Tag: drug abuse
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Alcohol And Sport: Can They Be Combined?
BENEFIT OR DETRIMENT? by Contributor (Apr. 9, 2020) — Is it possible to drink alcohol without sabotaging weight loss and muscle building? This question is as old as the world. Many hope to hear “yes,” but assume they will hear “no.” The truth is that the answer lies somewhere in between. On the one hand,…
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Inmate’s Wife Seeks to Illuminate Problem of Mental Illness and Incarceration
“THESE ARE STILL HUMAN BEINGS” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 15, 2018) — [Editor’s Note: The following two letters were sent by Mrs. Beth Haycraft on the dates indicated to radio show host Scotty Campbell of SuperTalk WFHG, 92.9 FM in response to remarks he made on April 9, 2018. Mrs. Haycraft’s husband, Michael Wayne Haycraft,…
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Local Municipal and Health Leaders Unite for a Call to Action Against Opioid Addiction
MAYOR GANIM, HEALTH DIRECTOR BOND LAUNCH OPIOID AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ‘BPTIamU’ from Dalmarys Matos, dalmarys.matos@bridgeportct.gov (Jan. 23, 2018) — Bridgeport, CT – In response to the national opioid crisis, Mayor Ganim and Health Director Maritza Bond were joined by Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau, Trumbull First Selectman Vicki Tesoro, health directors from Fairfield, Trumbull, Stratford, Monroe, and New…
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Inmate Reports Prison Staff “Going Slow” on Emergency Grievance for Denial of Medication
MUST SKIP TWO MEALS A DAY TO “REDUCE PAIN” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 8, 2017) — An inmate at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Complex (TTCC) wrote in a letter received on Monday that the emergency grievance he filed over the abrupt discontinuation of his two prescription medications has not yet received a response. TTCC is…
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Veterans Day; Business as Usual in America!! Part 1 pb
HAS COMMERCIALISM OVERTAKEN WHAT SHOULD BE A DAY OF RESPECT? by Tom Pastore, ©2014 (Nov. 7, 2014) — While some people are still debating who won in the recent elections and why, we are being reminded on all the various forms of modern communications that Veterans Day will soon be upon us. The reasons are…
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You Had Better Figure Out What Is Worth Living For Now
“DRAW YOUR LINE IN THE SAND” by Dr. Laurie Roth, ©2014 (Jul. 10, 2014) — Did inner peace, joy and happiness die when we were kids? Do we have moments of feeling good only when Christmas presents appear or someone says or does something nice to us? Has feeling great inside been hijacked to the land…
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A Christmas Prayer Request from The Post & Email pb
“WE CAN REBUILD AMERICA” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 24, 2013) — As we gather to celebrate Christmas with our loved ones, The Post & Email prays for all of those who have suffered the painful loss of a child. We pray for the parents of Claire Davis, who was brutally and mortally wounded by a…
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The Chip on Trayvon’s Shoulder
“A MAJOR TRAGEDY” by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2013 (Jul. 16, 2013) — George Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie, moved into the Retreat at Twin Lakes, a 260-unit, fully-integrated, townhome community at Sanford, Florida in the summer of 2009. In the weeks that followed their arrival, the Zimmermans and others were terrorized on a number of…