The Listeria Outbreak
According to the Washington State Department of Health, six Washington residents (five from Pierce County and one from Thurston County) developed severe illness due to infection with Listeria bacteria (listeriosis). Three of the individuals died. Genetic fingerprinting (whole genome
Here is a disturbing report from the Pacific Northwest. Nina Shapiro for the Seattle Times reports that the private company that operates the immigrant detention center in Tacoma, Washington has confirmed using “chemical agents” this week in the midst of
On Wednesday, we noted that a federal jury had found that detained migrants at the GEO-run Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma were entitled to the state’s minimum wage ($13.69/hr). GEO had been paying migrants $1 a day for tasks like
After providing medical expert testimony in suspected child abuse cases for more than three years, a doctor in Tacoma, Washington has left her hospital post. Dr. Elizabeth Woods’s exit comes after an explosive investigation exposed her lack of credentials in
It’s hard to understand what goes through people’s minds. Is it that they believe themselves invincible? Is it some combination of immaturity and certainty that makes them believe this is a worthy thing to do? It’s bad enough when protesters,
Two things kept me from jumping off the balcony this year: Her Holy & Hotness Kitchen Storey, The Only of Her Kind, and my happily self-induced addiction to the world of print publication subscriptions. As we head into 2021 with
In a rare move, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted precautionary measures in favor of migrants detained in the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. The migrants had challenged the conditions of their detention particularly in light of the
As reported previously, immigration detention centers are not immune from COVID-19. In news from the Pacific Northwest, over 60 immigrant women imprisoned at Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, have gone on hunger strike demanding the immediate
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