Volunteers play a big role
Students at Picture Rocks Intermediate School received basic health screenings last week from volunteers who aren't much older than they are.

Prescription powers being expanded
P.E.I. will spread out the power to prescribe drugs in response to a report released Tuesday reviewing health-care services on the Island.

Emergency medical services to be cut back on P.E.I.
The emergency department hours of one western P.E.I. hospital will be drastically cut back in the wake of a comprehensive review of health-care services on the Island.

Community Notes (Nov. 20)
The Friends of the Sherborn COA will inaugurate the holiday season with a Gourmet Cookie Sale on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Sherborn Community Center. Townspeople can buy delicious homemade delicacies of many varieties between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the first floor of the center.

Province releases consultant's report on the Island's health care
The province this afternoon released the consultant?s report of the comprehensive review of the P.

Obituary: M. Leonard Lincoff / Musician, pioneering optometrist who led busy life
Musician, pioneering optometrist, newspaper columnist, even a late-in-life department store employee -- Squirrel Hill native M. Leonard Lincoff rarely wasted a minute of his 94 years.

Daily Lobo Spotlight
Daily Lobo: Why did you choose biology? Thanh-Lan Nguyen: They don't have an optometry school here, so I would have to move, and that's the only thing - the downside of it. But, I really like eyes, because I know it can capture a lot of your emotions. DL: How do you mean? TN: I know it's really complicated and it's connected to the brain - that's a really sensitive area.

Big tennis wins
ARARAT - It was a round of big wins for four teams in the Ararat City Tennis Club's Wednesday night men's competition.

Distinctions
Drew Carroll, an attorney with North Charleston-based Joye Law Firm, has been installed as president of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. It is the state's largest professional association of criminal defense lawyers.

Chuck Molanr, Senior Corner: Governor's budget proposal hits seniors hard
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed 2008-09 budget will affect seniors not only with its 1.5 percent increase in state sales tax but also in the following areas: ? It reduces the SSI/SSP payment to the federal minimum effective March 1, 2009, reducing the grant for an aged/blind individual by $40 and for a couple by $117.

Newington Triangle: architects appointed for mixed-use development
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands architects have been appointed by Hollybrook Homes to design a mixed-use development for the 2.75-acre triangle bounded by Newington Causeway, Borough Road and the railway line.

Health funds billed for brothel sex
HEALTH funds have been paying rebates to members who get massages with a "happy ending" in brothels.

Lusty scammers claim sex on health funds
HEALTH funds have been paying rebates to naughty members who get massages with a "happy ending" in Sydney brothels, a major fraud investigation has found.

Free clinic tries to fill a gaping need
Pain hides in these green mountains. Diseased hearts and clouded lungs, aching teeth and anxious minds.

Hot jobs for hard times
It's not all doom 'n' gloom in job- seeking land. Marty Nemko, author of "Cool Careers for Dummies" and Kiplinger.com's "On the Job" columnist, recommends these 13 industries: 1. Accounting. Bad times increase the need to account for every dollar. 2. Education. Unable to land a good job, many people will return to school for retraining, particularly at community colleges. Education jobs may grow ...

Health funds billed for brothel sex
HEALTH funds have been refunding members who get massages with a "happy ending".

BUSINESS BRIEFS
Optometrist Christman honored by association KEARNEY ? Optometrist Howard Christman of Kearney was recently recognized for his 25 years of membership in both the American Optometric Association and Nebraska Optometric Association.

Building for the future
Richland Economic Development members gathered Thursday to hear guest speakers at the annual meeting share their views on the economic state of Richland County.

Man's lens firm a vision
[LUBBOCK - Jason Blue took a long, hard look before it became crystal clear what he had to do.

PC medical assisting program reaccredited
The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs has awarded continuing accreditation to the Presentation College associate degree medical assisting program in Aberdeen....