Foster kids need help as they age out of system

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Imagine being in the foster care system for years and, suddenly, on your 18th birthday, you’re expected to fend for yourself. Get a job, find a place to live and make good of yourself. It’s a tall order for any 18-year-old, all the more so when you’ve suffered abuse or neglect or drug dependency has been part of your world.

The odds are stacked against this group. Based on research by Ohio Fostering Connections, a coalition that advocates for foster youth, ...

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Arrogant and shameless, they’re running for the U.S. Senate

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Running for the U.S. Senate are two men who have no business running for office. The first is Don Blankenship of West Virginia, and the other is Joe Arpaio, the former long-time sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona.

Blankenship was the CEO of Massey Energy when a coal mine it operated exploded in 2010, killing 29 men. Blakenship went to prison for a year for conspiring to violate mine safety standards. Prosecutors argued he was part of a conspiracy where employees ...

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