Topsail Happenings

Published October 19, 2013

Topsail happenings
Based on ideas from the popular PBS science programs Zoom and Fetch, the activities are designed for children and their adults, using available materials to take a basic approach to science experimentation. Some experiments involve building, …. The … Read more on The Topsail Advertiser

From homelessness to college: Capstone Recovery Center participant …
… Center's transitional housing program. The nonprofit, which is a faith-based transitional substance abuse recovery program for women, gave Barela, 29, a place to lay her head at night. … Center Director Miriam Ramirez established Capstone … Read more on Salisbury Post

California Deals Major Blow To Drug-Sentencing Reform
If convicted, instead of prison or jail, those individuals would have been sent to substance-abuse treatment centers, and sentenced to probation or ordered to perform community service. The measure, authored by Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), passed … Read more on Huffington Post

Duke nicotine research conference examines tobacco addiction
The Duke Nicotine Research Conference, in its 19th year, brought together about 80 researchers from as far as California and even Sweden Thursday at the Durham Convention Center to examine the role of non-nicotine tobacco constituents in addiction and … Read more on Durham Herald Sun