WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts Leave Tough for Guard Family By Monica Brady-Myerov Listen to story (Real Audio) Amber Scanlon at her first communion. (Photo by Monica Brady-Myerov) WALTHAM, Mass. - May 21, 2007 - In our ongoing series on the effect of deployment on one Waltham family, we check in while the father is home on leave from Iraq, and find the readjustment is tough for everyone. RELATED LINKS National Guard Family Deploys Father Thanksgiving While Father is Away Valentines Day Without a Husband Leave Tough for Guard Family Series Homepage War on the Homefront See photos of Scallon's reunion with his two children upon his return from Iraq.    From The WBUR Newsroom Riding The Bus To A Low-Paying Job ATHOL, Mass. (December 05, 2008) For people with low-paying jobs, just getting to work can be costly. In Central Massachusetts, we ride along on a subsidized bus, and meet the driver and his passengers. Be Happy, Pass It On BOSTON (December 05, 2008) Straight from a decades-old heart study, a new survey finds that happiness can set off a chain reaction. Gun Club, Police Chief Indicted In Boy's Uzi Death AMHERST, Mass. (December 05, 2008) A grand jury has indicted a club and three people who took part in a gun show in Westfield, where an 8-year-old accidentally shot and killed himself. Judge Postpones Sentencing Ex-FBI Agent Connolly MIAMI (December 04, 2008) A Miami judge has postponed sentencing for former FBI agent John Connolly, who denies any role in the 1982 slaying of a Miami gambling executive. Connolly faces up to life in prison.				Sponsor