| Vote 2007: Guide to the Berks County general election
10 years. Salary: $153,441. Candidates were asked: All counties in the state, other than Berks, rotate judges among criminal, civil and family court. Berks judges are assigned to one of the three courts, making them specialists in one area. Explain why you think the system should remain the way it is or should change to a rotating schedule. Tim Rowley, 51, Cumru Township, cross-filed Republican who won Democratic nomination. Occupation: Attorney and managing partner, Rowley & Goodman. Education: Graduate, Muhlenberg High School, 1973; Air Force, 1974-'80; bachelor's degree, Penn State University, 1981; law degree, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, 1985. Experience: Admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and California; 22 years courtroom experience handling all matters; 18 years as arbitrator and mediator; counsel to Berks County Chiefs of Police Association; executive committee member, Crime Alert Berks County; member, Mayor's Anti-Crime Task Force; solicitor, Washington Township and Wernersville; president, Cumru Township commissioners; board member, Western Berks Ambulance Association; and board member, Berks Municipal Partnership.
3 fire departments receive FEMA grants
Three area fire departments will receive funds in the latest round of Assistance to Firefighter Grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Penn Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association in Penn Borough was awarded $266,000 for vehicle acquisition; the St. Vincent Fire Department in Unity will receive $7,554 for operations and safety; and the Citizens Volunteer Fire Company in New Kensington will receive $50,943 for operations and safety. The grants are part of $901,519 awarded by the Department of Homeland Security to 15 fire departments and first-responder organizations in Pennsylvania. Nationally, $13.3 million in funds were awarded. .
USC School Of Dentistry Researchers Discover Link Between Oral Cancer And Ethnicity
Clinicians from the USC School of Dentistry unravel connection between the incidence of oral cancer and race and ethnicity-- as part of first epidemiological study of oral cancer in California. Dr. Satish Kumar and Dr.Parish Sedghizadeh, clinical professors in the school's Division of Diagnostic Sciences, gleaned through 20 years of records from the California Cancer Registry (CCR)-the state's cancer surveillance database-for the incidence rates of invasive squamous cell carcinoma, the most common form of oral cancer.
Their findings will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology and are currently available online at http://www.ooooe.net.
Kumar and Sedghizadeh theorized that groups who engaged in these high-risk behaviors would also experience higher rates of oral cancer.
Comprehensive Guidelines For Diagnosis And Treatment Of Stable COPD Issued By ACP
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released a new clinical practice guideline on diagnosing and treating stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a slowly progressive lung disease involving the airways and lung tissue, resulting in a gradual loss of lung function, typically as a result of smoking.
COPD affects more than 5 percent of the adult population in the United States and is the fourth leading cause of death and twelfth leading cause of illness. The symptoms of COPD range from chronic cough and wheezing to more severe symptoms such as shortness of breath and significant activity limitation.
The term COPD includes both emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Physicians often use the broader term COPD, since affected patients frequently have components of both processes.
Millrats defeat hoop Rainmen
The Manchester Millrats from New Hampshire defeated the host Halifax Rainmen 124-106 in American Basketball League action Thursday night at the Metro Centre. Forward Eric Crookshank and guard Jermaine Anderson led the Rainmen with 20 points apiece. For full story, read Friday's edition of The Daily News. .
Anti-smoking forces turn up the heat for ban
Michelle Pophal walked across the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus this week with a lit cigarette, unconcerned that the university might soon expand its smoking ban. "I'm working on quitting," said Pophal, a student from Merrill. UWGB is just one place where area anti-smoking forces are making strides. Limits on outdoor smoking have spread in recent years as nonsmokers have become increasingly active about staying away from cigarette smoke in public places. "Our organization has always stood behind efforts to remove the chances of people being exposed to secondhand smoke," said Rebecca Derenne, field government relations director for the American Cancer Society's Green Bay office. Hospitals in Brown County, acting on recommendations from the Wisconsin Hospital Association, have imposed tobacco bans on all hospital property.
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