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Methamphetamine addiction poses a major challenge to local governments in these tough economic times, as budget problems undercut treatment and prevention programs. Msnbc.com's Kari Huus reports. Read more

In recession, pets go homeless in droves

RV industry no longer running on empty

Long-term unemployed face dwindling options

Blog: Back home, 'primed' for 2010

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Move over, feds, as locals try stimulus too

Suicides raise worries about recession’s real cost

Guardsmen now in battle to find jobs

U.S. stimulus buoys U.K. factory’s workers

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Economy gets tidings of hope for holidays
Signs of a strengthening global recovery emerged Friday, with consumers boosting retail sales, companies restoring stockpiles and Chinese exports mounting a comeback.

Europe leads in bonus crackdown, is U.S. next?

Geithner: TARP extension sets stage for end

New jobless claims rise, trade gap narrows

Americans’ net worth rises for second quarter

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Navistar inks deal: trucks, jobs on the way

RV show: 'Let the Sunshine In!'

Amid recession, meth menace evolves

Jobless workers fill the void, and local needs

Money pours in; Rudolpho gets a home

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Prisoners describe the ravages of meth addiction
Dec. 2: Inmates in a meth treatment program at the Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana talk about the highs and lows of meth use and addiction.

Officer: Meth easy to make, hard to combat

Abandoned pups, kittens feel recession

Guardsmen target new careers at home

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Headlines from The Elkhart Truth

Local Digest — Elkhart City Council will discuss animal control ordinance

Local digest — Elkhart County League of Women Voters slates legislative luncheon

Elkhart Area Career Center throws party for Families in Transition

Elkhart County panel OK with plan to turn trash to energy

Elkhart free shopping day gets double the donations

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