Tag: domestic violence
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July 11, 2009 06:52 PM EDT --
Two wives and one husband died around here this week. All three died at the hands of their spouses. Domestic violence has always been a far-too-common crime here in southern Appalachia, but this year . . .
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May 14, 2007 05:15 PM EDT --
Every time I saw the title, “Times my mother stood up for me” I cringed. This has been brewing in my head for a whole month now. I decided to wait until after Mother’s Day, . . .
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December 04, 2007 11:26 AM EST --
Ronda Healy, 28 years old had just finished her shift at TGI Friday at the Shoppes in Millbury, Massachussettes at
Ronda Healy
:00 PM
3:00 . . .
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April 03, 2009 12:43 PM EDT --
Keira Knightley stars as a domestic violence victim in a controversial public service announcement, that some are saying goes too far.
I usually find a 30-second ad lasting too long, but I was . . .
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October 05, 2009 11:09 PM EDT --
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
On behalf of all who suffered as children and those suffering now due to living in a home with spousal abuse present, I hope to give voice. God Bless. . . .
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February 04, 2009 05:50 PM EST --
I read a post today on Gather about domestic abuse that broke my heart. Domestic abuse knows no sex, age, color or circumstance. Abuse can be mental, physical, emotional, sexual or financial. . . .
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June 25, 2007 05:13 PM EDT --
Broken
My no longer mesmerized heart
has stopped,
stifled,
strangled by your golden band,
thrown to the floor,
at the brink of unlife,
drained of identity,
innocence surrendered, virtue lost,
. . .
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October 11, 2007 09:13 PM EDT --
Congress endorsed October as the Domestic Violence Awareness month starting in 1989.
Since October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month I thought I would share . . .
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October 13, 2007 12:15 AM EDT --
Disclamer: This article is for educational purpose only. This article in no way is supporting forcing someone to leave a bad situation or giving anyone permission to get angry because a . . .
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October 14, 2007 10:08 PM EDT --
If you suspect someone you know is a victim of domestic violence reach out to him or her. They are in desperate need of a friend. Listen to them, keep what they say confidential, . . .
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October 24, 2007 03:52 AM EDT --
Ok...well, I decided that we really needed a group icon so I made this one up.
What do you all think? Does it work?
Does . . .
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February 19, 2008 10:59 PM EST --
My friend sent me this story about an incident that happened to her on February 2. I told her I would post it here, and ask people to pray for this woman. The words are my friends writing with her permission . . .
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July 15, 2008 03:14 AM EDT --
Not only have I had a restraining order on the abusive loser since 2003 that the courts gladly renew every year...
... I was pleasantly surprised today when my bank account was boosted by $585.00! . . .
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February 19, 2009 06:14 AM EST --
In college a few years ago, I took a war class and one of the things we discussed was The Creel Committee. That was a committee set up to make the Japanese, which the government wanted Americans . . .
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September 16, 2007 04:46 PM EDT --
I have been sitting here at starbucks for only a few minutes when a good looking couple walked in for coffee. I could tell there was already friction because she had some attitude walking . . .
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February 13, 2008 04:54 PM EST --
At 5:30 a.m., this cold and freezing morning, my man and I were having another argument. It was over small stuff as usual, but as always, we had been having more bad times than any of the good. Two . . .
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December 02, 2008 05:36 PM EST --
The night after Thanksgiving a 14 year old boy in my home town, Anthony Olbert, was laid to rest.
They boy's mother and her husband were helping some relatives move when they got into a domestic . . .
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January 02, 2009 01:41 PM EST --
Four AM
In the coldest depths
Of February
Alarm clock rings,
But I'm already awake,
Aware of the tasks
Of the day ahead.
Building my courage,
I roll quickly
To my side of . . .
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February 17, 2009 09:21 AM EST --
It's time to address what it means to be an American and to live in our very complex and diverse society. The first thing it means is that you must abide by the laws of our nation. Those . . .
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March 30, 2009 12:58 AM EDT --
A Domestic Abuse Question
by Marilyn Mackenzie
Today, I heard a question asked that made me stop and think.
Normally, whenever someone hears that a woman has been . . .
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