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No off-season for sunscreen


Forget about the cheap sunglasses.
 (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
Forget about the cheap sunglasses. (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

OUTDOOR SAFETY -- Don't put your medical care in the hands of a wholesaler.

I was in Costco the other day looking to stock up on sunscreen. When I couldn't find any, I asked a floor manager where it's located.

"Oh, sunscreen is sort of a seasonal thing for us.  We don't have any now that summer's over."

So shop elsewhere for sunscreen. Effective sunscreen should be applied to exposed skin year-round for protection from skin cancer.

Don't take my word for it. Ask your dermatologist.



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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