February 5, 2012

Distraction Alert: 19 Percent Use Web While Driving

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In an informal online survey conducted by insurance giant State Farm, nineteen percent of drivers admitted accessing the Internet on a cell phone at least once a week while they are driving, despite a national campaign to curb distracted driving. Most Internet-surfing drivers say they do so while stopped at a traffic light or stopped [...]

Steelhead Returns Are Expected To Be Down In Some Local Rivers

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The unofficial opening of early winter steelhead fishing occurs around Thanksgiving, but some local Puget Sound rivers are going to close Dec. 1 due to expected poor fish returns. A section of the Stillaguamish River North Fork downstream from the Swede Heaven Bridge approximately four river miles to the French Creek confluence, including the Whitehorse [...]

Is Your Teenager Addicted To The Internet?

A survey has revealed that teenagers are addicted to online computer games, social networking sites and e-mails and discovered that many of them find it hard to control how much time they spend online and often feel depressed. Now mounting concern over the effects of constant computer use on the mental health of Britain’s teenagers [...]

Vanessa Hudgen’s Fashion Mistake

She made the effort to look chic and stylish for a day out in Beverly Hills. But ‘High School Musical’ star Vanessa Hudgens did not realize that she made a fashion mistake after she accidentally left the price tag on her new outfit for all the world to see. The 21-year-old star also sported a [...]