National parks hide dilapidated worker housing
National Park Service housing for seasonal and fulltime workers is severely run down across 41 parks. At Grand Canyon 57 of 75 trailers are privately owned and dorms lack bathrooms. nationwide a $4 billion backlog in housing maintenance persists as officials prioritize visitor needs over staff living conditions.
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Grand Canyon National Park
Ariz
Amy Czarnowski
Czarnowski
National Park Service
United States
North Cascades National Park
Sedre Wooley
Yosemite National Park
California
David Barna
The
Park Service
Washington
Grand Canyon
Robert Arnberger
Park
Canyon
National
Sarah Gayle
Ranger
Miner defies moratorium in bid to open Yellowstone mine
Crown Butte Mines filed land claims Aug 29 and Aug 31 near the New World Mine before Clinton's 4,500 acre moratorium took effect. Officials say the moves threaten Yellowstone and will be reviewed with scrutiny under the environmental standards. The firm argues the pond design for toxic tailings is safe, while critics warn of possible water contamination and ecological damage.
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New York
Yellowstone National Park
Clinton
Park
New World Mine
Crown Butte Mines
Federal. Bureau .of .Land. Management
Federal Register
New World- Mine
Tavkr
Crown Butter
Joe Baylis
Study challenges the 50 percent generalist path for doctors
A new JAMA article by Dr. Michael Whitcomb compares US generalists with Canada Germany and England arguing the ultimate mix may be about 40 percent generalists and 60 percent specialists. He notes Canada relies less on nurse practitioners and physician assistants while US trends show growing use of physician extenders in managed care.
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Michael Whitcomb
The
Association of American Medical Colleges
Journal of the American Medical Association
Whitcomb
United States
Canada
Germany
England
Neil Schlackman
US Healthcare
David Kindig
Council On Graduate Medical Education
Gang rape suspect to testify in Gouverneur case
Gregory Streeter pleaded guilty to sexual abuse for a 1991 incident at Casablanca Restaurant Gouverneur. He agreed to testify against four co defendants, with prosecutors seeking probation. Sentencing postponed until after trials of the others.
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Canton
N.Y
Gregory Streeter
Streeter
St. Lawrence
Eugene Nicandri
Casablanca
Gouverneur
David Cummings
Mariano G. Pistolesi
Mark A. Hartle
Michael Curcio
Krista Absalon
St. Lawrence County
Richard Manning
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