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WEEK IN REVIEW
Monday


Pearl Harbor's voices of the past
Taxes needed to close state's growing deficit?
Grant could help county's residents all be heal...
Sunday


Swine flu lingers, making traditional flu seaso...
Two vie to serve as Snohomish County prosecutor
Families get an early gift: free Christmas trees
Saturday


Gift charity draws Snohomish County families in...
Fears over commercial air service at Paine Fiel...
Donated safe gives Marysville museum a mystery
Friday


From behind bars, pal tells Colton Harris-Moore...
Commercial airlines would cause few problems at...
Fund set up to benefit children of couple kille...
Thursday


5 die of swine flu in Snohomish County
Red Cross honors acts of heroism, many by ordin...
Barista clothing rules delayed by County Council
Wednesday


Father gets 13 years in 6-year-old's fatal shoo...
‘One bad choice' blamed in death of 4 fri...
Reps. Larsen, Inslee split on Obama's plans for...
Tuesday


Lynnwood swimmer turns therapy into competitive...
Highway 9 crash is worst alcohol-related accide...
Crash victim warned his students against DUI
 

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Senate rejects strict abortion curbs

WASHINGTON — The Senate today rejected an effort by abortion opponents to tighten restrictions in the health care overhaul bill on taxpayer dollars for the procedure, but it was unlikely to be the last word on the divisive issue. [More]


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British researchers find little evidence Tamiflu works

LONDON — British researchers say there is little evidence Tamiflu stops complications in healthy people who catch the flu, though public health officials contend the swine flu drug reduces flu hospitalizations and deaths. [More]





U.S. tops world in health care spending; results lag

PARIS — The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the industrialized world’s average, an economic group said today. [More]





Detectives consider slaps to father lethal

EDMONDS — Detectives say an 88-year-old man died last week after his son slapped him hard enough to cause a fatal brain injury. [More]





Dems weigh temporary Medicare expansion

WASHINGTON — Urgently seeking a deal on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, Democratic senators are considering temporarily opening the Medicare rolls to uninsured middle-aged people able to purchase the coverage. [More]





Swine flu pandemic could be mildest on record

With the second wave of H1N1 infections having crested in the United States, leading epidemiologists are predicting that the swine flu pandemic could end up ranking as the least deadly since modern medicine began documenting influenza... [More]





Everett man shot in groin; two men, one woman are arrested

EVERETT — A dispute led to the shooting of a 19-year-old man Sunday night, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said. [More]





Antidepressants alter personality, study says

Antidepressant medications taken by about 7 percent of American adults effect profound personality changes in many patients with depression, far beyond simply lifting the veil of sadness, a study has found — raising the possibility that a... [More]





events:

• Finding Flexibility - Feldenkrais Movement : 7:15pm - 8:30pm, December 9, at Frances Anderson Center. Free yourself from restrictive habits and learn to move with more ease, gra... [Details]

• The Early Days Of Grief: 6:30pm - 8:00pm, December 9, at Stevens Hospital, Auditorium A, 4th Floor. This monthly drop-in group is for those who are in the first six months of ... [Details]

• Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group - Mill Creek: 10:00am - 11:30am, December 11, at Mill Creek Senior Center, 1st Floor Conference Rm.. Please note: This group only meets the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month. [Details]
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More headlines
Zhu Zhu Pet hamsters not a danger, feds say  December 8
Pet frogs linked to salmonella  December 8
Island County opens swine flu shots to all  December 8
Senate tackles health-bill obstacles  December 8
Health-care reform bills compared  December 8
2 pedestrians hit on WSU campus; suspected driver is in custody  December 7
Grant could help county's residents all be healthier  December 7
Senate to confront abortion in health care debate  December 7
FDA tells of more dangerous brain scans at LA hospital  December 7
Health plan would allow alternative care  December 7
Missing DNA could lead to childhood obesity  December 7
Swine flu lingers, making traditional flu season unpredictable  December 6
Obama to visit hill as Dems hash out health reform  December 6
Zhu Zhu Pets are unsafe, consumer group says  December 5
Tulalip man, 20, charged with baby boy's murder  December 5
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