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Washington state's price of public office

The Skagit Valley Herald reports that even though "Skagit County has just two full-time mayors, both earn more than the mayors of Tacoma, Vancouver, Yakima and Olympia." An interactive map […]
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Records show refineries in Utah have hundreds of violations

Based on records obtained by the Salt Lake Tribune it has been revealed that "a leak, spill, fire, blast or air-pollution violation occurs, on average, every nine days at the […]
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How OxyContin has changed lives

"In 1998, seven chronic pain sufferers had been featured in a promotional video for OxyContin that was put out by the drug company Purdue Pharma. In the video, they talked […]
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Immunization rates fall in Bay Area kindergartners

"In recent years, the number of Bay Area kindergartners who have been immunized against diseases like whooping cough and measles has declined. With the 2011-12 school year beginning, The Bay […]
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Company at San Francisco International Airport Neglects Baggage Screening

"Baggage screeners at San Francisco International Airport allege that dozens if not hundreds of bags identified by X-ray machines as high-risk bomb threats are loaded onto planes each day without […]
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Mental health patients falling through the safety net

KUOW's John Ryan reports that "in the past decade, a dozen patients of Washington’s Western State Hospital have killed themselves and more than a hundred others have tried." "Suicide is […]
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DCFS failing to protect Illinois children

In a report by The Chicago Reporter it has been found that "despite the Illinios Department of Child and Family Services involvement, many children die at the hands of their […]
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Utah's Transit Authority officials travel the world

Documents obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune have revealed that Utah's Transit Authority CEO has spent more than $600,000 on international travel. Trips range from China to the United Arab […]
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The Throwaways

Police enlist young offenders as confidential informants, the New Yorker reports. They are the foot soldiers in the government’s war on drugs. By some estimates, up to 80 percent of […]
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It's all about location for disabled vets in limbo

A Bay Citizen investigation has found that "veterans waiting for decisions on their disability claims wait longer than the Department of Veterans Affairs has acknowledged, especially if they come from […]
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