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Palin's policy on Foster Care (video)
youtube.com - 7/5/2009
Palin's policy on Foster Care (video)
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Les Gara comments on Gov. Sarah Palin's approach and lack of vision on how to better serve the children in the Foster Care system of Alaska.
adn.com - 7/5/2009
Our view: After foster care: ADN Editorial
— adn.com — After a traumatic youth, many young people in foster care are set adrift when they age out... of state care in their late teens. Some disheartening statistics: Nearly 40 percent of Alaska foster care alumni interviewed in a 2005 study became homeless for ... (more) Our view: After foster care: ADN Editorial

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Kids age out of foster care to the streets: Anchorage
adn.com - 7/5/2009
Kids age out of foster care to the streets: Anchorage
— adn.com — From January to April, 19-year-old Tashaun Bradley slept on a twin mattress on the floor of an... abandoned trailer off Lake Otis Parkway. His toes nearly froze at night because of the way heat rises, he said. Bradley had no heat, no electricity, no ... (more) Kids age out of foster care to the streets: Anchorage

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Obsidian Wings:  Like A Grizzly With Cubs, If By "Grizzly" You Mean "Quitter", And By "Cubs" You Mean "Kids You Can't Be Bothered With"

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Like A Grizzly With Cubs, If By "Grizzly" You Mean "Quitter", And By "Cubs" You Mean "Kids You Can't Be Bothered With"
Obsidian Wings — by hilzoy Sarah Palin, January 22, 2009: "When I took my oath of office to serve as your Governor, remember, I swore to steadfastly and doggedly guard the interests of this great state like a grizzly with cubs, as a mother naturally guards her own. Alaska, as a statewide family, we’ve got to ...

Like A Grizzly With Cubs, If By "Grizzly" You Mean "Quitter", And By "Cubs" You Mean "Kids You Can't Be Bothered With"
Political Animal — Like A Grizzly With Cubs, If By "Grizzly" You Mean "Quitter", And By "Cubs" You Mean "Kids You Can't Be Bothered With" Sarah Palin , January 22, 2009: "When I took my oath of office to serve as your Governor, remember, I swore to steadfastly and doggedly guard the interests of this great state like a grizzly with cubs, as a mother naturally guards her own. Alaska, as a statewide family, we've got to fight for each other, not against and not let external, sensationalized distractions draw us off course." Sarah Palin , July 3, 2009: "Productive, fulfilled people determine where to put their efforts, choosing to wisely utilize precious time... to BUILD ...

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