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Updated Mon Mar 17 12:17:48 EST 2003
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Local protester dies in Gaza
OLYMPIA -- Evergreen State College senior Rachel Corrie became another victim of an intractable conflict yesterday, crushed as she tried to prevent an Israeli bulldozer from tearing down the home of a Palestinian pharmacist and his family.
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Wait for methadone puts hundreds of lives on hold
Currently, there are 739 people on the county health department's waiting list for methadone treatment. Health officials estimate most will languish there for between 18 months and two years. It's a long time for an addict to wait.
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Officials ramp up education on methadone alternative
As part of a national education campaign, federal health officials came to Seattle this month to inform physicians and the public about buprenorphine, a new alternative to methadone that helps kick addiction to opioids such as heroin and prescription painkillers.
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Medical team braces for worst that war can bring
Preparing for those mass casualties is the business of the USS Abe Lincoln's medical department. In this small floating town of 5,500, it's the all-purpose medical center, good for broken arms or listing at-sea psyches, a sutured finger or exposure checks for crew members who work near the ship's two nuclear reactors.
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Task force targets child porn
A recent surge in child-pornography arrests in Western Washington is expected to accelerate as investigators follow up on information revealing that thousands of people in the state are customers of child-porn sites on the Internet.
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5 victims in a rash of Kent slayings
KENT -- With the recent arrest of a 40-year-old Montana man in the strangling of his girlfriend, Kent police detectives wrapped up the last of three homicide cases that, in a single month, left five victims in their city, as many killings as the city experienced in the previous 12 months.
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Mariners Notebook: One last chance to see Wright's stuff
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Tomorrow is the deadline the Mariners agreed to give Jamey Wright, a six-year starter in the major leagues, a thumbs-up or thumbs-down. At question is whether Wright will make the Opening Day roster. If not, he becomes a free agent as of Wednesday.
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Winn walks softly, carries big stick
Looking for a clubhouse cut-up, a match-striker for the hot foot, a holder for the joy buzzer? Don't look at Randy Winn. The putative star of one of the new Mariners television commercials isn't seeking a spotlight.
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Seahwaks Notebook: Holliday time for Hawks' 'D'?
KIRKLAND -- Today, Vonnie Holliday's emotions will be tested when his agent expects to re-open discussions with the Seahawks, who lost their preferred option Saturday when Philadelphia Eagle free agent Hugh Douglas signed a five-year, $27 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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