Associated Press
Aug. 17, 2004 07:15 AM
PORTLAND, Maine - Whether it's blue or spotted or striped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center.
But for modest Muslim women, it's an unthinkable indignity.
"I have witnessed their misery and how bad they feel about it. They don't like it. They feel ashamed. It's very embarrassing," said Asha Abdulleh, a native of Kenya and a medical interpreter.
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August 17, 2004
By Bryan Johnson
SEATTLE - The Washington Department of Transportation says by January of next year, there should be 800-1,000 cameras on state ferries.
The additional security is being financed by part of an $11 million Homeland Security grant to the ferry system.
Right now, ferry security means a dog and a state trooper. But there's a better idea for the future: cameras, everywhere.
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