Sledgehammers, pitchforks and bonding bills

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Well, there's the sledgehammer approach in Hawaii and protesters waving pitchforks and torches in Portland, but the more effective approach comes from Utah. Hawaii State Representative Tom Brower wields a sledgehammer, smashing shopping carts … Here …
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Vancouver clinic wants federal approval to provide drug-injection services

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“The Dr. Peter Centre provides a variety of effective care and treatment services for those living with HIV/AIDS including access to supervised injections,” B.C. Minister of Health Terry Lake said Thursday in a statement about the application. “Our …
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How to make health insurance healthy for your employees and your bottom line

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In the U.S., those treatment costs – from providers' fees to drugs and medical device prices — are wildly out of control. Since health insurance does very little to actually keep people healthy, insurance premiums go up steeply almost every year. Call …
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Crime study: Most Portlanders feel safe, approve of city police work

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The Portland Police Department paired with University of New England professor of social work Thomas McLaughlin for the nine-month study, the first such locally performed research into public perceptions of city crime and law enforcement in 10 years …
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