{"id":304,"date":"2012-06-04T00:01:37","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T04:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=304"},"modified":"2012-06-04T00:01:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T04:01:37","slug":"despite-stumbles-an-addict-keeps-a-valued-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2012\/06\/04\/despite-stumbles-an-addict-keeps-a-valued-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite stumbles, an addict keeps a valued friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2004, Judge Spencer Letts gave Michael Banyard a new chance at life \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and became his mentor. With Letts&#8217; help, Banyard has found an unexpected source of strength.<\/p>\n<p>Where was Michael Banyard?<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/latimes.com.feedsportal.com\/c\/34336\/f\/625246\/s\/1ffb42b8\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/133516840024\/u\/49\/f\/625246\/c\/34336\/s\/1ffb42b8\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/133516840024\/u\/49\/f\/625246\/c\/34336\/s\/1ffb42b8\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/133516840024\/u\/49\/f\/625246\/c\/34336\/s\/1ffb42b8\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~ah\/f\/bnamj421jikahc6iukpsh21sl8\/468\/60#http%3A%2F%2Flatimes.com.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F34336%2Ff%2F625246%2Fs%2F1ffb42b8%2Fl%2F0L0Slatimes0N0Cnews0Clocal0Cla0Eme0Estreeter0E20A120A60A40H0A0H44379270Bstory0Dtrack0Frss%2Fstory01.htm\" width=\"100%\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.latimes.com\/~ff\/latimes\/news\/local?a=2RvIGNxIoLw:s8rE72ksxx0:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/latimes\/news\/local?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.latimes.com\/~ff\/latimes\/news\/local?a=2RvIGNxIoLw:s8rE72ksxx0:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/latimes\/news\/local?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.latimes.com\/~ff\/latimes\/news\/local?a=2RvIGNxIoLw:s8rE72ksxx0:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/latimes\/news\/local?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/latimes\/news\/local\/~4\/2RvIGNxIoLw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>via L.A. Times &#8211; California | Local News <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/local\/la-me-streeter-20120604,0,4437927.story?track=rss\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/local\/la-me-streeter-20120604,0,4437927.story?track=rss<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2004, Judge Spencer Letts gave Michael Banyard a new chance at life \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and became his mentor. With Letts&#8217; help, Banyard has found an unexpected source of strength. Where was Michael Banyard? via L.A. 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