| Campaign against solariums launched
Australians are being told that no tan is worth dying for, following the launch of a new campaign to highlight the dangers of using solariums. The advertising campaign, which is a joint initiative of the Victorian government and the Cancer Council, was launched today in Melbourne by Victorian Health Minister Daniel Andrews. He said that with the official start of summer three weeks away, Victorians needed to be sun smart and aware of the risks of using solariums. There was still a perception by some members of the community that a tan was a sign of good health, he said. "It isn't, no tan is worth dying for," Mr Andrews said today. "The campaign, Solariums: Fashion to Die For, targets the fashion conscious and makes people aware of the increased risk of skin cancer from using solariums," he said.
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Meet 'Mom's' winners
FOR my column's first year anniversary contest, I posed these questions to readers, "Why do you read Mom-About-Town?" and "What was your most favorite article and why?"
Post comments here on President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's grant of pardon to former President Joseph Estrada.
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Now, meet the winners and read their answers!
Aileen Brigole-Abadilla
(Major prize winner)
There is only one reason I've been hooked to the "Mom-About-Town" column at Sun.Star Davao: inspiration.
I'm turning 30 years old this Halloween and about to become a mom myself by November 2007. With all the anticipation, the ceaseless questions, the anxieties of the delivery and motherhood in general, I have actually all kinds of reasons to freak out.
Students say soaking up rays, rain at lunch is too much
ESCONDIDO ---- Beating the heat and rain during lunch is a nearly impossible task, Orange Glen High School students and staff said Thursday, because there is not enough shade.Orange Glen is the only comprehensive campus in the Escondido Union High School District that does not have an awning or covered area for students to eat their lunches outside. That means students and sometimes staff leave lunch wet most days either from sweat or rain, depending on the forecast, students said. The district hopes to add some additional shading with a trellis that it plans to build along the side of the learning center that is due to be finished next fall. There are also discussions about building a more permanent 40-by-40-foot awning that covers the school's courtyard, Principal Diego Ochoa said.
Defendant signs plea deal in Baxter Springs shooting death
COLUMBUS, Kan. — One of the defendants charged with murdering Jamey Richardson on Jan. 30 in Baxter Springs has entered into a plea deal in which he agrees to testify against co-defendants. Defendant signs plea deal in Baxter Springs shooting death By Roger McKinney .
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