Army Recruiting Thrives Despite Iowa Challenges
Nationally the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force meet or exceed goals with strong recruit figures. In Iowa recruiters cite patriotic populations and better education as advantages, while tighter rules curb felon waivers and tattoo allowances. Local recruiters adapt to smaller towns, stressing career opportunities over battlefield action.
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Iowa
Army
Defense Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
National Guard
EPA faces push to end leaded aviation fuel amid health concerns
EPA plans to ban leaded avgas face industry pushback over safety and octane needs. About 16 million people live within a half mile of an airport selling leaded fuel, with 3 million children in schools nearby. Aviation groups say unleaded options are not yet viable for all piston engines.
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EPA
Marcie Keever
Friends of the Earth
Washington, D.C
Congress
Aviation
Oil Companies
David Bird
DuPage County
Chicago
United States
Alaska
Alaska Air Carriers Association
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Revival of bedside medicine in medical training amid technologic shift
The article notes calls to restore physical diagnosis in medical curricula at Stanford Jefferson Johns Hopkins to counter overreliance on tests. It highlights Murmurlab and Stanford Medicine 25, argues bedside skills improve accuracy and trust, and cites skepticism about prioritizing communication and data analysis over exams.
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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Mangione
Stanford
Jefferson
Johns Hopkins
Hopkins
Murmurlab.org
Abraham Verghese
Verghese
Stanford Medicine
Robert Wachter
University of California At San Francisco
Steven McGee
University of Washington
McGee
Poonam Hosamani
Hosamani
John Kugler
Thompson
Brendan Reilly
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Reilly
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Reinert
Gregory S. McNeill
McNeill
Set
Jim O’dea
U.S. Army Reserves
Davenport
Muscatine County
O’dea
Washington State
Washington
Iraq
Afghanistan
O'Dea
Minneapolis
Chicago Tribune
Mark Grisco
Ill
W. Reid Thompson
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