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*A horrible tragedy inspires a billionaire to fund medical advances.

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Back in February, finance billionaire Bill Ackman's family suffered an unspeakable tragedy, when his daughter was found in her home with a brain hemorrhage. His story is both horrific and inspiring. Here it is. At midnight on February 6th, earlier this year, the doorbell to our apartment rang. The doorbell was followed by a pounding …

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Law Enforcement in Washington State? What Law Enforcement?

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There is an article today on the local KOMO Web site, regarding policing in Washington. It cites statistics on police officers per capita in the 50 states plus Washington DC. It says that Washington State comes in at Number 51. Yes, we have the lowest number of officers per capita than all other states, including …

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