Rehab program leaders rebut complaints of inefficiency (The Washington
Montgomery drug rehabilitation leaders defended themselves to council members Tuesday against allegations that residential drug programs cost too much and achieved too little.

Week in review (The Union)
t Several fire engines, air tankers and two water-dropping helicopters doused the 60- acre Mooney Fire Thursday afternoon, which threatened two structures in Penn Valley.

Fresh Start in Life and on the Course for Garrigus (New York Times)
Four years after he entered a drug rehabilitation center, Robert Garrigus is able to reflect on past drug and alcohol abuse.

Eric Clapton to Hold Crossroads Benefit (The Houma Courier)
Eric Clapton is having a jam session with more than a dozen of his favorite guitar-playing pals, and everyone is invited. Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, scheduled July 28 in Chicago, will benefit Crossroads Centre, the drug-rehab facility he founded in Antigua a decade ago.

Well-Being Newsmakers: 04/17/2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Today's newsmakers: William Fowle, Greta Sheffer, Dr. Frederick Arnold, and Dr. Jill Vollbrecht.