Former Duck, Colt Lyerla, sentenced to 10 days in jail

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Lyerla and his attorneys earlier had rejected entry into a drug treatment plan and had sought clearance to train in Nevada while his case was pending, but the court denied that request. Houze said he asked Judge Jay McAlpin for a "zero tolerance …
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Hard Working Americans Know How to Get the Job Done, Seriously

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At the very least, if these band members mesh as well as Snider and Schools did during this freewheeling interview, party-hearty fans from the Bowery Ballroom to the Troubadour will be in for a treat over the next month. Hard Working Americans will …
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Year in Review, Part II

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The county supervisors approved an agreement between the county sheriff's office and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration that would reimburse the sheriff for up to $ 150,000 in costs directly associated with marijuana eradication and arrests …
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Our View: New medication could mirror OxyContin's past

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In Maine, substance abuse treatment because of synthetic opiates increased by more than 500 percent between 1998 and 2001, according to the Maine Office of Substance Abuse. A 2008 report put Maine at the top of the list for prescription drug abuse.
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