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Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 CROWD At the Aug. 20, 1981, meeting, Whatcom County CONTROL Audiences [email protected] take action P.11 Council approved 15 amendments to the Shore- Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing line Management Act by a vote of 4-2, with one COVER: Photo by John papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution abstaining. The amendments were forwarded to SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material D’Onofrio to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. 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Over that We can lead the way by acting. same period, pediatricians saw a 15 per- Right now our governments are not ef- cent salary increase. Nurses got 3 per- GET OUT fectively leading, as the mindset of our cent, according to the New York Times. leaders is blocked by fear and their reac- If society decides that tax exemp- 8 tions show how scared they are. tion is a worthwhile means to improve Can we, the population, lead the way? health then our regulations need to be Oering local Perhaps they will follow if shown there is far stricter and more explicitly tied to "no contact" CURRENTS a light at the end of the tunnel. community health. 4 I believe the message of the virus is, As the United States continues to fall oral deliveries. that it is the people who have the power behind its international peers in terms Brighten someone's VIEWS if we can just use it. 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