Editorial on Dr Nork malpractice and board delays
A Sacramento surgeon, Dr. John Nork, faced extensive malpractice judgments totaling millions and a license loss. The editor cites staff shortages at the State Board of Medical Examiners, slow investigations, and examples of limited disciplinary actions, arguing for more board personnel to act promptly and protect patients.
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John Nork
Sacramento
California
Nork
State Board of Medical Examiners
William E. Wheeler
Board of Medical Examiners
Bilingual ballots under fire in Congress debate
Opinion argues against printing federal ballots in two languages, noting California already uses Spanish voting aids. Calls for providing necessary instructions in county second languages but rejects translating office names on federal ballots as unnecessary and patronizing.
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Congress
California
Letters to the Editor on malpractice claims and displaced homemakers
Readers rebut E W s claim that eliminating incompetence would cut malpractice suits noting most claims favor doctors and nuisance suits are settled for economic reasons. A driver laments car theft inaction by police. A letter from Sarah K Beloate in Oakland urges passage of SB825 and related bills to aid displaced homemakers with training, unemployment, and counseling.
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E. W
David R. Perles
M.D
Long Beach
United States
Red Cross
PTA
Jerome Smith
Santa Clara
Yvonne B. Burke
D-Calif
Barbara Jordan
D-Tex
Cranston and
Tunney
Sarah K. Beloate
Oakland
Change of Holidays Sparks Reader Response
F C Anderson and many readers voice concern over changing holidays. They say dates have lost meaning and patriotism wanes. Some praise the President for respecting Mrs Ford during a Europe trip. A separate note mentions a garish display seen in Garvan and asks what it reveals.
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F. C. Anderson
Ford
Europe
Walker
Reversed expectations shape Brown era politics and history
Dismay and delight mark California politics as Governor Brown’s fiscal restraint aligns with Farrell’s Law. The piece traces how leaders from Jefferson to Johnson and Nixon pivot when in office, balancing liberal aims with conservative realities and revealing how incumbents often pursue opposing goals after taking power.
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San Jose
Calif
California
Jerry Brown
Brown
Farrell
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Fdr
Junk the GOP for a new party
The piece reviews William A. Rusher and The Making of the New Majority Party, arguing Rusher seeks a new Independence Party to replace the GOP rather than form a third party. It questions leadership, structural viability, funding, and the need to urge a broader conservative impulse amid a divided Republican and Democratic landscape.
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Washington
William A. Rusher
Rusher
National Review
Democratic Party
GOP
Republican Party
Independence Party
America
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
George Wallace
Wallace
Bobby Riggs
Robert BE. Lev
Controversial Book Challenges College Degree Value
The work by Senator Soaper argues that a college degree does not guarantee higher lifetime income. It suggests the real appeal lies in access to fundraising and participation in public decision making, highlighting perceived profits from such engagement.
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Garfield
Port of
New York
Grant
Arthur
Wilson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jack Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Jerry Voorhis
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Alger Hiss
China
Russia
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Senator Soaper
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