Fontella Bass Dead: 'Rescue Me' Singer Dies at 72

Published December 31, 2012

Fontella Bass Dead: 'Rescue Me' Singer Dies At 72

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Ron Palillo. This June 8, 2008 file photo shows actor Ron Palillo at the TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Palillo, best known as the nerdy high schooler Arnold Horshack on "Welcome Back, Kotter," <a …
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Fewer UMass students engaging in binge drinking, school survey says

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The Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention conducted the survey earlier this year and 680 responded. Sally Linowski … About 57 percent of females in 2008 reported heavy drinking with a low of about 43 percent in 2011. The number now …
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Smokeless tobacco: A too common toxic exposure in Montana

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Nicotine, found in all tobacco products, is a highly addictive drug that acts in the brain and throughout the body. Dip and chew contain more nicotine than … It rose another 54 percent to almost $ 548 million annually from 2006 to 2008. The industry …
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