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Readers respond: Medicare should cover obesity treatment
Passing major legislation during campaign season is often as elusive as sunny winter days in Portland. However, conditions are ripe for Congress to defy this inertia by passing the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act. This crucial bill would reverse two decades of Medicare policy that banned coverage of anti-obesity medications and therapies, a policy which only reinforced the stigma of obesity while allowing diagnoses of this chronic disease to surge to unsustainable levels.
New bus stop provides Mt. Hood Community College students better access to campus
Mt. Hood Community College students have been enjoying a new amenity on campus during the start of the new year — a TriMet bus stop. The college is the new endpoint for the redesigned Line 25-Glisan/Troutdale Road, which connects the campus to the Gateway Transit Center. The bus stop is up the stairs and past the fountain from the student union and main hub of campus. Traci Simmons, associate vice...
East County Pickleball Courts announces grand opening Saturday, Oct. 19
The largest indoor pickleball court facility in Oregon is celebrating its much-anticipated grand opening with a celebration featuring booze, food, pumpkins, and, of course, plenty of pickleball. East County Pickleball Courts will bring 12 temperature-controlled indoor dedicated pickleball courts to Troutdale, 27100 S.E. Stark St., making it the largest facility in the state. After some red tape delays from permits and construction (the building is a former grocery store) everything is set for pickleball enthusiasts. ...
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