A Richland County coalition is considering town hall meetings, business partnerships and peer-led programs to reduce drug, alcohol and tobacco use among Richland 2 students. Richland 2gether a group of school and community partners will get $500,000 over the next five years to work with parents, students and community organizations to reduce and prevent substance abuse. Thirty percent of students started drinking alcohol before age 13; 11 percent started smoking marijuana before age 13;...

Among other things, the governor has proposed increasing the sales tax and overhauling the personal income tax structure. Britt (D-Prince George's) said yesterday that they are working with county leaders on a plan to present to O'Malley on Dimensions Healthcare System, the nonprofit group that operates Prince George's Hospital Center in Cheverly, Laurel Regional Hospital, Bowie Health Center and two nursing homes. It was unclear yesterday how many of the county's 31 members in the House...

Areas less suited for crop growing are often overexploited or not used, while grain surpluses which could be stored are often used wastefully or dumped on to poorer countries. Monday November 5, 2007 The Guardian Alan Johnson's clat ('Fit towns' plan to tackle child obesity, November 1) captures what many have been arguing for years, and he is to be congratulated for taking such a broad view of the changes required. Everyone agrees that a healthy main meal improves pupils' attention and...

Lauren Bowers, left, and Skylar Blackburn walk through the halls at Milton High School dressed in black and without speaking Wednesday as part of the unSpoken campaign to protest the effects of tobacco. Mike Lewis/mlewis@pnj.com Buy this photo Published - November, 1, 2007 Make a statement without saying a word. Lauren Bowers, left, and Skylar Blackburn walk through the halls at Milton High School dressed in black and without speaking Wednesday as part of the unSpoken campaign to protest...

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