Kids of jailed parents face challenges
It was kind of like a second family," said Bowyer, now 24. … "If we can match them with a mentor, they can sort of look to their mentor as additional support, and not necessarily as a replacement for their parent." Some groups of children are more …
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Assisted suicide bill debate intensifies
WORCESTER — Many of those people who support an assisted suicide bill on Beacon Hill spent Tuesday lobbying at the Statehouse encouraging legislators to pass the measure. … The problem with the bill, he said, is it is discriminatory. … Mr. Kelly …
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Ex-addicts, others at Rockford hearing tell legislators about heroin's deadly hold
The group also offers grief support and is working on a website. It may consider … About 75 percent of crime in Rockford, which he said is "high," is related to drugs, and a majority are property crimes against families and stores to support a heroin …
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