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Op-Ed: Seriously, Will Nature-Deficit Disorder Turn Fatal?
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Op-Ed: Seriously, Will Nature-Deficit Disorder Turn Fatal?

Is it courageous for a 3-year-old to stand her ground against a lion? Is it brave for the boy in this video to say “kitty kitty”? It seems a fairly culturally specific reaction. As an adult, knowing what I do about both Plexiglass and lions, I’d probably still step back from this lionness because I recognize this behavior is (in other, non-Plexiglassed circumstances) very dangerous. Continue reading Op-Ed: Seriously, Will Nature-Deficit Disorder Turn Fatal?

Is Washington Losing the War on Whooping Cough?
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Is Washington Losing the War on Whooping Cough?

In summer 2011, Reuters singled Seattle out as a wrong-way leader: “In the Seattle area between 2002 and 2007, 136 out of every 100,000 infants developed whooping cough each year, on average. Among every 100,000 U.S. infants overall, however, only 97 developed whooping cough in 2005.” But it’s in Snohomish County, to the north, that whooping cough has reached epidemic proportions. To combat the contagion, they’re offering free vaccinations. Continue reading Is Washington Losing the War on Whooping Cough?