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February 2008
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November 2007 ArchivesA Skagit County judge ruled Wednesday that a 14-year-old boy with leukemia who refused potentially life-saving blood transfusions cannot be forced to get them. Dennis Lindberg died last night at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle. Lindberg’s legal guardians could have intervened, but they are also Jehovah... Should teachers have encouraged students to walk out of class to protest the war? ...Do you believe the decision to euthanize the parakeets is right? ...Do you plan to do most of your shopping online this year, or shop in conventional stores and malls? ...A letter from the Seattle School District is raising some eyebrows about Thanksgiving and how it should be handled in the classroom. The letter tells school district staff that the holiday is seen by many native americans as a -- quote "time of mourning." How do you think Teachers should handle Thanksgiving in the classroom? ...2 Year-old Gabriel Allred was born in Oregon and has lived with his foster parents since he was 4 months-old. The Foster parents want to adopt him. But two state placement boards have ruled the boy should be sent to Mexico to live with his paternal grandmother. The boy has never met the family in Mexico and speaks no Spanish. Who do you think 2 Year-old Gabriel should live with? ...What do you think about Seattle getting a Major League Soccer franchise? ...A federal judge has suspended Washington state's requirement that pharmacists sell "morning-after" birth control pills, a victory for druggists who claim their moral objections to the drug are being bulldozed by the government. A Washington man recently starting building a pirate ship treehouse in his front yard. But with construction nearly finished, Mountlake Terrace city officials stepped in and put the brakes on the pirate project. Officials say it violates city regulations. The man says his neighbors support the project. Do you think the city has gone too far? ...Today, Sonics owner Clay Bennett announced he's filing with the NBA to relocate the team to Oklahoma City. Do you think Washington should fight to keep the Sonics in Seattle? ... |