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2005 News Articles

December 13, 2005 - CDF firefighters name Berg as legislator of the year
(Eureka Times Standard)

December 7, 2005 - Berg Medicare meeting draws big crowd
(Eureka Times Standard)

December 2, 2005 - Berg, Chesbro hold health care meeting
(Eureka Times Standard)

November 16, 2005 - State faces looming crisis over aging population, says Berg
(Eureka Reporter)

October 16, 2005 - Berg updates supervisors, blasts governor's initiatives
(Ukiah Daily Journal)

October 16, 2005 - Seniors group gives Patty Berg high marks
(Eureka Times Standard)

October 16, 2005 - California not ready for aging boom
(Mercury News)

October 15, 2005 - Panel says California not ready for aging boom
(Eureka Times Standard)

October 11, 2005 - Governor signs needle bill
(Eureka Times Standard)

October 10, 2005 - Bills designed to simplify city, county needle-exchange programs signed
(Ukiah Daily Journal)

October 6, 2005 - Oregon's view of assisted suicide should be upheld
(Mercury News)

October 5, 2005 - Suicide law case closely watched
(Press Democrat)

October 4, 2005 - The dying, not the feds, deserve final say on life
(USA Today)

October 4, 2005 - Keep Alive the Right to Die
(Los Angeles Times)

September 2, 2005 - Bill against elder abuse signed into law
(Eureka Times Standard)

September 2, 2005 - New law to protect finances of the elderly
(Ukiah Daily Journal)

August 31, 2005 - Berg's needle-sharing bill should be signed by governor
(The Eureka Reporter)

August 31, 2005 - Needle-exchange bill passes Assembly
(The Eureka Reporter)

August 31, 2005 - Governor gets needle exchange legislation
(Ukiah Dailt Journal)

August 30, 2005 - Del Norte Wellness Center under way
(The Times-Standard)

August 30, 2005 - Berg needle bill goes to governor
(The Times-Standard)

August 24, 2005 - Needle Exchange Bill Passes Senate
(The Times-Standard)

August 24, 2005 - Senate approves needle-exchange bill
(Ukiah Daily Journal)

August 23, 2005 - Senate OK's needle-exchange bill
(Eureka Reporter)

August 23, 2005 - Berg; Watch for Medicare's drug changes
(Ukiah Daily Journal)

August 22, 2005 - Editorial: A Letter to The Elderly
(Sacramento Bee)

August 3, 2005 - State Democratic Party supports 'death with dignity'
(Eureka Times-Standard)

August 1, 2005 - Bill to close disclosure loophole fails to find support
(Eureka Times-Standard)

July 25, 2005 - 'Cumbersome'
(Press Democrat)

July 17, 2005 - Assisted Suicide Law
(Long Beach Press Telegram)

July 13, 2005 - Assisted-suicide bill to re-emerge next year
(Los Angeles Daily News)

July 13, 2005 - The people are ahead of the politicians'
(Eureka Times-Standard)

July 13, 2005 - Berg pulls right to die legislation
(Ukiah Daily Journal)

July 12, 2005 - Legislators Drop Suicide Bill for Now
(Los Angeles Times)

July 12, 2005 - Assisted-suicide bill on hold for now
(Sacramento Bee)

July 12, 2005 - Needle exchange bill change wins police support
(Press Democrat)

July 11, 2005 - Legislators approve rural grants
(Ukiah Daily Journal)

July 7, 2005 - Vehicle license fees coming back home
(Eureka Reporter)

July 7, 2005 - Berg bill gets Police support
(Ukiah Daily Journal)

June 26, 2005 - Berg's legislation on school buses approved by committee
(Eureka Reporter)

June 17, 2005 - Bill switch creates confusion
(Eureka Times-Standard)

June 2, 2005 - Assisted-suicide bill rescued from defeat
(San Francisco Chronicle)

June 2, 2005 - Doctor-assisted suicide bill alive
(Oakland Tribune)

June 2, 2005 - Bills on Death, Gay Marriage Stall
(L.A. Times)

June 2, 2005 - A right to control one's destiny
(San Francisco Chronicle)

June 2, 2005 - Votes on 2 big bills squeaky tight
(San Francisco Chronicle)

May 31, 2005 - Berg again in national spotlight
(Ukiah Daily Journal)

May 28, 2005 - Berg again in national spotlight
(Eureka Times-Standard)

May 27, 2005 - Choosing Their Time
(Time Magazine)

May 25, 2005 - Overdue Death-With-Dignity
(L.A. Times)

May 24, 2005 - Oregon Law Fuels Debate on Suicide
(L.A. Times)

May 21, 2005 - Berg promotes suicide bill in SR
(The Press Democrat)

May 21, 2005 - Choices, fear weigh in right-to-die fight
(Orange County Register)

May 18, 2005 - Assisted suicide bill touted by supporters
(San Jose Mercury News)

May 17, 2005 - Campaign to Begins to Pass Assisted Suicide Law in California
(KCBS)

May 15, 2005 - Berg talks budget at nonprofit lunch
(The Eureka Reporter)

April 24, 2005 - Bill would shut disclosure loophole
(Eureka Times-Standard)

April 19, 2005 - Governor reportedly would consider assisted suicide bill
(SFGate.com)

April 15, 2005 - Governor should approve Berg's needle-sharing bill
(The Eureka Reporter)

April 15, 2005 - Proceed, but carefully, on assisted-suicide bill
(Eureka Times-Standard)

April 13, 2005 - Assisted-suicide bill passes Assembly panel on a 5-3 vote
(Ventura County Star)

April 13, 2005 - State panel OKs assisted-suicide bill
(The Press Democrat)

April 13, 2005 - Assisted-suicide bill prompts emotional testimony
(Mercury News)

April 13, 2005 - Assembly Panel Approves Assisted-Suicide Bill
(Los Angeles Times)

April 13, 2005 - Assisted suicide bill passes initial test
(Sacramento Bee)

April 13, 2005 - Assisted suicide bill clears its first hurdle
(San Francisco Chronicle)

April 13, 2005 - Aided-suicide bill passes first hurdle
(Los Angeles Daily News)

April 12, 2005 - Death with dignity law demands plenty of safeguards
(The Press Democrat)

April 12, 2005 - Editorial: The Final Choice
(Los Angeles Times)

April 10, 2005 - Editorial: California can provide dignity at life's end
(The Sacramento Bee)

March 27, 2005 - Commentary: Bill would give power back to the
terminally ill

(The Sacramento Bee)

March 27, 2005 - Choosing Their Time
(Time Magazine)

March 23, 2005 - Mossback: The Sanctity of the Dying Room

March 8, 2005 - More old school buses may bite dust
(The Press Democrat)

March 3, 2005 - Poll: Majority of Doctors Support Ethics of Physician Assisted Suicide; Plurality Support Legalization of Controversial Practice

March 2, 2005 - Field Poll: 70% Support Assisted Suicide
(The Sacramento Bee)

February 27, 2005 - No easy choices on assisted suicide, but let debate begin
(Eureka Times-Standard)

February 22, 2005 - Berg introduces needle exchange bill once again
(Ukiah Daily Journal)

February 20, 2005 - 'A clash of absolutes': Many testify in favor of doctor-assisted suicide
(Oakland Tribune)

February 07, 2005 - Assisted suicide bill draws emotional responses
(The Press Democrat)

February 05, 2005 - 2 lawmakers plan assisted-suicide bill
(The Sacramento Bee)

January 06, 2005 - Chesbro says Arnold's speech all about partisanship
(Times-Standard)

 

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