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Ultrasound Helps Reveal Anomalies in Dense Breasts

By Isabelle T. Walker

Santa Barbara Independent | March 31, 2008

For the lady with the densest breasts, technology can help make mammograms effective.

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Can Mike Foley House Santa Barbara's Homeless?new

Life is not always peaceful when you're at the helm of Santa Barbara County's largest homeless shelter.

Santa Barbara Independent | Isabelle T. Walker | 02-11-2008 | Housing & Development

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Health Care Heavies Weigh in on 'Sicko'new

The CEOs of a three-hospital monopoly and the largest medical group in Santa Barbara County offer their thoughts on Michael Moore's damning take on our confusing and sometimes even heartless system.

Santa Barbara Independent | Isabelle T. Walker | 07-13-2007 | Science

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A Santa Barbara couple is on front lines of refugee crisis on the Greek island of Lesbos.

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How Did 2,500 Barrels of Oil Escape Into the Pacific Ocean Without Notice?new

One of the big surprises to emerge out of the Refugio Oil Spill is that the pipeline owned by Plains All American Pipeline is the only one in all of Santa Barbara County not to have an automatic shut-off valve. Not coincidentally, it happens to be the only pipeline over which the county Energy Division has no safety and inspection oversight authority.

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