Former nursing director sentenced to 3 years for inappropriately medicating … 23, 2006 after receiving Depakote, a drug used to treat seizures and that can cause drowsiness, weakness and depression. After not eating for six days, she was rushed to the emergency room, where she died. Peters said putting her grandmother in a … Read more on Bakersfield Californian Journalist Oakes remembered for empathy, devotion to northern Minnesota stories Oakes' son, Mike, told the Star Tribune that his father had been taking anti-depression medicine for at least five years and had been hospitalized Wednesday after telling his children that he was having suicidal thoughts. He returned home to Duluth … Read more on Duluth News Tribune Read more... ...