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Affordable Care Act set to kick in: Health care reform 101
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterIt’s been years since Graciela Hernandez had health insurance and although she has diabetes, the last time she saw a doctor was two years ago. The Brawley resident does qualify for Medi-Cal, but her share of cost came out to be almost $1,000 a...Tags: Medicare, Private Health Care, Health and Safety at Work, Hospitals and Clinics, United States Census Bureau
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Chemicals in the crib
Three popular brands of baby mattresses that were marketed in recent months to families and day care centers contained toxic flame retardants linked to increased cancer risk, according to laboratory tests conducted for the Chicago Tribune. One member...
Tags: Imports, Medical Research, Consumers, Baby Products, Birth Defects
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On Education: Shining a light on human trafficking
During nearly six years on the bench at Compton Juvenile Court, Commissioner Catherine Pratt saw scores of children facing prostitution charges. The 1980 Glendale High School graduate made little progress on the cases — they came from impoverished,...Tags: Prostitution, Juvenile Delinquency, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Christopher Van Hollen Sr., ambassador
Christopher Van Hollen Sr., a retired Foreign Service officer and ambassador to Sri Lanka, died of Alzheimer's disease complications Jan. 30 at the Washington Home and Hospice. The former Baltimore resident was 90. Born in Baltimore and raised in...
Tags: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Johns Hopkins University, Elections, U.S. Department of State, Alzheimer's Disease
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On eve of Super Bowl, football caught between a rock and hard tackle
One afternoon in early January, I took a tour of the refurbished Memorial Stadium in Berkeley with a pair of architects from the firm HNTB. For me it was a visit brimming with nostalgia: I grew up about three miles north of the stadium, in the Berkeley...
Tags: Television Industry, Super Bowl, Dave Duerson, Ed Reed, National Football League
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Guest Column: La Caņada High School seniors succeed at notable colleges, again
For nearly a decade, I have taken the opportunity to highlight many of the impressive college choices made available to the graduates of La Caņada High School. The Class of 2012 was no exception. Of the 323 LCHS 2012 graduates, 98% have enrolled at...Tags: University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Santa Barbara, Boston College, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Fewer Workers Stay In 1 Job Their Whole Careers
Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPITTSBURGH (AP) — When Edward Gerjuoy started teaching at the University of Pittsburgh in 1964, the Beatles had invaded America, boys played with a new G.I. Joe action figure and a generation reared on the make-believe of television faced harsh Cold...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Career and Workplace, University of California, Riverside, Science, G.I. Joe (fictional character)
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A new way to get around in a car without traditional rental
If you sometimes take a bus or a cab to get around because you don’t need a rental car for more than a few hours in, say, San Francisco, a car-sharing program could be just what you need. Getaround is a membership car-sharing service where...
Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Honda, Tesla, Services and Shopping, Lexus
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Dr. William F. House dies at 89; championed cochlear implant
Dr. William F. House, a dentist-turned-ear specialist who 50 years ago defied the medical establishment and many advocates for the hearing impaired to champion an implantable device, now widely accepted, that made everyday sounds audible to the profoundly...
Tags: Ear Infection, Hearing Impairment, Human Body, World War II (1939-1945), Food and Drug Administration
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In defense, more or less, of UC's new logo
Something was noticeably absent from the group of three letters in Wednesday's paper taking issue with the University of California system's new but not necessarily improved logo: a counterpoint. The following submission from UC Irvine English professor...
Tags: Television Industry, Education, University of California, Irvine, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture
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UCI ranks high on magazine's best-value list
A recent ranking of the 100 best-value public schools in 2012 listed UC Irvine as No. 16 — one of five California schools in the top 20. UCI, according to the ranking made by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, admits 47% of those who apply and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Public Schools, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Schools
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Dangerous for kids' pajamas, safe for sofas?
More than three decades after manufacturers stopped making children's pajamas with a flame retardant suspected of causing cancer, new research suggests the same chemical has become the most widely used fire-resistant compound in upholstered furniture sold...
Tags: Medical Research, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Albemarle Corporation, Environmental Issues, Chemtura Corporation
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