Natural disasters and boardroom diversity in modern Canada
The article argues the Johnstown flood shows humans amplify natural hazards through land use and calls for land use planning, warnings, and prevention over sole flood control. It cites geophysicists and Dr. Kates on population, mobility, and risks, urging policy shifts beyond emergency relief toward prevention and planning. It also reports on corporate boards: rising diversity in gender and background, shifts in power away from lawyers and bankers, and age/tenure trends with large firms dominated by older directors.
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Johnstown
United States
American Meteorological Society
Clark University
Robert W. Kates
Kates
Congress
Boardroom overhaul and Texas senator linked nursing home scandal
A38 Austin dispatch outlines shifting boardroom norms under pressures from women groups and activists with Cabot Corp. urging serious director engagement. It cites Texas Senator Bill Moore, the Sherwood Nursing Home in Bryan and troubling inspectors notes on patient care, staffing, and medication administration.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Moore
Brazos County
Senate
Moore
Sherwood Nursing Home
Bryan
Bull of
Brazos
Howie Kurtz
Moore's Sherwood Nursing Home Faces Payment Suspension
Stampede of inspectors reveals deplorable living conditions at Sherwood Nursing Home with patients left uncared for and enema incidents cited. Welfare Commissioner Vowell notes contract breach and later restores payments amid Moore's denials and defiant defense.
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Moore
Raymond Vowell
Rosier Glases
Sherwood
Vowell
Raymond
Wrongful birth lawsuits faced by parents in court rulings
A young woman sued her father claiming damages for being born illegitimately and in disgrace, but the court rejected the wrongful birth claim as opening floodgates. Courts have largely refused such suits against parents though some third-party liability can arise for warnings or support.
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Duecne
Feds critique of unemployment aid for strikers sparks debate
The piece argues government should not side with labor in strikes by funding unemployment and food stamp aid. It notes New York telephone locals stayed out longer due to state unemployment funds, and cites a mid-June Supreme Court ruling allowing states to withhold aid for children of workers on strike. It warns against continued taxpayer subsidies and calls for a balanced approach to social aid.
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New York City
Supreme Court
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Women’s Forum, Inc
Sylvia Porter
Louis W. Cabot
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By Jack Anderson
Welfare Dept
Kurtz
Sesson
the Woon Lawyer
TE Corry Evening Journal
Esceot
West Southree
Corry
Gorge R. Same
Wiliam & Eaton
Jana McLaughlin
Associated Press
Sho
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Bar Association
American Bar Association
Feds
New York
University of Maryland
Labor
Maryland
Phoenix Arizona Republic
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