin addiction had taken on this region. We have revisited the records and updated our research — in the past 12 months, the number of overdoses surged, the number of dead hit a high. The sickness of opiate addiction, already beyond control, is spreading through our cities and towns. And there is no end — no cure to what's killing our children — in sight.
Voices of pain: Raynham woman to tell judge and drug execs of OxyContin's deadly toll in Massachusetts
July 27, 2007: Joanne Peterson, founder of Learn to Cope is expected to address a federal judge today at the sentencing of three executives from the company that produces OxyContin.
WASTED YOUTH: What's killing our children? March 2007: "Our kids are dying." That's what one mother told us after we did a story about her son's heroin use. Then she asked us: "Please keep this issue on the front burner — parents must be warned." In the first installment of our series, we began looking into the toll the drugs OxyContin and heroin have taken on our young adults. The statistics are staggering — dozens have died from overdoses in the last three years, hundreds have been hospitalized, and many of the victims are under 25.


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A Missouri lawmaker is looking to constituents to help gain support for legislation he believes will Senator Roy Blunt is currently sponsoring two pieces of legislation that will receive a vote in the House next week as part of "Stop Government Abuse Week."
A Missouri lawmaker is looking to constituents to help gain support for legislation he believes will Senator Roy Blunt is currently sponsoring two pieces of legislation that will receive a vote in the House next week as part of "Stop Government Abuse Week."
Blunt is asking groups and individuals to take action and get involved in a grassroots effort to send a message to lawmakers in Washington, DC.
Blunt considered taking action on the two legislative bills outlined below, which will address the serious imbalance that has developed between American citizens and government bureaucrats.
Both of the bills have been crafted in response to what Blunt refers to as abusive tactics by federal government agencies.
The first piece of legislation is called the Citizen Empowerment Act, and the second piece of legislation is called the Government Employee Accountability Act.
•Citizen Empowerment Act
The problem: In May 2013, IRS officials admitted targeting conservative Americans over a several-year period. Regulations issued by Executive Branch departments, agencies and others have created unprecedented burdens on many businesses and individuals who are simply trying to comply with the law in good faith.
In short, an imbalance of power has developed between American citizens and government officials, and balance needs to be restored, according to a statement released by Blunt.
Blunt's solution: The "Citizen Empowerment Act" expands a provision already included in current law that allows individuals to record conversations with Executive Branch employees.
Current law allows individuals to record conversations with IRS officials, but the recording can only be done in-person, only applies to conversations with the IRS, requires the individual to provide 10 days notice of the recording, and can only be used in the initial stages of an investigation.
The Citizen Empowerment Act expands the recording right to all executive agencies, for in-person and telephone conversations, at any stage of an audit or investigation, and without any advance notice requirement.
Most importantly, the bill requires that executive agency employees provide individuals with a verbal or written notice of the individual's right to record the conversation before or at the time of their initial interaction.
Government Employee Accountability Act
The problem: In the event an agency head attempts to provide a swift, transparent, and effective response to an egregious violation of the public's trust, Office of Personnel Management regulations place severe limits on the administrator's ability to respond. Legislation is needed to give agency heads more flexibility when dealing with Senior Executive Service (SES) personnel and provide Congress with more oversight, Blunt said in a statement released earlier this week.
Blunt's solution: The "Government Employee Accountability Act" provides Executive Agencies with the mechanisms they need to effectively deal with Senior Executive Service (SES) employees. The legislation includes the following provisions:
• Gives agency officials the authority to remove SES employees on the spot.
• Creates an option for investigative leave WITH or WITHOUT pay for 90 days.
• Requires administrators to report back to Congress every 45 days (brings oversight to leave).
• Requires definitive action at the end of the 90 day investigative leave period, at which time the agency must either: (1) remove the employee (2) suspend the employee without pay, or (3) reinstate or restore employee to duty.
How to get involved contact Ray Bozarth or Lauren McCormack, Policy Advisor for Senator Roy Blunt at 202-224-5721or 202-224-5721.


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WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly passed a massive, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military has galvanized Congress.
Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted 315-108 for the legislation, which would block President Barack Obama from closing the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit his efforts to reduce nuclear weapons.
The House bill containing the provisions on sex-related crimes that the Obama administration supports as well as the detention policies that it vigorously opposes must be reconciled with a Senate version before heading to the president's desk.
The Senate measure, expected to be considered this fall, costs $13 billion less than the House bill — a budgetary difference that also will have to be resolved.
The defense policy bill authorizes money for aircraft, weapons, ships, personnel and the war in Afghanistan in the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 while blocking the Pentagon from closing domestic bases.
Shocking statistics that as many as 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year and high-profile incidences at the service academies and in the ranks pushed lawmakers to tackle the growing problem of sexual assault. A single case of a commander overturning a conviction — a decision that even Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel couldn't change — drove Congress to act swiftly.


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I was putting up this yarnbombing installation at The Cerrito Theater when 2 woman stopped and asked if they could take my picture . Immediately my teeth got tense . I don't like to have my picture taken when I'm yarnbombing . However – recently I was on live TV so it seemed silly to tell them – no , you can't take my picture . In the past I have always said " You can take my picture if it's just for you and you don't publish it "
This time I gritted my teeth and just said "Yes .
The next day the picture was up on the internet .
This is not what I'm trying to do .
We are so focused on what people look like that – we can't get fed .
What I'm trying to do is get deeper where the rest and energy is , to the ideas of yarnbombing , that the world is a theater to make stage sets and have short , unexpected , thrilling performances.
I feel like I'm performing when I'm out on the street sewing knitting onto everything . People like to talk to me and some people really like to talk to me . I'm a good listener , I listen to every word and unfortunately memorize it . My partner J tells me to stop doing this but I don't know how.
So I was sewing this pole up and a man stopped and told me a long story about how he was turned out of the house by his father when he was 10 and lived for 2 months naked in the caves of the Phillippines.
"That's a good story " I said .
"Is it ? " he seemed surprised .
I have had people talk to me for 45 minutes and tell me their whole life stories. I liked a story that a woman told me about saving and raising a raven . I don't know exactly why people do this , I guess they are happy to find someone who is standing still .
I love going to The Cerrito Theater , you can sit on a couch and eat hamburgers and salad and brownies as you watch your movie. I grew up going out to the movies and stopped as an adult because I could watch so many at home . But we all miss the festive feeling of being in a theater and if there are hamburgers I want to go for sure .
With yarnbombing I can mark and decorate the places in my life that make my life fun. There is an article in the El Cerrito Patch here.


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"There is a certain kind of magic here in Zenda. We build fun, simple, fast boats that are a thrill to haul around the country with unmatched value in the friendships that are formed not only for adults, but what a great atmosphere for kids too. It's the best!"
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The first part of the referendum is a necessity, said Superintendent Matthew Burrows. If it doesn't pass, there will be significant staffing cuts on all levels, larger class sizes, and less programs and opportunities for students.
Residents in the Appoquinimink School District will be voting on a two-part referendum Feb. 28 that addresses the more than $4 million in state funding cuts.
The first part of the referendum is a necessity, said Superintendent Matthew Burrows. If it doesn't pass, there will be significant staffing cuts on all levels, larger class sizes, and less programs and opportunities for students.
If passed, school taxes for the average homeowner will increase $18.96 per month in 2014, and continue to increase in steps until 2017.
Part one restores the operational funding and reserves, Burrows said. The money will be used to continue the district's high standard of education and to upgrade textbooks, technology, and maintain the buildings.
"Once maintenance falls behind, it's a struggle to keep up," said Chief Financial Officer Chuck Longfellow
Usually Appoquinimink test scores rank in the top three statewide, he said. The district is also the only one to be named to the A.P. honor roll in the state of Delaware.
People move to the area so that their children can attend Appoquinimink schools, Burrows said.
"We're looking to maintain our quality and protect the learning environment," he said.
The district was forced to begin making deep cuts into education in 2008 when it saw a 17 percent increase in student enrollment, but a 10 percent decrease in discretionary funding per pupil by the state.
All districts across the state have been impacted by budget cuts and several others will be voting on referendum in the upcoming year.
Appoquinimink has absorbed some of the more than $4 million in state funding cuts by dipping into its reserves, Longfellow said, but if the district continues to do this, they will run out of money.
"The cuts were not completely absorbed," he said. "We're still using reserves to keep things going."
The district is projecting to have only $900,000 left in its reserves by the end of 2013. In 2009, there was $5.4 million in reserve funds, but this number has continued to decrease since then.
"We've been using the reserves and it can't sustain us anymore," Longfellow said. "We still are putting out a good educational product, but its in jeopardy."
When the state first made cuts to education in 2008, the district hope that they were only temporary.
They also were also unsure of the growth – which has spiked since 2008.
In 2011, the district was hit with another unanticipated cost.
Up until the 2011-2012 school year, the state paid for all transportation costs. Two years ago, the district had to start paying for 10 percent of these costs.
With these funding cuts and additional costs, the district has had to make some cutbacks.
They cashed in money that would have been used for five additional administrator positions and are using it for substitute teachers.
"Our goal is to keep the resources in the classrooms where the kids are," Burrows said.
There are 41 administrators in Appoquinimink – 11 in the district office and 30 spread across its 15 schools.
Nearly 30 staff members have also been laid off in the past two years, which has resulted in increased class sizes in the high schools and in some fourth and fifth grade class rooms.
Some of the classes have more than 30 students in them.
They have also had to hold off on upgrading technology and textbooks district wide.
"We had a plan in place to upgrade classroom technology, but we've had to slow it down," Longfellow said. "We're using the money to keep our techies employed to work on what we do have."
Some have questioned why the school would build two new schools with the risk of a budget deficit.
The money for construction comes from separate budgets, Longfellow said. Funds in the Operational Budget and Capital Investments cannot be intertwined.
In 2008 when the money was set aside for the Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center and Old State Elementary School.
"We were growing so fast that we needed a plan," Longfellow said.
Some of the schools were busting at the seams.
Brickmill had more than 800 student enrolled, so the elementary school was needed, Burrows said.
"Now we have rooms available for growth," he said.
The second part of the 2013 referendum is completely separate from the first part.
It will only pass though if the Operational Referendum passes.
It proposes bringing competitive sports to the district's middle schools and will increase school taxes an additional $1.55 per month.
"The community has asked for middle schools sports and we want to give them an opportunity to vote on it," Burrows said.
If passed, current facilities will be used to introduce boys' and girls' teams in volleyball, cross country, basketball, and wrestling in the fall and winter, and devote the spring season to intramural competitions.
"Good schools benefit everyone," Burrows said. "They make communities safer, improve and preserve real estate values, and increase the quality of life."
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FBI's apparent entrapment of San Jose man continues its track record
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FBI's apparent entrapment of San Jose man continues its track record
San Jose Mercury News (Silicon Valley's leading newspaper), February 27, 2013
Posted: 2013-03-05 09:23:35
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a track record of attacking the undesirables of the time. In the early part of the 20th century, immigrants from Italy were the focus; in the 1940s, it was Japanese-Americans; in the 1950s, it was Americans who questioned U.S. foreign policy; in the 1960s, civil rights activists. Today, it's ... the Arab. It's the South Asian. And often, the FBI uses entrapment to create a terror case out of thin air and then claim to have foiled it. San Jose resident Matthew Llaneza, who converted to Islam in 2011, is accused of attempting to bomb a bank building in Oakland. However, many feel that the FBI used entrapment, which, in criminal law, is a legal defense. It is the act by law enforcement officers of inducing or encouraging a person to commit a crime when the potential criminal is not otherwise predisposed to committing the crime. Over the past several years, the FBI has repeatedly manufactured terror plots by targeting vulnerable members of the Arab, South Asian and Muslim communities. The target is usually an individual or a small group of people with a troubled past, psychological issues or financial problems. Llaneza's is a classic case of entrapment. [It] closely follows the pattern. [He] has a history of psychological problems. This presumed inability to make sound judgment is perfect for entrapment. His bombing plot seems to first emerge in a conversation with law enforcement, and his history of mental illness indicates he didn't have the capacity to commit acts of terror on his own.
Note: For deeply revealing reports from reliable major media sources on the games intelligence agencies play, click here.
Explore our index to revealing excerpts of key news articles on several dozen topics.
Don't miss amazing excerpts from the 20 most revealing news articles ever published.
Below is a sample of just three of those 20 articles.
U.S. Military Wanted to Provoke War With Cuba
2001-05-01, ABC News
In the early 1960s, America's top military leaders reportedly drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba. Code named Operation Northwoods, the plans reportedly included the possible assassination of Cuban émigrés, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities. The plans were developed as ways to trick the American public and the international community into supporting a war to oust Cuba's ... Fidel Castro. America's top military brass even contemplated causing U.S. military casualties, writing: "We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba," and, "casualty lists in U.S. newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation." The plans had the written approval of all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and were presented to President Kennedy's defense secretary, Robert McNamara, in March 1962. But they apparently were rejected by the civilian leadership and have gone undisclosed for nearly 40 years. The Joint Chiefs even proposed using the potential death of astronaut John Glenn during the first attempt to put an American into orbit as a false pretext for war with Cuba. Should the rocket explode and kill Glenn, they wrote, "the objective is to provide irrevocable proof … that the fault lies with the Communists." The scary thing is none of this stuff comes out until 40 years after.
Note: Why was ABC the only major news source to report on this highly revealing story? Read the shocking declassified documents on Operation Northwoods. Many military and political leaders look at the world as a grand chessboard. Sacrificing pawns (innocent civilians) is sometimes necessary to capture the queen. Explore revealing news articles on military corruption. Then check out eye-opening 9/11 news articles.
Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group
2005-09-29, BBC News
How much influence do private networks of the rich and powerful have on government policies and international relations? One group, the Bilderberg, has often attracted speculation that it forms a shadowy global government. Every year since 1954 [they have brought] together about 120 leading business people and politicians. At this year's meeting in Germany, the audience included the heads of the World Bank and European Central Bank, Chairmen or Chief Executives from Nokia, BP, Unilever, DaimlerChrysler and Pepsi ... editors from five major newspapers, members of parliament, ministers, European commissioners ... and the queen of the Netherlands. The chairman ... is 73-year-old Viscount Etienne Davignon. In an extremely rare interview, he played down the importance of Bilderberg. "I don't think (we are) a global ruling class because I don't think a global ruling class exists." Will Hutton ... who attended a Bilderberg meeting in 1997, says people take part in these networks in order to influence the way the world works, to create what he calls "the international common sense". And that "common sense" is one which supports the interests of Bilderberg's main participants. For Bilderberg's critics the fact that there is almost no publicity about the annual meetings is proof that they are up to no good. Bilderberg meetings often feature future political leaders shortly before they become household names. Bill Clinton went in 1991 while still governor of Arkansas, Tony Blair was there two years later while still an opposition MP. All the recent presidents of the European Commission attended Bilderberg meetings before they were appointed. Informal and private networks like Bilderberg have helped to oil the wheels of global politics and globalisation for the past half a century.
Note: Why is this meeting of top world leaders kept so secret? Why, until a few years ago, was there virtually no reporting on this influential group in the major media? Thankfully, the alternative media has had some good articles. And a Google search can be highly informative. Explore many other revealing major media news articles on powerful secret societies. And for those interested, check out reliable, eye-opening information covering the big picture of how and why these secret societies are using government-sponsored mind control programs to achieve their agenda.
[9/11] Hijack 'suspects' alive and well
2001-09-23, BBC News
Another of the men named by the FBI as a hijacker in the [9/11] suicide attacks on Washington and New York has turned up alive and well. The identities of four of the 19 suspects accused of having carried out the attacks are now in doubt. Saudi Arabian pilot Waleed Al Shehri was one of five men that the FBI said had deliberately crashed American Airlines flight 11 into the World Trade Centre on 11 September. His photograph was released, and has since appeared in newspapers and on television around the world. He told journalists there that he had nothing to do with the attacks. He has contacted both the Saudi and American authorities. He acknowledges that he attended flight training school at Daytona Beach in the United States, and is indeed the same Waleed Al Shehri to whom the FBI has been referring. But, he says, he left the United States in September last year [and] became a pilot with Saudi Arabian airlines. Abdulaziz Al Omari, another of the Flight 11 hijack suspects ... says he is an engineer with Saudi Telecoms, and that he lost his passport while studying in Denver. Meanwhile ... a London-based Arabic daily says it has interviewed Saeed Alghamdi. He was listed by the FBI as a hijacker in the United flight that crashed in Pennsylvania. And there are suggestions that another suspect, Khalid Al Midhar, may also be alive. FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged on Thursday that the identity of several of the suicide hijackers is in doubt.
Note: The deceptions in the official story of 9/11 are nowhere more clearly shown than in this important story. The FBI never revised its list of alleged hijackers, and these four are all later listed in the official 9/11 Commission report as the hijackers. Click here and scroll down a little over half way to see their photos in the official report. For more on this, click here. For an abundance of reliable information suggesting a major 9/11 cover-up, click here. For other revealing news articles on 9/11, click here.
The above three are excerpts from the 20 most revealing news articles ever published.
Below is a sample of the three articles most recently posted to this website.
The Freshman Congressional Renegades
2018-12-27, U.S. News & World Report
In the seven weeks since she became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has joined a protest staged in Nancy Pelosi's office, established a new standard to pay interns $15 an hour, tussled with Sen. Lindsey Graham and the president's eldest son on Twitter. Before this 29-year-old Democratic socialist Latina from the Bronx is even sworn in to the House next week, she's become one of the most influential figures in the Democratic Party – and the unordained leader of a flock of progressive renegade freshman females hellbent on breaking the norms of the institution. Many of their electoral victories were had by skipping the established line, so they're wired to approach governing in the same rebellious way. Their sizable followings on social media provide them with an imposing arsenal of support that can be converted into raw political power. "The freshman class as an aggregate will have more power than the leadership," says Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat. "The balance of power is shifting in the House. The size of your Twitter following and the size of your external base makes a huge difference." Of the 235-member Democratic House majority that will take power on Jan. 3, just over a quarter of the class – totalling 63 members – will be freshmen. And during the transition period, a handful of incoming members – self-described as the "squad" – have signaled their intentions to rock the boat. They not only look different than your father's stodgy, old, whitebread Congress, they're making moves both substantive and symbolic that break with protocol and tradition.
Note: For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on government corruption from reliable major media sources.
How power and money colluded to let a sex-obsessed monster get away with abuse
2018-12-07, Washington Post
Recent revelations about billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's sweetheart deal with government prosecutors ... are the tip of the iceberg in a scandal of money, power, sex, corruption and boys' club criminality. The story [involves] the sexual abuse of girls as young as 14 — and a decade-long process in which lawyers allegedly violated the victims' rights under federal law. Alan Dershowitz and former Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth W. Starr [Epstein's lawyers] negotiated a non-prosecution agreement that ultimately afforded Epstein an absurdly lenient sentence: just over a year in the county jail. Epstein was allowed to stay in a vacant wing of the jail and spend up to 12 hours a day in his office, six days a week. Credible allegations in a 53-page, federal draft indictment ... could have put him away for life. Ten years ago, many of the alleged victims were children and likely unaware of their rights. Now fully informed adults, many of the women ... are seeking to set aside the non-prosecution agreement so that their voices can be heard. There's no doubt that Epstein's accusers were denied their rights under the 2004 federal Crime Victims' Rights Act. Among other things, the law asserts that accusers are to be notified of any legal proceedings ... and they or their attorneys are to be present at such proceedings. None of this happened. The sealed, non-prosecution agreement granted federal immunity not only to Epstein and four named accomplices but also to "any [unnamed] potential co-conspirators."
Note: The "potential co-conspirators" include Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, many actors, business tycoons, and more according to this Miami Herald article. Another article directly implicates Prince Andrew and details the revelations of Epstein's butler, who feared for his life. For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on Epstein's child sex ring from reliable major media sources.
Serial sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein apologizes — but not to his victims
2018-12-04, Miami Herald (Miami's leading newspaper)
Jeffrey Epstein, a politically connected multimillionaire who molested dozens of underage girls — and is suspected of trafficking countless other girls around the world — issued a public apology Tuesday. It was not to the victims ... but to one of their lawyers. The apology came as a settlement was announced ... between Epstein, 65, and Fort Lauderdale attorney Bradley Edwards, who represents several of Epstein's victims. Those victims, now in their late 20s and early 30s, had been scheduled to testify in the trial, which was about to get underway. The case only indirectly involved the abuse inflicted on Epstein's victims and instead focused on a battle between Epstein and Edwards. The trial ended before it began, with a dramatic statement ... that Epstein admitted now he'd used the civil justice system "as a tool for extortion" in order to intimidate Edwards into abandoning his quest for justice for [Epstein's] victims. Several of Epstein's victims described how they felt intimidated and shamed into silence by both Epstein and the federal and state prosecutors. The women were deliberately kept in the dark. Prosecutors effectively sabotaged their case in order to help Epstein, whose friends included former President Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew and actors, academics and world leaders. Edwards hoped to use the forum of the trial to allow sex abuse victims to tell their stories ... for the first time. But over the past several months, the judge had narrowed the scope of the case, prohibiting Edwards from producing evidence that Epstein had abused and trafficked hundreds of young girls between 1999 and 2006.
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RAVENSWOOD – The game still dances in the mind of many as though it ended a few short minutes ago.
For those in attendance that day, Mick Price jumping up in the air pumping his fist is still vivid.
His Ravenswood Red Devils had just knocked off Wheeling Central in come-from-behind fashion on St. Patrick's Day 1993 in the opening round of the Class AA phase of the West Virginia Boys State High School Basketball Tournament.
Do the math from that 53-52 win back then to now and you realize it has been a fast-paced 20-year span.
The win was not only thrilling, it was historic. It ended the school's futility in State Tournament play.
Until that day, Ravenswood was winless in the Mountain State's Big Dance, dating back to the school's first-ever trip to a State Tournament in 1950.
"It just seemed like every year we met one of the state's better teams (in the old round robin format)," said Price. "There was no seeding back then."
Besides being Ravenswood's first-ever win, the victory was made even sweeter due to the opposition.
Central had prevented Ravenswood from making it to the State Tournament in 1983 in a regional championship game at Parkersburg's Memorial Fieldhouse.
Then in 1986 at the State Tournament, the Maroon Knights throttled the Red Devils by 48 points (which still stands as a record for margin of victory).
A bit of revenge, no doubt.
That was a great team," said Price of the one his '93 squad.
While it was nothing like the 1986 debacle, Central took control of the game early on making it look as though the Red Devils would be one-and-done once more in Charleston. Central led after the opening eight minutes, 16-8, and extended its advantage to 29-15 by the break.
The Red Devils refused to quit.
Ravenswood outscored the Knights in the third period, 19-13, to get within eight heading into the final quarter. And in that last eight minutes of play the Devils showed confidence and poise in outscoring Central by a 19-10 margin to preserve the victory.
Senior Brad Hunt knocked down two free throws in the final minute and Ravenswood hung on for the program's first victory at the Civic Center Coliseum.
Fellow senior Ryan Varney, who at the time became the school's all-time scoring leader, led Ravenswood with 22 points in the win. Joseph Perich, who lived with the Varney family that season as a foreign exchange student, scored 12 as did Hunt. The senior-laden Devils also got scoring from Jason Balis, who had four, while Todd Pillo and Kenny Chambers each added two.
Two days later on semifinal Friday, Ravenswood came ever so close to winning yet another State Tournament game and moving on to the AA championship contest. But the Devils lost a heartbreaking, gut-wrenching 39-38 decision in overtime to ultimate champ Bridgeport.
Unlike the Central game, Ravenswood gained the early lead. The Devil surged ahead 10-0 in the opening eight minutes of play before Bridgeport rebounded for the quarter's final four points. Ravenswood was up 21-16 at halftime.
Bridgeport outscored Ravenswood 12-8 in the third and 8-7 in the fourth to force overtime.
Hunt hit a five-foot baseline jumper to tie the game at 35-all and later nailed a free throw with 35 seconds remaining to give the Devils a 36-35 lead.
Matt Kerns, the son of Bridgeport head coach Bill Kerns, was fouled on the Indians final possession of the game and went to the free throw line with the chance to tie and subsequently win the game. He hit his first free throw, but missed the second giving the Devils new life.
Ravenswood gained the first edge in overtime when Varney hit a pair of free throws putting the Devils up, 38-36.
But with time winding down, Kerns, with ice water in his veins, drained a 3-pointer giving the Indians the thrilling win.
"We had a good team with a lot of nice players," said Price.
The following day at the Civic Center Coliseum, Bridgeport defeated Oceana for the AA title.
Varney led Ravenswood with 19 points and would be named to the All-Tournament team and later earned Class AA First Team All-State for a second straight year.
"Bridgeport had a great team, but I still feel as though that game should have never gotten to overtime. Our team had a lot of good players. After beating Central I really thought we had a chance (to win the state title)," said Price, who has since led Ravenswood to AA crowns in 2006 and 2009.
While the Bridgeport loss still stings in Price's memory bank, he thinks fondly of that Red Devil team from 20 years ago. At the time, it accomplished something no other team in school history had ever done before.
There's no question that by ending the drought it helped take some pressure off future State Tournament teams.
Red Devil cagers of '93 ended State Tournament drought
RAVENSWOOD – The game still dances in the mind of many as though it ended a few short minutes ago.


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Beginning of the investigative phase
At the beginning of January 2011, the 'practical control phase' of the project began, during which the methodology that had been previously developed was tested on eight plaster sculptures. This allowed the workflow to be adjusted and the catalogue of working steps to be extended.
Discussions with plaster specialist Rolf Fritschi and bronze caster Peter Zollinger (Bischofszell, canton St. Gallen) helped to resolve outstanding questions and understand cases where contradictory indications had led to uncertainties of interpretation. Materials analysis will be used from now on to back up hypotheses.
The Cintiq Interactive Pen Display, produced by Wacom, was purchased for the mapping of damage and any conspicuous features relating to the materials or techniques used by the artist, and to simplify and standardize the representation and specification of certain phenomena, but also to distinguish between damage and traces left by the artist – thus enabling appropriate restoration measures to be identified.
A particularly pleasing development occurred at the end of the first six months, when the plaster sculpture Homme Chiavenna 1 (1964) was examined using 3D X-Ray CT at the Empa in Dübendorf. This involved the sculpture being scanned while in its transport crate, i.e. without having to be touched. Using this method to compare the surfaces of two 'identical' objects is too expensive. However, in this case the procedure revealed some astonishing details about the inside of this particular work: there was a metal reinforcing rod buried in the plaster, and the nose had broken off during demoulding. Furthermore, the procedure seemed to confirm suspicions that the sculpture had been worked on by the artist after casting. It is now also possible to provide advice about possible weak areas that should be given special attention when handling. As shown in the illustration, there is a metal structural support (blue) inside the sculpture. Knowing the exact position of a structural support enables us to identify weak areas. With the sculpture Chiavenna I, for example, it is clear that internal wires are too close to the surface, i.e. they are not imbedded deeply enough in the plaster and are therefore not fulfilling their stabilizing function in these areas. The area around the nose referred to earlier also conceals an old repair and should be treated with extra special care during handling (see fig. 9).
Figures 9 and 10 show air bubbles in the plaster (coloured greenish and brownish). This provides additional information on the (in)homogeneity of the material, which can be useful for subsequent conservational evaluation. Furthermore, data acquired can also be used in connection with preventative measures, such as the construction of appropriate transport packaging.
The team's work, as well as meetings with experts and the trip to the Empa in Dübendorf, are being followed by filmmaker Roy Oppenheim, who is documenting the entire project with a film that will be approximately 50-minutes long.
The development of the methodological approach and the form of documentation have already been largely determined. Eight objects have now been systematically examined and catalogued. The remaining 70 objects will be gradually examined over the coming one and a half years.
Sifting through the written documentation that is still available should provide further illuminating information regarding the history and production of these plaster works. In individual cases, it would also make sense to make cross-comparisons with bronzes and to carry out materials analysis.
Alberto Giacometti: Four-year evaluation and restoration project of Alberto Giacometti plasters
Project Phase 1: Art technological research
Project Phase 2: Conservation / Restoration
Progress report: October 2010 to April 2011
Definition of the main areas of research and systematization of work processes
Progress report April 2011 – April 2012
Progress report April 2012 – April 2013


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Holocaust remembrance Sunday
Agudas Israel Congregation is hosting at Holocaust Remembrance Day service at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Doors will open at 1 p.m. so guests may view three exhibits at the synagogue at 505 Glasgow Lane, Hendersonville.
The service, conducted by Rabbi Phil Cohen, will feature Dr. Jerome Rosenberg, a noted Holocaust scholar and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Alabama. Rosenberg will speak about his work with Holocaust survivors and his research visits to the death camps.
Children from the Flat Rock Playhouse YouTheatre will re-enact the opening death march from the Holocaust-themed play "I Never Saw Another Butterfly."
The exhibits will focus on:
u Relics from several Nazi concentration camps.
u The life and death of Dr. Lucja Frey Gottesman, who is credited with the discovery of Frey Syndrome.
u A Powerpoint presentation on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. 2013 is the 70th anniversary of this historic event.
For more information, call 828-693-9838 or visit www.agudasisraelsynagogue.org.
Lecture on Quran and Bible at college
Brevard College will host a lecture on the Quran and the Bible at 7 p.m. Monday in Room 125 of the College's McLarty-Goodson Building.
The presentation, which is part of the College's Purgason Family Life Lectures, will be led by John Snodgrass, who teaches world religions at Brevard College.
"Muhammad and many of his early followers were well-versed in the Bible," explains Snodgrass. "In this lecture, we'll compare Bible passages with sections of the Quran to better understand the Biblical foundations of Muhammad's message."
Snodgrass, who is vice president of the Interfaith Ministerial Association of Henderson County, is also the author of "Genesis and the Rise of Civilization" and "Turning the Tables: Farming and Feeding in the Gospels."
The Purgason Lectureship was established by W.H. Purgason of Greensboro to honor his wife, Mrs. Victoria Watts Purgason. Both Mr. and Mrs. Purgason graduated from Brevard College in 1938.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Coffee house to aid Four Seasons music therapy
Four Seasons — Compassion for Life and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans are sponsoring an event to support the music therapy program at Four Seasons Hospice at 7 p.m. Friday at Grace Lutheran Church, corner of 6th Avenue West and Blythe Street in Hendersonville.
The public is invited to join an evening "coffee house" event, where there will be coffee, tea and desserts plus a variety of entertainment. Donations are encouraged, but the event is free. Entertainment will be in an open microphone format, and music therapists from Four Seasons will be among the performers.
All styles of music, poetry, and performance are welcome. Those wishing to perform should make arrangements in advance of the event by contacting Brenda Williams at 828-808-0246 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Funds raised at the coffee house event will go toward purchasing iPads for use in music therapy sessions. Music therapists provide live music for patients and families. In addition to guitars or other instruments, music therapists currently carry cumbersome books full of music.
The three music therapists at Four Seasons go into homes, assisted-living facilities, and nursing homes in nine counties in Western North Carolina in addition to the Elizabeth House. Music therapy is a service offered by Four Seasons to all patients and families at no extra charge.
Healing prayer event at St. James
A prayer ministry event with the Rev. John D. Rice, "A Day of Exploring Healing Prayer," is set for 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. April 13 at St. James Episcopal Church, 766 N. Main St., Hendersonville.
Rice, an Episcopal priest for 23 years, has led healing missions in churches throughout the Southeast and other areas of the country.
Christian healing is asking Jesus Christ what to do about any disease and doing what he asks us to do so that he may bring wholeness from the inside out. Cost of the seminar is $25, including snacks and lunch.
Call 828-697-8987 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Wednesday forums on Islam continue
The United Religions Initiative will continue a series of Wednesday forums, which began April 3, on the tenets and future of Islam through May 1 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1735 5th Ave. W.
Led by Professor Ahmad Abu Amara and Lina Adas, with the help of Rabbi Philip Bentley and John Snodgrass, the sessions are set for 3:30-5:30 p.m. Amare and Adas will present the basic beliefs of Islam and also tell what it feels like to be Muslim in modern America. The sessions are free.
For details, call 828-692-9755 or email email@example.com.
Mt. Pisgah Lutheran to host Haitian pastor
Pastor Walta Clercius from the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, will visit Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church at 2606 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville, at 9:15 a.m. April 14.
After a devastating earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod sent emergency medical workers into the hardest hit regions to help survivors. During those mission trips, relief workers met a pastor with a dream to help people in the village of Laotchikit. Pastor Walta wanted to help God's people in an area near Hinche, Haiti. His heart broke for the people because he saw the children starving. He saw the muddy spring that was the only source of water for hundreds of people. He saw girls having babies at a very young age with no husbands and no way to provide food for their babies. Most importantly, Pastor Walta saw the need to show God's love to the people of Laotchikit.
Pastor Walta shared his dream with a pastor in Catawba County of North Carolina. Since then, positive changes have occurred in the small village of Laotchikit. Pastor Walta used his personal money to buy a piece of property on which to build a church and a school. With the help of four Lutheran Churches in North Carolina, the structure of the church and school were built, and 230 children attend school there. Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church helped support the school by providing salaries for the teachers. However, the need is great, and there are many more opportunities to help. There is no running water, furniture or electricity for the school, and children in the area usually eat only once every three days.
The public is invited to for an update on opportunities to help God's people in Laotchikit.
Grace Lutheran youth services set for April 14
More than 40 young people will lead the 9:45 and 11:15 a.m. morning worship services on April 14 at Grace Lutheran Church, corner of Sixth Avenue West and Blythe Street in Hendersonville.
The theme for youth Sunday is "Make a Difference."
During the services, middle school youth will be leading the worship parts that they have written, and high school youth will be leading the sermon meditation, also written by these students. During the sermon, high school youth will be sharing personal stories relating to the focus verses and connecting with the Romans 12 Gospel text of the day.
Youth musicians including guitarists, pianists, flutists and singers will lead the music, and a group of youth will also be singing a special song, "Make a Difference," from this past summer's ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans. The Children's Choir will sing an offering anthem, and the service formats will be a blend of traditional liturgy and contemporary music.
Following the last service at 12:15 p.m., a baked ham lunch will be provided by the Church Council. Donations for lunch go toward support of the Youth Fund. Nursery care is available at all services. Call 828-693-4890 for more information.
Union Grove women's conference on May 25
The Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church at 901 Robinson Terrace, Hendersonville, will the 2013 Women's Conference from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 25 in the Union Grove Family Life Center.
The registration includes admission to hear six dynamic speakers, a gift bag, continental breakfast and lunch. There will also be several vendors with suit clothing, hats, purses and jewelry for sale. Fees for adults are $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Fees for teens are $10 in advance or $15 after April 30. Call 828-696-0772, 828-290-5838 or 828-699-0360 to register.
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text: Augusta's freshman girls basketball team picked up a win Tuesday night after clobbering Clearwater 42-15. The Orioles held the Indians to just one point in the second quarter and didn't allow double-digit scoring in any quarter. Bailey Carr and Maddy Leedom tied for a team high with eight points. Clarice Dalziel added seven points. Megan Grantham, Alysa Rogers and Hailie Harmon all added four points apiece. Riley Zerr added three points. Brittany Johnson and Hayli Scholl both added two points. JV girls defeat Clearwater in big win, too The junior varsity girls finished Tuesday night with an easy 48-28 victory against Clearwater. Both teams got off to a sluggish start before the Orioles close the first quarter with an 8-5 lead. The scoring picked up in the second quarter as the Orioles led 22-15 at halftime. Bailey Reichardt scored all 10 of her points in the half. Augusta improved its defense in the second half, allowing only six points in the third quarter and seven in the fourth. Baylee Johnston scored a team-high 13 points off six field goals, one of which was a 3-pointer. Carly Sears scored all seven of her points in the second half. Kylie Wesbrooks added four points. Morgan Kirk and Brooke Eberhardt both added three points. Riley Zerr, Bailey Carr, Clarice Dalziel and Abby Tipton all added two points for the Orioles.