Our voice in the table.
Julie Miller, RN, BSN, CCRN, AACN board member, attended the Region 15 Chapter Collaborative in Oklahoma City, Okla. Dave Hanson, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNS, AACN president, gave the keynote speech, "Reclaiming Our Priorities." Miller gave the keynote presentation, "Life's Daily Challenges: Lifting Ourselves Above" at Altru Health...

Hossa's the prize, but can B's land him?
Byline: Bud Barth COLUMN: NHL Never have so many been available for so long with so little movement. Maybe that's because so much is wanted in return. With the NHL trade deadline looming on Tuesday, a truckload of top-level talent is...

Senator's inquiry into 'prosperity' preachers gets mixed results.
U.S. Sen. Charles E. Grassley's request for information from six large ministries that preach the "prosperity gospel" has produced mixed results: Two have turned over information, two have asked for more time and two say they won't comply. The Iowa Republican raised eyebrows in November when he...

Alabama Folk Pottery.
Alabama Folk Pottery. By Joey Brackner. (Tuscaloosa: Published by the University of Alabama Press in cooperation with the Birmingham Museum of Art, c. 2006. Pp. xx, 311. $69.95, ISBN 978-0-8173-1509-2.) John A. Burrison has written that "Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama are the only states in the...

C's heavy favorites; On paper, Atlanta no match for Boston.
Byline: Bill Doyle BOSTON - Doc Rivers is 0-4 in NBA playoff series as a coach, so he's a little uneasy about his top-seeded Celtics being an overwhelming favorite in their opening-round series against the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks. The best-of-seven series begins at 8:30 tonight at the...

Calendar of events.
MARCH 2008 Computer-Using Educators (CUE) March 6-8 Palm Springs, Calif. www.cue.org The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) March 9-11 Arlington, Va. www.cosn.org DA Web Seminar Complying With the New...

Power brokers: healthcare.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Andrew Pickle Senior Vice President Marsh Atlanta Although there was obvious discord between Marsh's former CEO and some board members this year, Marsh's brokers continue to gamely slug it out on the street. Winning ample...

Kenneth J. McElreath.
RIVERSIDE, R.I. - Kenneth J. McElreath, 67, died on Feb. 2. Born in Atlanta, Ga., son of the late Troy and Erma Lou (Hudson) McElreath, he lived in Riverside for 38 years. He was a software engineer for more than 40 years and was employed...

Power brokers: retail-wholesale.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Anthony Reynolds Managing Director Marsh Dunwoody, Ga. Sometimes all it takes is one really great idea to make yours a household name. Anthony Reynolds, who deserves a lifetime achievement award for his 27 years at Marsh, is...

Incisional biopsy best when uncertain, expert says.
SAN DIEGO -- If you're confident that a primary lesion is melanoma, do an excisional biopsy and send the entire specimen to a pathologist. If you're less certain about the diagnosis, you can do an incisional biopsy of the primary lesion and send the specimen for evaluation,...