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August 2006
By:
Kim W.
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After years on the run, an alcoholic finally finds home
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Union Leader
| Manchester, New Hampshire
Young Drinkers
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Bag of donuts
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By:
DAVE F.
| Hutchinson, Kan.
Sometimes all it takes is a kind gesture to save a life
Beyond the Blues and Back Again
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By:
Gerald G.
| Tempe, Arizona
The difference between opinion and experience
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| Germantown, MD
He got sober young, but he needed a “second surrender” moment in his beloved home group
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Let Others Beat the Drum
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By:
S. B.
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Attraction rather than promotion" is bringing us powerful allies in the battle for life and sanity
Lois W.: 1891 - 1988
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With deep appreciation and everlasting gratitude, all we can say in farewell to Lois W. is, "We thank you for your life.
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
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Physician's Alcohol Newsletter
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By:
J.D.
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Thanks to young people’s meetings and help from the oldtimers, he got on board and turned his life around
We Pay the Piper
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By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 7 - Every AA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions
Easy Does It Doing It
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| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Jack P.
| Holiday, Fla.
After years of going out and coming back in, he discovered that everything happened for a reason
If You Can't Beat 'Em,
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By:
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From pillow fights to probation
Running Wild
September 2016
It didn’t matter how young or rebellious he was, the old-timers took him in and showed him love