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Common rail tankers dangerously flawed, AP analysis finds

The Associated Press reports that one of the most common rail tankers allowed to haul hazardous liquids across the country is dangerously flawed (link comes via Fair Warning and NPR), […]
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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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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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"Churning" is more common than thought, report finds

Ken Bensinger and Elizabeth Frank of the Los Angeles Times have found that "from mid-2008 to this April, 862 licensed used-car dealers in California — about 1 in 8 — […]
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Increase in prescriptions from docs could mean increase in perks for them

Lisa Chedekel of the Connecticut Health I-Team has found that in some cases "practitioners who wrote out hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of prescriptions were also receiving thousands in […]
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Gaming boom now a bust for small town

"As a tough economy wrecked municipal budgets across the country, North Kansas City seemed to be above it all, able to afford well-kept parks, a modern community center and even […]
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Reviews of child abuse deaths not always completed in KY

"A Herald-Leader analysis of 41 child fatalities in 2009 and 2010 found at least six cases where the Cabinet for Health and Family Services did not do an internal review […]
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Taking a look at how foreign-trained doctors impact a community

In a three-part series The Bakersfield Californian examines Kern County, California's high number of foreign-trained doctors and the impact it has on patient care. Using the training she learned at […]
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Community college football players caught up in criminal activity

"After a sheriff's deputy shot and killed a local community college football player during a struggle at a burglary scene Feb. 23, The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif., compared […]
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An in-depth look at Florida's 'stand your ground' law

"In light of the Trayvon Martin case, the Tampa Bay Times spent two months identifying and analyzing self-defense cases in which defendants invoked Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law." The […]
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