| Moose on the loose? Let it vamoose
SANDPOINT -- Pushing a jogging stroller, the woman chased after the moose trying to snap a photo. A pack of people followed close behind.Sandpoint Police Chief Mark Lockwood has a word of advice -- let the moose vamoose."I'm afraid we going to have an individual hurt if people don't get it in their heads that there's nothing we can do about it and to leave the moose alone," Lockwood said.
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Family's ID Stolen After Thieves Target Car
A trip to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry took a frustrating turn for one family after thieves took keys and bankcards from their vehicle. Corina Sturgis told FOX 12 that thieves stole her purse from her vehicle last week while she was at OMSI with her sister and their kids. She pulled out the stroller, at the same time I just put my purse in there because we were going to the kids area and I didnt want to lug that along with my niece and nephew, said Corina Sturgis. .
Baby boom may put strain on hospitals
BEIJING, Feb. 9 -- To prevent a shortage of medical facilities caused by the high number of births expected in the auspicious Year of the (Golden) Pig, Beijing's health authority has suggested expectant mothers steer clear of the top hospitals to avoid overburdening them. But Xiao Xun, head of the Women's and Children's Affairs Division under the Beijing Health Bureau, said the city had sufficient obstetrics resources, based on the current birth rate. Xiao said the city currently has 3,800 beds and 3,000 medical workers available in its 170 obstetrics departments and hospitals. "The difficulty is that many pregnant women only choose a few top hospitals for physical checks and delivery, while the other hospitals have beds available," Xiao was quoted by the Beijing Times as saying.
Can desire to subsist be called corruption?
Havana Awaiting the birth of his first child, the headwaiter of a popular tourist restaurant figured out a way to secure a $100 baby stroller he couldn't afford to buy at a state-run store.
"I invited a group of Chilean tourists to a lobster dinner in return for their stroller," said Eddie, 30, who asked that his full name not be used. "I would have to stop eating for months to get a new one. Instead, I gave away a few plates of food for it."
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Locals place trust in president but expect results
Supporters and doubters of President George W. Bush heard his State of the Union address Tuesday with measured doubt and prayer.
"I wasn't too surprised," said local artist Michael Parker. "He obviously wanted to deflect attention from what is really the force of so much unrest right now."
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