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Northern State Hospital: Abandoned Mental Asylum Haunting Washington
Perhaps one of the eeriest ghost towns in Washington State is that of Northern State Mental Hospital. Located near the town of Sedro-Woolley, the former mental hospital is a stark reminder of how mental illness used to be treated by the medical profession.
Lack of demand for recycled glass leads to change in rules
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — People in Skagit County will no longer be able to take their glass bottles to the transfer station for recycling, effective Tuesday, Oct. 1. The new rule only applies to people who take their recycling directly to the transfer station — not for people who recycle curbside. That means people who usually take their glass to Skagit County transfer stations will now have to throw it away in the trash.
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