Whooping cough vaccines are available to all Washington children under 19 years old through health care provider offices participating in the state’s Childhood Vaccine Program.

OLYMPIA – Washington’s whooping cough epidemic continues on a record pace that has already surpassed 1,000 reported cases. The total of 1,008 as of April 21 is more than reported in all of 2011 and is the highest number of cases since 1,026 were reported in all of 2005.

Just a tad more than 5 or 6.
http://www.doh.wa.gov/Publicat/2012_news/12-045.h...

I had sympathy for the guy in the video, right up until he started talking. Why not answer the question "are you with them"? I couldn't even watch after the first couple of times he said he didn't have to say. With the amount of cops there it was not the time to get cute with a yes or no question. Unless he was with them and was doing something that would have gotten him arrested, a simple 'no, not with them' would have ended his part. Of course then he wouldn't have a story....

Exactly! A friend of mine was doing volunteer work at a shelter in Atlanta and a family turned in a pitbull because she was TOO FRIENDLY. Kid in the back seat of the car crying his eyes out while the parents took away a bouncy sweet faced pit.

In April? http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/svr/news/11...

"Apr 05 2011

A request to allow events in North Bend’s cottage residential zone has been voted down by the city’s Planning Commission."

April 5th. And yet after that time they kept scheduling events and taking money. This was not "mean neighbors", it was a couple continuing to take money from people despite knowing that they were not supposed to be running that particular business in that particular location. And I get that there are appeals that happen ad nauseum, but to continue scheduling events during the appeal process was wrong on so many levels. I hope everyone who has to cancel does get their money back but personally I wouldn't hold my breath.

Sounds like some parents did not give the right lecture. Rule #2 given with the first BB gun or pellet gun is if you shoot it you eat it. I doubt they are "serial killers in training". (Rule #1 should be don't point it at people and always assume its loaded, my bad). That kind of critter killing is usually done by an individual and up close hands on, not shot from far away. This was poor parenting and poor judgement by kids who were not thinking that the moving target they were shooting at was actually a living creature and possibly someone's pet. Based on the numbers, I'd bet many of the cats were feral, but that doesn't excuse the incredible poor judgement. Community service at the local animal shelter and a fine big enough to get the parent's attention.

My deepest condolances. And I think I'll go make sure my smoke detectors have carbon monoxide detection, too.

For the record, my mother, who will be 70 this year, has lived with a bad leg for most of her life caused by being dragged off her bicycle by a dog when she was a child. After getting her to the ground if the dog had decided to go for her throat instead of savaging her leg she would probably have not survived the attack and I wouldn't be here responding.

The breed of dog? Cocker spaniel.
ANY BREED CAN KILL UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES.

Pit Bulls, like Rottweilers 10 years ago or so, are suffering from 'popular dog' syndrome. Over bred by back yard breeders and then sold to every joe off the street with the right amount of money. I remember when the headlines were "Rottweiler mix attack" or "Doberman mix". It is not the dog it is the owner, but also it is not just the owner its the breeder. Unregulated breeding leads to reinforcement of bad genes, bad traits.
That said, the owner in this event was an idiot to take his 3 dogs out unleashed. They are a pack and will work together. I don't even take my 2 dogs (one a pit bull, one a shepherd mix) out together. 1 person, 1 dog is a much better ratio and easier to control. If you want your 3 big dogs to run together and play, put them out in your backyard. If you don't have a back yard big enough for those 3 dogs you have no business owning that many. And yes, I have a back yard big enough and its doubled fenced. My current dogs have never gotten out short of my son opening the back gate.

Not every boy wants to play with action figures. And I've heard men say they won't buy action figures for their sons because they are 'dolls'. As for my son, who is now 14, I never bought action figures for him because he never asked. Hot wheels, legos, dinosaurs were big as a small child, followed by beyblades and pokemon. And if my son wanted to wear dresses.. I'd buy him kilts. I have to agree over all though, that gender bias is alive and well.

When I had to have a temporary handicap permit I absolutely had to show the MD's prescription for it.