Easing a painful transition
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The report by the Wilderness Society examines the social and economic impacts of reduced timber harvests in the Northwestern States. The report has several flaws in its evaluation of job losses brought about by old growth protection. It also points to the need for transition measures for timber workers.
Publication Name: Environmental Action Magazine
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0013-922X
Year: 1992
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Checking medicine's vital signs
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The growth of managed care has created a need for rating systems for clinics, health plans and medical groups. The Foundation for Accountability has developed standards for assigning health care grades. Federal regulations to standardize clinical records should be the next step.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1998
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Beachcombing
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Beachcombing always brings out the child in everyone, probably out of a subliminal recognition of the role of the seas and oceans in out lives. The immensity of the sea and ocean alone is enough to elicit awe and wonder, characters most seen in children.
Publication Name: Southern Living
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0038-4305
Year: 1998
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