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From Statistic to Entrepreneur through YouthBuild

YouthBuild USA | Posted 04.22.2013 | Impact
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2012-11-13-jrlogo300x60.gifI attended YouthBuild Brockton in the fall of 2007 because I wanted to get my life on the right track. I had a long history of smoking marijuana and selling drugs throughout the Boston area.

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Harnessing the Power Within

YouthBuild USA | Posted 04.10.2013 | Impact
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2012-11-13-jrlogo300x60.gifWhile running the streets, I realized that I was trapped in a vicious cycle that I knew had to be broken. I became involved with the courts and I was also a victim of violence. I realized that I needed serious change in my life.

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Bank Of America Just Lost A $170 Million Customer

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 08.09.2012 | Business
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Bank of America may have millions of customers, but the government of Brockton, Mass., is no longer one of them. Brockton is divesting its municipa...

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I'm Proud of P.J. Crowley

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Private Bradley Manning, Bill of Rights, P.J. Crowley Resigns, U.S. Air Force, P.J. Crowley, P.J. Crowley Stepping Down, Massachusetts, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Constitution, Bradley Manning, State Department, Barack Obama, Brockton, Pj Crowley Resignation, Pj Crowley Bradley Manning, Politics News
William Astore

For Crowley's burst of principled honesty on Bradley Manning's mistreatment, the Obama administration cashiered him.

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