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- May 2 - Jul 1, 2008
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News & Comment
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The Player
by MARTY DEMAREST & r & & r & House of the Dead 2 & amp; 3 Return & r & Rated Mature; Wii & r & 3 Stars & r & & r & & lt;span class= & quot;dropcap & quot; & T & lt;/span & hey're baaaack. Shambling forward, half-decayed and groping, The House of the Dead games have returned. This time, the 1998 and 20
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Art Critics - Snobs or Teachers?
by CARRIE SCOZZARO & r & & r & & lt;span class= & quot;dropcap & quot; & A & lt;/span & rt critics get a bum rap. At worst, they're pretentious you-know-whats, spouting crap no one understands. (Of course, if you can't understand it, it's someone else's fault.) At best, they're valued --
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Remote Possibilities
by BEN KROMER & r & & r & Boston Legal & r & & r & (ABC, Wednesdays, 10pm) & r & & r & & lt;span class= & quot;dropcap & quot; & B & lt;/span & oston Legal is another David E. Kelley lawyer show and its star, Alan Shore, is my personal sexiness trainer, my suaveness mentor. I spent most of my for
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Funds Wanted
by THE INLANDER & r & & r & Sales Tax for Emergency Communications and Crime Check & r & & r & YES & r & & r & & lt;span class= & quot;dropcap & quot; & E & lt;/span & verybody has a story of a crime left unpunished -- a bike taken from a garage, a purse stolen from a car, graffiti sprayed on priv
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DVD Review
Bella & r & & r & by TAMMY MARSHALL & r & & r & & lt;span class= & quot;dropcap & quot; & C & lt;/span & anadians loved director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde's Bella. It won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007, thus verifying that Canada is full of blee
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Book Review
by ANN M. COLFORD & r & & r & A Dynamic God & r & by Nancy Mairs & r & & r & & lt;span class= & quot;dropcap & quot; & I & lt;/span & t's not easy being Catholic these days. It's especially not easy to be Catholic and a woman, a feminist and an independent thinker. But Nancy Mairs is all these
Health & Home
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Sweets on Safari
Portion control is key when it comes to desserts
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A Legacy of Caring
Janet Markham's vision helps local cancer patients
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Steppin' Out
Take your workout outdoors for a fresh look at fitness
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The Science of Warm Fuzzies
Looking for love in all the same places? Time to try something new
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Birth Rights
A new film considers factors that influence how babies are born
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It’s Supplemental
Using alternative methods to combat the pain and inflammation of arthritis
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Ask Dr. Matt: Using Car Seats Safely
Q: We are having a baby next month and I’m confused about car seats. All I hear is that they aren’t used correctly very often. What is the safest car seat and how do you use them properly?
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Parrying Stress
If medication and yoga aren't for you, there are lots of creative ways to feed your spirit
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Quietly Taking a Toll
Why doing more can lead to less: How stress undermines health and happiness
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Embracing Spring
Spring is such a great time of year. Everything is in bloom, the sun warms the land (and quite frankly our spirits), and the kids can finally break free and head outside. It’s also a time of change and organization. We clean our homes, wash our cars, and plan an out-of-school getaway with the family.
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CASE STUDY: Dave Adams
Dave Adams - Age 56 - Occupation: Air Traffic Manager at the Spokane International Airport
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Workplace Tension
Can your job kill you? Recent studies have shown there’s a possible connection between on-the-job stress and heart disease.
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Mammograms To Go
Mobile mammography coach serves women in outlying areas
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CASE STUDY: Francesca DePaolo
Francesca DePaolo - Age: 47 - Occupation: Teacher's Aide at an Alternative School
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Editor's Note
Spring at Last!
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The Waste Cycle
Ah, the toilet! If it is disgusting, flush it away. Dead goldfish? Flush them. Old antibiotics for that long-gone strep throat? In the commode. Unused birth control pills? Whoosh!
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Sugery From a Distance
Dr. Bradford Nelson, MD, PharmD, controls the robotic arm of the da Vinci medical machine to show how surgery is performed remotely.
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CASE STUDY: Anne Kirkpatrick
Anne Kirkpatrick - Age: 48 - Occupation: Chief, Spokane Police Department
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Free Lead Testing
Coming soon to a community near you: Free lead screening for children ages 6 and younger. Local nonprofit environmental group the Lands Council, with the help of a nurse and funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), recently began making the rounds with their portable blood-testing machine, which gives results in only three minutes.