Editorial urges learning from other industries to reduce medical errors
The piece argues hospitals can cut patient harm using systemic safety measures from aviation and banking. It cites 98 000 annual deaths from medical mistakes per IOM, supports a federal Center for Patient Safety, mandatory reporting, and confidential disclosure. It praises Clinton’s plan and urges fast congressional action.
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Institute of Medicine
Clinton
Federal Center For Patient Safety
Avis
Veterans’ Health Administration
Congress
Prayer with Great Expectation in Everyday Life
A sermon excerpt urges steady disciplined prayer as the path to inner renewal and resilience. It contrasts frantic work life with four moral trays on a space administrator’s desk and cites Jesus guidance to pray with faith. The writer, pastor of First Baptist Church in Aiken, cites examples from Lookout Mountain and a jail cell to urge ongoing prayer.
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Fort Payne
Alabama
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Chico
First Baptist Church
Aiken
Pinochet photo sparks reader complaint over bias
A correspondent protests a March 3 AP photo caption claiming Pinochet supporters await his return in Chile. The letter argues the image and text misrepresent public sentiment about a despised dictator and urges more responsible international coverage.
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Chile
Pinochet
Latin America
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Census Letter Fiasco Sparks Dissent From Aiken Standard Reporter
Aiken Standard reporter vents frustration at the Census Bureau over a faulty address and multilingual mailings for Census 2000. He skewers the envelope notice, languages chosen, and the implicit threat of a tax payer’s sarcastic rebuttal while noting the local contact options.
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Bureau of the Census
Steven
Bill
Susan
Feds
Aiken County
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