Citizens, Officials Vent Frustration With Area Drug Problem; Some Solutions Offered

Citizens, officials vent frustration with area drug problem; some solutions offered
Jason Baker, a pastor with U-Turn For Christ in Greeneville, a faith-based drug and alcohol recovery program, was the last citizen to address a town hall forum on Tuesday on drug abuse in Newport and Cocke County.
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States awaiting federal cash to plug budget gap
State lawmakers from across the country breathed a collective sigh of relief on Thursday after the Democrat-controlled Senate voted to send them billions of emergency Medicaid dollars from last year’s stimulus bill – ending what had been a months-long, filibuster-fueled challenge to the deficit-spending. More than two dozen cash-strapped states …
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