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Seven-year-old David Howlett of Indian Township Passamaquoddy Reservation looks up to introduce himself to Levi Horn, who signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears NFL football team before the lockout idled the players. Horn, who is 24, 6 feet 7 inches tall and 315 pounds, is of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and hails from Spokane, Washington. He was at Indian Township to inspire the Passamaquoddy children, part of a new strategy by Chief Joseph Socabasin to counteract alcohol and drug use and the tribe's 60 percent unemployment rate. "I'm a football player too," Howlett told Horn.

Chicago Bears player shares stories with Passamaquoddy children

By Sharon Kiley Mack on June 24, 2011, at 8:52 p.m.
INDIAN TOWNSHIP, Maine — Sometimes gifts come in small packages. Other times, like Friday night, they come in very large packages wearing size 19 shoes. Dozens of Passamaquoddy Tribe families gathered in the reservation’s community building to hear Levi Horn, a 6-foot, 7-inch, 315-pound guard with the Chicago Bears talk ...

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Conference focuses on recovery success

By Meg Haskell on Sept. 04, 2008, at 10:50 p.m.
BANGOR — While the public is well acquainted with the stereotypes of addiction — broken homes, devastated families, unemployment, public drunkenness, domestic violence and other crimes — the face of addiction recovery is largely invisible.

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Bangor session to stress addiction issues

By Meg Haskell on Aug. 31, 2008, at 11:35 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — Area residents in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and drugs, as well as their families and the professionals who support them, are invited to attend a summit on …

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