Sleep disorder centers of CVH celebrate World Sleep day
Sleep Awareness Month this month jives with World Sleep Day on March 19, which is call for celebration by Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics’ Sleep Disorders Center. Full Story
Broken landscapes and broken bodies
In the early 1980s criminologists George Kelling and James Q. Wilson published an article in The Atlantic that revolutionized our understanding of the relationship between the condition of property and crime. Their argument was that rampant crime is the inevitable result of disorder. Full Story
Refunds for consumers hooked by Aussies’ quack medicine Web sites
It’s a g’day at the Washington Attorney General’s Office,where attorneys reached a settlement with a pair of Aussies who used sexy stories to sell bogus health cures over the Internet.
“The Internet has become a planet-wide hunting ground for fraudsters who lurk just below the surface like crocs in a river,” Attorney General Rob McKenna said. Full Story
Skagit youth among those selected for problem gambling grant
In a prevalence study conducted by the Washington Council on Problem Gambling in 1998, 8.4 percent of youth were found at risk for developing a gambling problem. This was before ESPN made poker a sport, and “Texas Hold ’em” became a household activity.
It also was before the expansion of gambling in Washington state and across the nation in recent years. Full Story
Suspectfraud.com helps consumers
In an effort to counter consumer fraud, and to give residents a way to report crooked businesses, the state’s Department of Revenue, Department of Labor and Industries and several other agencies have established a web site that allows consumers to easily check to see if a business is registered before they sign on the dotted line. Full Story
State AG goes on the road about prescription drug threat
He knew something wasn’t right when he heard that actress Brittany Murphy died from “natural causes.”
“Usually, 32 year-olds don’t die of natural causes,” Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna has told parents and teens in recent weeks. Full Story
Grief support group starts April 15
An opportunity to learn how to reconcile the loss, cope with change, heal and grow is provided in an eight-week session on grief, “Bridges: The Journey from Loss to Living Again,” to be offered in Stanwood on Thursdays, April 15 through June 3. Full Story
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