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Surviving Kidnapping - 3 views

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    15 true stories of the torment kids went through while they were kidnapped. These are children that were taken and lived to tell the story.
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    It is heartbreaking when you know how kids can suffer. According to some investigations the majority of kids that are kidnap get kidnap by someone they know. These are only 15 stories of kids that were kidnap and is sad because there are thousands of kids that are killed after they being kidnap.
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    This article is incredible and devastating at the same time. It's heartbreaking that these people had to go through what they did, but it's so amazing to see how their instincts and the help of others were able to get them out of such horrifying situations.
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    The stories of the children being kidnapped were shocking. Just to think that many of those kids that are abducted are usually taken by people they know. It was good to read on some stories where kids could still get through what they went through and marry and have children of their own.
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    Wow, these stories are so sad. I can not even begin to imagine what it must have been like. It makes me happy that these 15 kids made it through those horrible situations and are able to talk about it today. Although those tough situations make you a stronger person, these kids were able to have families of their own and that is a good thing. It is even more sad to know that there are thousands of other kids out there going through the same thing if not worse at this very instant.
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    Reading stories like this just make you cringe. It's crazy to think that this is a major issue in our day. It's good to read and see how they live after they go through this traumatic experience.
son2053729

One Family's Story Shows How The Cycle Of Poverty Is Hard To Break : NPR - 0 views

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    This article chronicles the life of Desiree Metcalf, but her story is not one that others can't relate to. Desiree comes from, and continues to live in, poverty and is trying to break that cycle.
nathanwoehl

https://apnews.com/Socialissues - 0 views

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    this will take you to w ebpage that shows different stories on different inequalities. There are several stories on this page and many to choose.
nathanwoehl

Social Issues | Council on Foreign Relations - 0 views

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    this webpage has a page designated for social issue like the others but is different in a way because it includes stories from all over the world including stories from nigeria and india.
Alysia Schmidt

Trafficking in Persons Report 2013: Victims' Stories - 0 views

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    Summary: This article is about the different stories from victims who have been Trafficked. Many of them have been tricked, forced, drugged, and stamped into the different groups or pimps. These stories are from all over the world. Ranging from young teens, to adults.
jennifertingwald

The Spin Doctor | The Consequence Of Personhood: Criminalizing IVF - The Spin Doctor - 0 views

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    A recount of "Personhood bill" proponents being faced with the stories of infertility veterans who make the argument that they, individuals who'd do anything to have a child (such as Artificial Reproductive Technology) are now the ones being penalized at the stake of individuals who are opting not to give life to their unborn children.
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    A recount of "Personhood bill" proponents being faced with the stories of infertility veterans who make the argument that they, individuals who'd do anything to have a child (such as Artificial Reproductive Technology) are now the ones being penalized at the stake of individuals who are opting not to give life to their unborn children.
smurphy6600

Health Net lawsuit reveals the financial engine of drug rehab industry - 0 views

  • The only "Obamacare" health insurer in metro Phoenix and Pima County is ensnared in a legal dispute with several addiction treatment centers over the cost of care amid an Arizona opioid epidemic that is taking an average of two lives each day. 
  • Maricopa County Superior Court lawsuit
  • widespread fraud among Arizona and California drug rehab centers in 2015 and 2016, when it alleges"teams of brokers" recruited out-of-state clients to fraudulently obtain insurance policies and to seek treatment in Arizona.
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  •  residential “sober homes”
  • headaches for local government officials as they try to determine how to manage the unregulated industry.
  • Prescott, which once claimed more than 100 sober homes, has adopted regulations to provide more oversight of them.
  • Federal and state prosecutors have aggressively pursued cases in Florida and California in connection with fraudulent activities such as patient brokering.
  • There have been no criminal cases filed in Arizona, however. 
  • Six of the rehab facilities that accuse Health Net of improperly withholding payments are in Prescott: Chapter 5 Counseling, Prescott House, Compass Recovery Center, Clean Adventures of Sober Living, Decision Point Center and Carleton Recovery Centers.
  • Three others, T R U Recovery Solutions, North Ridge Counseling and Desert Cove Recovery, list Scottsdale addresses. 
  • The rehab facilities allege that Health Net improperly withheld payments to virtually every rehab center in Arizona and southern California beginning in January 2016. Health Net halted the payments as part of an investigative audit that demanded each center provide detailed records such as proof of patients' residency and assurances that patients did not receive incentives to sign up for rehab. 
  • Health Net said in court documents that claims filed by rehab centers in Arizona soared because of widespread fraud
  • Health Net's PPO plans paid $2.4 million to all Arizona rehab centers in 2014. Those payments soared to $47.4 million in 2015
  • Those plans paid more for rehab care that year than all other types of care in Arizona, including typically expensive medical care such as cancer, heart disease and child births, according to the insurer’s counterclaim.
  • Here’s how the fraud worked, the insurer said in its counterclaim:Brokers would scout out people in 12-step programs, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, homeless shelters and jails, then refer these clients to the “highest-bidding clinic.”Clinics that were not part of the insurer’s network paid clients’ insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs such as deductibles and co-payments.The result was that people secured Health Net coverage “arranged and bought for them by financially-interested providers for one purpose only: to obtain coverage for the limited time needed to rack up millions of dollars in substance abuse treatment.” Some clinics misrepresented the home addresses of patients, many of whom lived out of state. 
  • “a sophisticated fraud involving the fraudulent enrollment of non-Arizona residents,” who signed up for Arizona insurance policies. 
  • misrepresenting their home address
  • Clean Adventures staff member told him to list the rehab facility's address on his insurance application.
  • put him in contact with an insurance agent who suggested using Clean Adventures' address on his insurance application
  • The insurer named 10 other examples of people who lived in California, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee and Wisconsin but represented that they lived in Prescott or Scottsdale.
  • The insurer also said the rehab centers engaged in fraudulent billing, charging for services that were not medically necessary or in amounts that exceeded what the plan allowed.
  • A 2008 law called the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act requires insurance plans to provide equitable coverage for substance abuse and addiction treatment. The Affordable Care Act also requires health insurance plans cover essential health benefits, including behavioral health services, and it forbids insurers from denying coverage to individuals based on existing medical conditions. 
  • The unintended consequence was (some) addiction treatments centers began taking advantage of that and over-billing," said Angie Geren, executive director of Addiction Haven, a grassroots and advocacy organization focusing on addiction issues. 
  • House Bill 2333
  • curb the practice of paying referral fees to brokers who steer patients to rehab centers.
  • bill never made it out of committee.
  • Florida
  • "The scam starts with deceptive advertising at the beginning," Aronberg said. "You are lured down to sunny Florida with a free plane ticket, which is illegal. You are given illegal benefits to keep you there."
  • patients often find themselves booted from treatment when their insurance benefits run out.
  • incentive for people to relapse so they can obtain another round of coverage.
  • Sober Home Task Force targeting the practice of buying and selling patients battling addiction
  • Johnson said rehab centers that provide legitimate services are being harmed as insurance companies scrutinize payments and bad actors poach patients away. 
  • ken.alltucker@arizonarepublic.com
joseph augusta

Gay Marriage: Personal Freedoms and Equal Rights - 0 views

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    Article about Gay marriage and how it effects personal freedoms. Also about peoples feelings towards new laws.
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    The new California gay marriage law has taken effect, and thousands of couples are clamoring to exercise that right at secular offices and religious institutions throughout the state. These thoughts were inspired in part by an email, received Monday, with a link to the New York Times review of a new movie, Chris and Don: A Love Story, about the British-born writer Christopher Isherwood and his life-long companion, the artist Don Bachardy.
amb2065920

The Year's Biggest Social Justice Stories - 0 views

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    This page provides short summaries of the top social justice issues of 2015. Most of them seem to be race related.
and2177879

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/01/26/phoenix-police-release-bod... - 0 views

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    A shocking but relevant article in regards to the police shootings, happening everyday around the nation. It is now more media driven with the body camera the officers are wearing. Extreme cases like this that our men in blue deal with on a day to day basis and are scrutinized.
jodibarrett

Report: Foster Kids Face Tough Times After Age 18 - 3 views

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    In this report it talks about foster kids and what happens to them after they turn 18. While some states, a small handful, have programs for the kids others do not. It spoke about kids turning 18 then getting dropped off at homeless shelters. I hope in the near future there will be a change for these kids. They crime rate, young parent rate and homeless rates are just not acceptable. Please read and see how you can help in you community.
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    There was a group home next door to my home for years. These kids had no support even when they were in the system. They were often locked out of the home when the state workers needed to go somewhere. My family and I ended up being family for many of these children. One afternoon, Charles who lived in the group home, rang our doorbell. I came out and he was yellow and falling over. I asked him where are the workers. He let me know they had locked them out again. I put him in my car and rushed him to the hospital. I knew it was bad when the emergency room nurses took him immediately. The staff at the group home had been giving him the wrong medication and he lost most of his liver. Charles calls me mom. His children call me Grandma. A lot of the kids that were living in the home, call me mom. I refer to them as one of my kids. The best way to take care of these children is to invite them into your heart, lives and family before and after they turn 18. Demonstrate the way to success by showing them love.
David Kroll

Timeline: Wiretaps - 0 views

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    A concise timeline of the evolution of wiretap laws. It starts in 1791
Shannon Goyer

When gun laws get shot down - 0 views

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    This is a debate on whether or not the gun laws are helping reduce crime. Interesting article with good stories.
Shannon Goyer

America's Gun Laws : - 0 views

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    Tragic stories of gun violence. Are gun laws in America working? This article says they are
Danny Dennis

NY Newspaper Publishes Story With Names, Addresses Of Gun Owners - 0 views

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hvnkly

"You Have the Right to an Attorney..." We All Know the Hollywood Version, But What's th... - 0 views

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    This article talks about a poor person's chance at justice. 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of Gideon Vs. Wainwright and sadly, most are no longer getting the fair defense Clarence Earl Gideon received.
Rayford Winn

Freedom to Marry - 0 views

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    Every day that the freedom to marry is denied, real same-sex couples and their families are hurt. Read stories of some great families in our Story Center.
maemalicdem

Nursing in Public: When Did It Become So Controversial? - 1 views

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    Written by Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC When I look back at 2012 and recall the variety of breastfeeding stories that were covered by American media, I can't help, but grimace and wonder, "When did breastfeeding become so controversial?
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    Stories of women being harassed for breastfeeding in public. These women fight for what they believe in.
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    Houston Mothers stage a nurse-in in front of a Hollistor Store
justinacruz26

Girls, Human Trafficking, And Modern Slavery In America - 0 views

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    This article talks about the escalating number of child sex slaves in America, It tells some young girls story of their experiences.
vic2170501

Immigration - 4 views

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    This article talks about the issue of immigration. It talks about an immigration enforcement law that was unjust.
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    The article is about a highly controversial Arizona immigration bill. It is somewhat disheartening to see the article was written in 2010. 8 years later, there has been no improvement to immigration reform.
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    this article does show us an issues that effected a lot of people. also the article gives good reasoning to why this bill was bad for police since people wouldn't wanna get involve with police good or bad involvement In the fear of getting questioned on their legal statues. this article also hits me in personal way because of where I am from a reservation where you are questioned before you can even enter major cities such as Tucson and casa grande.
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    This article talks about a state legislature that was passed that places the primary responsibility of enforcing immigration law in the hands of Arizona. The article then goes on to explain the issues with this law when it comes to implementing as well as pointing out how it is unconstitutional.
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    It's is very sad and unfortunate in this country that has so many opportunities, legislators cannot come to a fair medium with immigration reform.
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    This article explains the hardest decision in Arizona with the immigration law.
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