Clean bill of health: Program should increase health care options
Trips to the doctor's office can be unpleasant. Paying for the doctor's bill can be worse. A pilot program brought to the Washtenaw County commissioner would combine the resources of the county public health and community mental health offices, the University Medical Center and M-Care, a University health management organization. Together, the units would work to provide better health care services to low-income citizens.
Driver's seat: Car rental industry must end discrimination
The car rental industry just received notice that age discrimination is no longer tolerable. Last week, the highest court in the state of New York ruled that rental car companies cannot refuse to rent cars to drivers solely because of age.
The Great Stink: Then and now
In 1858, London was racked by one of the most disgusting environmental crises in modern history. Thanks to the excesses of industrialization, pollution was at an all-time high; giant factories belched heretofore unseen - and unsmelled - quantities of crud into the air and water. In addition to industrial pollution, the mass migration from the countryside to the city created giant urban slums - these slums generated literally tons of pollution and waste, which stretched public waste management resources beyond the limit.
04-08-97
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