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• WSU instructor: Activist nurses crucial to health care reform

  March 18, 2012 in Features on Page D1 A month ago, Lynnette Vehrs, a registered nurse for more than three decades, visited with legislators during Nurse Legislative Day in Olympia. Student nurses accompanied her. She urged the students … 1

• Wigged heists described

  October 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 A suspect in a series of bank robberies pulled off by someone wearing a variety of wigs confessed to the crimes after her arrest, according to court documents. Cynthia Lynn …

• Sacred Heart nurses not due overtime pay

  August 26, 2011 in City on Page A6 The Washington Court of Appeals has ruled that registered nurses at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center are not entitled to overtime pay when their duties prevent them from taking their …

• Appeals court favors Sacred Heart in nurse dispute

  August 25, 2011 in City The Washington Court of Appeals has ruled that registered nurses at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center are not entitled to overtime pay when their duties prevent them from taking their … 12

• WSU associate dean says nursing can be healthy career choice

  January 24, 2011 in City on Page A5 Today’s nursing school graduates continue to find good jobs even as the economy stumbles along and the uncertainty of health care reform looms. Anne Hirsch, senior associate dean of the … 1

• Nurses picket hospital

  February 3, 2010 in City on Page A10 Nurses are accusing Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center of pushing unfair and unsafe new workplace rules that would curtail rest breaks and trim staffing levels. The hospital’s 1,600 registered nurses, … 1

• Sacred Heart nurses picket over breaks, benefits

  February 2, 2010 in Business Nurses are accusing Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center of pushing unfair and unsafe new workplace rules that would curtail rest breaks and trim staffing levels. 2

• Nurse shortage changes hiring game

  January 7, 2009 in Business on Page A14 MILWAUKEE — Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we’ll give you a chance to win cash and prizes. Sounds …