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An Unpaid Intern's Guinea Pig Guide to Inexpensive Portland Health Carenew

Despite the big downside of living in a wonderful dream town: It is fucking impossible to find a well-paying job. So while Portland may have one of the nation's highest densities of college grads and a progressive approach to health care, a vast 40 percent of Portlanders between ages 21 and 24 still don't have insurance.
The Portland Mercury  |  Sarah Mirk  |  07-17-2008  |  Science

Contradictory Science on Fluoride Baffles Decision-Makersnew

Some Americans have questioned water fluoridation since it became a common policy in the 1950s. Then, they were considered wackos. But a recent influx of research on fluoride is giving skeptics more credibility.
Eugene Weekly  |  Kera Abraham  |  07-21-2005  |  Policy Issues

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