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...from encouraging the use of RFID microchips. Given the large number of Alzheimer's patients in South Florida and the potential for natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods, the VeriChip comes in handy, says Mary Barnes, president and CEO of Alzheimer's Community Care, because, unlike a medical medallion, it cannot be taken off or lost. "In Palm Beach County and South Florida, we have projected over 200,000 Alzheimer's patients," Barnes says. "When you've got that kind of risk out there for our family members ... this type of technology is a godsend...
...that our clothes were easy to wear and were priced so women could afford them." Looks as if the strategy is working. It's nearly impossible to walk down a city street without seeing a pair of Burch's Reva ballet flats, complete with her bold T-logo medallion...
Though six city councillors met with Water Department officials on February 13 to discuss and endorse the program, the full transcript of the report only reached the council’s agenda this week. Although the council has yet to formally approve the program, CWD has already begun accepting medallion applications on its Web site...
Speakers also alleged that the medallion program unjustly furthered the biases of its creators...
...Frankly everyone who met on [the Medallion Program was] well intentioned,” said Sullivan. “I’m a bit discouraged this evening. It wasn’t long ago that we sat in this very chamber to celebrate the master plan...