Campaign urges drivers to say yes to organ donation on licenses
The Pennsylvania Organ Donation Advisory Committee launches a three year statewide drive to boost donor designations at driver licensing centers. CORE reports a modest rise in organ designations while addressing common myths about donation and outlining eligibility, family roles, and covered organs and tissues.
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Organ Donation Advisory Committee
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Center For Organ Recovery & Education
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Organ donor delays spark plea to honor deceased wishes
Helen Dick, a Greenville resident, shares how organ donation saved her life after kidney failure forced years of painful dialysis. She recounts receiving infant donor kidneys via a piggy back procedure at Presbyterian Hospital and urges honoring the deceased’s wishes to help others despite transplant delays.
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Bush lays out Social Security reform in campaign speech
Bush calls for reforming Medicare and Social Security to shore up finances, citing Kennedy and reform allies Moynihan and Kerrey. He argues private investment accounts are needed as the system faces insolvency by 2037 amid baby boom retirements and a shrinking workforce. Gore counters calling Bush's plans vague and warns of risks from privately managed funds while proposing debt reduction and using savings to bolster Social Security.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Blaney eyes spread of NASCAR schedule beyond Charlotte
From Joliet and Kansas City, Blaney says NASCAR will broaden the series, noting a third of current races are within three hours of Charlotte and arguing over saturation. He expects more Midwest and West Coast stops, including Pittsburgh, to make visits special.
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