Wash. State Eye Piercing Restrictions
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Rebellious teenagers may soon have another reason to curse the establishment now that a lawmaker wants to add Washington to the list of states that require parental permission before minors can pierce a body part.
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Health officials say they are increasingly worried about the health risks posed by tattoos and body piercings.
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised against eating raw oysters harvested in Washington state, citing a recent rash of bacteria-caused illnesses that have sickened people on both coasts.
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Ron Daniels is director of the only needle exchange program in Washington. The city is prevented by law from financing such programs.
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By Mary Lane Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb.
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By Adam Lynn and Debby Abe, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
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By Kris Sherman, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 13--Residents of Tacoma's Central Area neighborhoods say they've grown tired of drug sellers and drug users loitering around neighborhood businesses.   People worry about their safety. They're concerned for their children.
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Prototypes People suffering from loss of peripheral vision may soon be able to replace the canes they use to sweep the sidewalk for obstacles with eyeglasses that show them what lies beyond the limits of their vision. The glasses may also lead to technologies that enable the legally blind to return to driving their cars.
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To: National Desk  Contact: Kylah Hedding of the American Water Works Association, 303-347-6140, khedding@awwa.org  DENVER, Dec. 14 /U.S.
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SEATTLE A Washington state woman has died after she was mistakenly injected with antiseptic after surgery instead of a harmless X-ray dye.
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By Rolf Boone, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep. 16--OLYMPIA -- Repaving of a Port of Olympia cargo yard can continue after a legal effort Friday to prohibit the work was denied in Thurston County Superior Court.
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Linette Hwu had been warned by doctors that she was not a candidate for laser eye surgery: Her corneas were too thin, her pupils too large, and she was extremely nearsighted. The 33-year-old lawyer for Discovery Communications said she had resigned herself to being permanently tethered to the glasses she had worn since third grade....
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By Venice Buhain, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep. 19--OLYMPIA -- No-panhandling zones and anti-loitering laws would make downtown less threatening, two Olympia City Councilmen told the council Monday night.
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By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Jun. 26--GOODING -- More than a year has passed since officials in Gooding County began to draft new regulations for one of the nation's most prolific milk-producing communities. Late last week those rules finally became law.
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Officials are puzzled by an outbreak of a potentially blinding eye infection that led to the removal of a contact solution from stores.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.