North Shore News in Brief
Al-Anon, a nonprofit, public service organization that helps people who are affected by someone else's drinking or drug abuse, will hold meetings every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 96 Main St., second floor, Peabody. For more …
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Bernie Madoff's Five Little Helpers Are Going To Prison.
The church, which is at the heart of the 80 million-strong worldwide Anglican Communion, has always defined marriage as a contract between a man and a woman, and it refused to recognize Britain's legalization of gay marriage, which comes into force at …
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How Obamacare Is Changing Addiction Treatment Coverage
First, starting this year, the legislation bars insurers from denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions—including substance abuse. But perhaps the most important changes come from the ACA's expansion of parity rules. In brief, "parity" means …
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