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Lighthouse project working to start addiction facility in La Crosse

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La Crosse’s latest effort to help people with addiction problems is in the works. 

The Lighthouse Project hopes to have a temporary home for addicts running within a couple of years. 

Residents would have to qualify to stay at the “respite” house, usually for no more than a week. They would also have to be over 18 and live in Wisconsin. 

The president of the Lighthouse board, Scott Mihalovic from Viterbo, points out that the facility won’t be like a shelter, where someone can show up unannounced.    

Mihalovic said the aim is to help reduce the economic costs of fighting drug addiction that are borne by an entire community. 

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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