FDA Eyes Excimer Laser Vision Correction Breakthrough
An advisory panel weighs approving PRK, a laser eye surgery replacing RK for farsighted Americans seeking spectacle independence. Experts praise safety and precision but warn outcomes vary, long term effects are uncertain, and costs around $2000 per eye with no insurance coverage.
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Keith Thompson
Emory University
Joseph Dello Russo
New Jersey
FDA
Dello Russo
PRK
Giotatie
Dimitri Azar
Johns Hop
Azar
Craven County Says State Delays Sewage Expansion Plans
Craven County officials accuse the state Division of Environmental Management of stalling sewer system expansion in Township 7. County Manager Harold Blizzard cites repeated requests for information that receive no replies, slowing approval of projects including a 1.2 million dollar wastewater plant and a Ramada Inn sewer capacity increase ahead of an October 27 public hearing.
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Craven County
Harold Blizzard
Ramada Inn
Township 7
Harold Blizzard Cation
State Division of Environmental Management
DEM
Blizzard
Neuse River
Scott Creek
Disgruntled Viet vet plans walk to capital
Donald Clark, a Vietnam veteran fighting the Veterans Administration over PTSD classification, plans to walk to Washington, D.C. to push for benefits rising from $610 to about $3,000 monthly. He doubts finishing the trip due to heart attacks but hopes to pressure federal officials and lawmakers after picketing NC representatives and displaying signs near National Cemetery. He attributes PTSD to stress from his service as a helicopter gunner and says sensory triggers still affect him.
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Donald Clark
Clark
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C
Viet
Sheriff Bland to retire early paving way for Monette
Craven County Sheriff C W Pete Bland will retire on November 15 to allow elected Sheriff Jerry Monette to be sworn in December. Bland, nominated for U S marshal, cites payroll timing and plans to begin the marshal job after Senate approval. Monette, already the Democratic nominee, is expected to fill the interim period.
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Craven County
C.W
Pete” Bland
Jerry Monette
Bland
Monette
U.S
Senate
Ed Armstrong
Arms
State AG Revises Open Meeting Law Interpretation
The North Carolina Attorney General's Office issued a clarification changing how open meeting law terms are viewed. The change centers on disclosing the owner and location of land under consideration by public bodies unless those terms are being negotiated.
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State Attorney General’s
Pitt County
Bill Watson
Ken Eudy
John McArthur
Attorney General’s Office
McArthur
Andrew A. Vanore Jr
Watson
Marc Basnight
Senate
Daily Reflector
Beasight
Basnight
Attorney General's
Attorney General’s
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