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FEATURES

Black Lung Blues
Doctors paid by the coal industry deny black lung disease is still a real threat, but one legal aid attorney in Appalachia has been approached by hundreds of coal miners in eastern Kentucky whose suffering seems to suggest otherwise. The story of their struggle to get benefits from a system stacked against them. ( 444k)

Daycare Dreams
The emergence of home-based child care presents South Brooklyn Legal Services with a unique opportunity to turn low-income clients into small business owners. ( 301k)

Fighting for their Rights
When children in crisis can’t turn to their parents for help, sometimes they turn to places like Texas RioGrande Legal Aid in search of help or a haven.
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SPECIAL SECTION

Pride in our Past
We’re 30 now, no longer an adolescent movement. Our lines are starting to show. We are wiser, able to help more people more efficiently than ever before. We, the Legal Services Corporation, are proud to pursue the same sacred democratic ideal—equal justice under law—that inspired our creation three decades ago. ( 358k)

• LSC Historical Timeline ( 467k)
• LSC’s First Chairman reflects on a fateful walk in the park ( 845k)
• Five legal aid directors sound off in a conference-call Q&A ( 422k)
• LSC Presidents, 1974-2004 ( 228k)

DEPARTMENTS

• President’s Message ( 234k)
• Letters to the Editor ( 101k)
• Briefs: New ABA President ( 182k)
• State of Affairs: Hurricane Relief in Florida ( 415k)
• Labor of Love: Valiant Veterans ( 92k)
• Technology: Real-Time Assistance ( 142k)
• Judicial Profile: Maryland Chief Judge Robert Bell ( 291k)

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