Results for keyword: Health
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On Cancer’s Trail
The women in Stefanie Raymond-Whish’s family have a history of breast cancer, and the young Navajo biologist wants to know whether the uranium on the reservation might have something to do with it.
by Florence Williams, May 26, 2008 -
An activist
Nellie Sandoval, the mother of scientist Stefanie Raymond-Whish, has become an outspoken activist as a result of her own struggle with breast cancer.
by Florence Williams, May 26, 2008 -
A well
Glenda Rangel and her family grew up drinking from and swimming in water tanks dangerously polluted with uranium.
by Florence Williams, May 26, 2008 -
A patient
Kathleen Tsosie, who has devoted her life to helping others, now faces the frightening possibility that her breast cancer has returned.
by Florence Williams, May 26, 2008 -
Uranium: It’s worse than you think
Westerners in towns like Durango, Colo., and Monticello, Utah, have been exposed to mine tailings for years, unaware that uranium might be even more dangerous than scientists used to believe.
by Jonathan Thompson, May 26, 2008 -
My Crazy Brother
Ray Ring takes a personal, painful look at the West’s suicidal tendencies, as shown in the life and death of his brother, John.
by Ray Ring, Mar 31, 2008 -
The new pariahs
Allen Best thinks the moral pendulum has swung a little too far against the country’s remaining smokers.
by Allen Best, Mar 05, 2007 -
Our lungs, ourselves: Smoking in Wyoming bars
The writer doesn't want a smoking ban affecting the homey bars that dot rural and remote Wyoming
by Julianne Couch, Aug 21, 2006 -
Avian flu: Don’t fear the flocks yet
The writer cautions us not to become alarmists about bird flu
by Pepper Trail, Nov 21, 2005 -
Conservative legislator takes on Wal-Mart
Idaho’s Republican Speaker of the House, Rep. Bruce Newcomb, wants to force Wal-Mart to either provide health insurance for its Idaho employees or reimburse the state for providing Medicaid coverage
by Dan Popkey, Sep 19, 2005






