Program to discuss teen abuse of Rx drugs By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com Today's teens are not as threatened by the drug dealers on every corner as they are by their parent's medicine cabinets, according to a representative of Narconon, the nonprofit drug rehabilitation and education program. Tony Bylsma, a certified chemical dependency counselor and director of the Narconon Drug Prevention and Education Program of Southern California, will kick off a 2009 RAP (Resolve and Problem Solve) educational series on Wed., Feb. ...

SWEENEY CANYON, Wyo. (AP) — The construction began last summer, stirring up dust that wafted down this desert valley and into a small community of off-the-grid homes. As many as 20 heavy trucks a day hauling construction materials and equipment rumbled down the valley's main gravel road, passing into a gate marked with a "No Trespassing" sign. Helicopters flew in sling loads of cargo. Powerful work lights lit up the valley at night. Public planners in southwest Wyoming's Sweetwater County — ...

Several residents expressed concern about the opening of a mission in their neighborhood. In Tuesday's final hearing to determine if a house on Easton Road can be converted to a Church of Scientology mission, the property owner's attorney argued all township requirements have been met and an approval should be granted. In fact, Robert Gundlach, the lawyer representing A. Rhodes Wilson, said his client exceeded what the law requires by providing sewer, water and traffic studies. He urged Plumstead officials to ...

04 February 2009, 10:36 Kazakh prosecutors seeking liquidation of so-called Scientology Church in Karaganda Astana, February 4, Interfax - The Karaganda Special Inter-District Economic Court in Kazakhstan is hearing a suit by the prosecution authorities seeking the liquidation of the religious group called the Scientology Church of the City of Karaganda. The prosecution authorities believe the scientologists' activity "runs counter to principles of national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as it is aimed at undermining Kazakh nation's health through inflicting ...

World exclusive: scientology alien secret exposed * Reporter: Bryan Seymour * Broadcast Date: February 04, 2009 Scientology has denied for decades that it preaches stories about aliens infecting humankind. In a world exclusive, Today Tonight has aired founder L Ron Hubbard explaining the story of Xenu the alien. It's been scientology's most fiercely guarded secret - but not any more. In this audio tape, the founder of the organisation says: "there is a base on this planet and it so shredded ...

Newport Beach city officials have cited the rehab home Narconon for allegedly transporting outside clients to receive treatments at the program’s West Oceanfront triplex. Code enforcement officers say Narconon let non-residents use its steam baths at the 1810 W. Oceanfront site, said Assistant City Manager Dave Kiff. The Narconon program, which is supported in part by the Church of Scientology, uses the baths to treat addiction, Kiff said. The city also logged a complaint against the home with the California Department ...

On a recent December Sunday, on a still street nestled against Camelback Mountain, a party is in full swing at the L. Ron Hubbard House. It's meant to be a holiday open house, to show off the stunning renovation of the simple brick dwelling where Hubbard founded Scientology a half-century ago, and to smooth relations with neighbors, some of whom have lately been up in arms about plans to turn the house into a Scientology museum. These concerned neighbors, none of ...

I worked on the corporate restructuring in the early 80s that lead to the various “ABLE” groups (Narconon, Applied Scholastics, etc.) falling under the “ABLE” umbrella which in turn was 100% controlled by organized scientology’s Sea Organization under different corporate umbrellas (mostly Church of Scientology International “CSI"). I also handled or oversaw the handling of all their main legal matters around the world as part of the Guardian’s Office for some seven years prior to that. Prior to the “corporate sortout” ...

Police records show fewer complaints made on rehab homes, which range from illegal parking to a suicide attempt. By Brianna Bailey Updated: Saturday, January 31, 2009 8:07 PM PST There are No comments posted. View Comments Longtime Newport Beach resident Barbara Roy has an ocean view from her living room, which sits only a few feet from Narconon. For years, Roy worried about Narconon clients who she said would loiter and chain smoke in the area. A steady barrage of delivery ...

Victoria directs teachers to religious group's human-rights website Ethan Baron, The Province Published: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Attention students: it's now OK to jump up and down on your desks and rave about your latest crush. The Ministry of Education is referring teachers to an organization set up by the Church of Scientology, the group made infamous by Tom Cruise, the raving couch-bounder and Scientology adherent. Two ministry teacher-support documents direct teachers to the website of Los Angeles-based Youth for Human ...

Church of Scientology members, Printers Row residents and 2nd Ward Alderman Robert Fioretti tussled Tuesday evening over a church Scientologists want to establish at 650 S. Clark. The group is seeking to change the building's zoning from DX-12, a downtown mixed-use district, to DR-10, a downtown residential classification. The change would allow the church to develop their religious center in the empty building without obtaining a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals, as the current zoning requires. The group ...

Copyright © 2009 Albuquerque Journal Journal Staff Writer The Second Chance drug rehab program was pitched to lawmakers and the judiciary as the missing link in a broken system that recycled non-violent drug offenders between jails, prisons and the streets. The past year, it has struggled through money problems and accusations that it is housing ineligible inmates. On Saturday, faced with a city-delivered Jan. 31 deadline to vacate, Second Chance officials moved the last of its inmates out. But throughout the ...

Rep. Ted Hoskins, a Democrat from Berkeley, will speak at an anti-psychiatry exhibit sponsored by a group affiliated with the Church of Scientology. Hoskins will introduce “Psychiatry: An Industry of Death” at the Jamestown Mall in Florissant on Saturday afternoon. The touring exhibit, which made an appearance earlier this week in the Capitol rotunda in Jefferson City, has been put together by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, which was founded by Scientologists to further the group’s views on psychiatry. Like ...

THE Church of Scientology has appealed for religious tolerance after its $12 million bid to redevelop its Sydney headquarters sparked fears from neighbours of an increase in "menacing" and "aggressive" recruitment tactics. The church has sought approval from the City of Sydney to add two floors to its five-storey building, Scientology House, on Castlereagh Street. The increased floor space would help turn the building into an "Ideal Org", the name Scientologists give to their most significant churches. But almost 150 people ...

Opponents of the Church of Scientology have accused the controversial organisation of attempting to ban a pair of HIV-positive protesters. Lawyers acting for Scientology are allegedly using medical information about two protesters picketing a Scientology facility near Hemet, California in an attempt to prevent the duo's attendance at further demos. The two protesters Angry Gay Pope and Happy Smurf, a former Scientologist, are contesting the legal action, which would prevent them protesting at the important facility (known internally as Gold Base). ...