Growing

In rural WA, a ‘constitutional sheriff’ and his growing posse provoke controversy

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In rural WA, a ‘constitutional sheriff’ and his growing posse provoke controversy

Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer talks in his office in Goldendale, Washi., on July 5, 2023. Songer is an advisory board member of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. (Isaac Stone Simonelli | AZCIR) On a Tuesday evening in early July, Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer sat at the head of a small conference … Read more

Opioid Crisis in Israel: A Growing Epidemic, Health Ministry Response

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When in 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted the deaths of over a million Americans from overdosing with opioids – synthetic, painkilling prescription drugs including fentanyl (100 times more powerful than morphine), oxycodone, hydrocodone and many others – Israel’s Health Ministry was asked whether it could happen here. No, its … Read more