en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Population headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday predicted that she can corral enough moderate Democrats to guarantee passage of health care overhaul legislation -- even if it doesn't contain a controversial House proposal that would expand abortion limits. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120587627&ft=1&f=1001 Human Health Population United States 11/19/2009 NPR Premature-birth rates in the Pacific Northwest are among the lowest in the nation, but the March of Dimes says that earns Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska only C's on the organization's premature-birth report card. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010284732_premies17.html Human Health Population US Northwest Washington 11/17/2009 Seattle Times Don't give George Villalobos a hacksaw. The 13-year-old bike mechanic-in-training might try to use it to remove a crusty tire from the rim of a road bike. He is pitching in at Lucky 7 Bikes, a volunteer-run shop in Sunnyside, WA that functions as a recycling, youth outreach and apprenticeship center and a is a product of gang prevention efforts. http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/10/re-cycling-offers-alternative-to-gangs Economy Population Sprawl & Transportation Washington 11/11/2009 Yakima Herald-Republic When David Thyme was an even younger man, his fantasies of early adulthood did not include a 9:30 pm curfew and a bed in Covenant House, a shelter for homeless youth. They also didn't include a recession so severe that his financially strapped father would ask him to help with rent - or kick him out when he couldn't find an entry-level job to do so. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091123/ratner Economy Population United States 11/05/2009 The Nation Sex education programs that encourage teens to delay sexual activity but also teach them how to reduce their chances of getting pregnant or a sexually transmitted disease cut risky sexual behavior, increase condom use and lower the chances of getting the AIDS virus and other infections, an independent expert panel concluded in a report released Friday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110601208.html?wprss=rss_health Human Health Population United States 11/06/2009 Washington Post An estimated two million wives are now the sole breadwinners in families across America as more men than women have been laid off in this recession. Experts say that unemployed husbands are probably taking on more of the housework and childcare duties - for now. But they don't expect that change to stick. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/men-who-lost-jobs-in-recession-help-at-home/article1352173/ Economy Population United States 11/05/2009 Toronto Globe and Mail Supporters of gay rights were buoyed by first-day returns that showed Referendum 71 leading by a narrow margin Tuesday evening. The trends looked positive for the measure, which would expand Washington's domestic-partnership law. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010196421_elexref7104m.html Policy Population Washington 11/04/2009 Seattle Times Cascadia has two Vancouvers, which causes confusion. That's why residents of Vancouver, WA are interested in re-branding their city, distinguishing it from their better-known neighbor to the north. http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/19163/ Population British Columbia Washington 11/03/2009 Crosscut For millions of Americans without paid sick leave, the rule is simple: If you don't come to work, you don't get paid. That idea drives an untold numbers of carpenters, day care workers, servers, shopkeepers and small-business owners to their jobs each day. Swine flu symptoms or not. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091103/BIZ/711039954/-1/RSS03 Human Health Policy Population United States 11/03/2009 Everett Herald