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Help for Alcoholics and Their Families 3-12

The alcoholic needs help. The spouse may be swallowed up in the drinker’s problems. She needs help. The children are the innocent victims. They need help. Some may be abused sexually; others may be assaulted physically; many are abandoned emotionally. They may survive the trauma but carry the wounds into adulthood. Can they be helped?

Drift-​Net Fishing on the Way Out? 14

Called curtains of death, these nets hang 36 feet [11 m] deep and trail back 30 miles [50 km], catching not simply the desired squid but also unwanted fish, seabirds, marine mammals, and sea turtles.

Why Is My Curfew So Strict? 21

Your parents expect you to come home at a reasonable hour. If you let them know where you are going, whom you will be with, and when you will get back, they will probably grant you more latitude.

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Photo: Steve Ignell, ABL