Schools set up resources for students in recovery

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Jason Lindberg, 33, a second-year student at St. Cloud State University, is working on recovery from an alcohol addiction. He lives off-campus and says that when he sees the "Thirsty Thursday and "Wet Wednesdays" or other promotions encouraging drinking, it's "frustrating." He doesn't begrudge those who want to party but wants a space where he can be with others who understand recovery.

"I need an area on campus, or near it, that's a legitimately enforceable zone," he says. "An area that is reliable to be free from substance use and abuse."

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Voices from the Classroom: Caryn Voskuil

Caryn Voskuil - 7th grade English teacher who started a reading competition among her students to instill a love of reading and to encourage students to inspire each other to read.

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Voices of Health Reform: Dr. Damany's Story

At Dr. Suparna Damany’s Physical Therapy clinic in Allentown, PA, the handprints on the walls are a constant reminder, both to the people who feel pain and the people who seek to cure it, that hope truly can lead to health. They’re everywhere around the practice, dozens and dozens of them, in every exam room: multi-colored murals with mini-stories scratched in marker surrounding the imprints, each about a personal quest to a pain-free life.

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