| Cost of birth-control pill leaps at university clinics
Western Washington University's Student Health Center used to offer its most popular brand of birth control pill for $15 a cycle but now sells it for $40. The wholesale price of the drug has increased more than tenfold, from $3.20 a cycle last year to $33.31. Emily Gibson, the center's director, said this has led to a significant drop in sales, as students who can't afford the inflated prices are forced to try nonprofits like Planned Parenthood or cheap generic contraceptives. The cheapest set of pills is now $25. Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood isn't directly affected by the price increases but has seen an increase in patients that it partially attributes to students who can't afford the health center's prices, spokeswoman Christina Carr said. The same bill that led to the birth-control price increase also made it more difficult to qualify for some of the federal grant programs for those who can't afford contraception, Carr said.
Build a vacation around bookstores
Store events also air on WSUI, a National Public Radio affiliate. Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside, Portland, Ore.; www.powells.com or toll-free 1-800-878-7323. The Gold Room, the Rose Room, the Purple Room - even with a color-coded map and signs, it's easy to get lost in the labyrinths of Powell's City of Books. And "it's hard to walk out with less than 10 books," said marketing coordinator Kim Sutton. She added that locals love to bring their out-of-town guests. "They'll say, 'This is my bookstore,' and show them around with a lot of pride and ownership." Powell's claims to be the world's largest independent used and new bookstore; its other locations include three other general bookstores and two specialty stores (Technical and Home and Garden). Tattered Cover Book Store 1628 16th St., Denver; www.tatteredcover.com or (303) 436-1070.
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A "you look nice today" can have a very different meaning when coupled with a raised eyebrow or lingering up and down stare. So are we so P.C. that we can't have a little fun at work? Attorney Amy Oppenheimer hopes that's not the case, but points out that fun shouldn't be at someone else's expense. Wednesday Updates San Francisco Police Plan Written by Jean Elle at 10:30 p.m.
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Tips to help keep kids moving
Work with your parent-teacher association to raise money for sports equipment. Speak up about the importance of recess and physical education. Encourage your child to take part in team sports or athletic programs, whether sponsored by the school, the local YMCA or other recreational groups. Talk to your child's teachers about planning five-minute fitness breaks for aerobic activities, such as jumping jacks. Volunteer to help with physical activity events or sports at your child's school. Form a "walking school bus" and volunteer to walk groups of students to school. Ask school leaders to include information about the importance of physical activity in the curriculum and in newsletters. Team up with other parents to form an early-morning or after-school club for walking, biking or running.
An Interview with the EWGA’s New CEO
If you are a working woman and a golfer, you probably have heard of the Executive Womens Golf Association and may even be a member. The EWGA was founded in 1991 to help women learn how to play golf, meet other women golfers and establish the same professional networking that golf traditionally offered men. In the last 15 years, the EWGA has grown to over 120 chapters across the U.S. and has reached over 75,000 women golfers. (To become a member and learn more about the chapters, see www.ewga.com).
In January 2006, the EWGA Board of Directors began an extensive national search for potential chief executive candidates. On May 16th, the Board announced it had selected Pam Swensen as its new Chief Executive Officer. Actually, Pam is not new to the EWGA because she was its Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the last four years.
Gender and the politics of hate
IT WAS probably to be expected that the first presidential race in which a woman emerged as a serious contender would raise issues of sexism and misogyny in politics. Such a debate has raged for months around Senator Hillary Clinton, the former first lady and Democratic front-runner - intensifying recently when Chris Matthews, host of the MSNBC program "Hardball," came under fire for an allegedly sexist remark about Clinton. Matthews's offense was to state that Clinton ultimately owed her political career to the sympathy she got in the late 1990s as the wronged wife of an adulterous husband: "Let's not forget, and I'll be brutal, the reason she's a US senator, the reason she's a candidate for president, the reason she may be a front-runner, is that her husband messed around." The reaction was "brutal," indeed.
The Best Growth Stocks
As an investor, you should always be looking for growth. Share prices tend to follow a company's value, so investors should seek firms that are increasingly rising in value. Truly phenomenal stock market returns are made by holding superior companies that grow relentlessly for decades. But to actually identify the best growth stocks, you can't just look for companies with the highest projected growth rates. After all, if the market starts to lose faith in the company's prospects, the fall can be horrendous. Just look at Blockbuster's (NYSE: BBI) performance this year. The best growth stocks offer both huge upside potential and a margin of safety. As such, they should satisfy three conditions: .
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