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RAIN 02/02: Weekly Update 01/28/02 Part 1



There are 12 stories in this posting


Associated Press 01/28/02
N.C. struggles with illegal gun sales despite automated records
http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/news/MGB5NH9VZWC.html


DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina is the best in the nation at automating criminal records, but still isn't able to keep hundreds of people from illegally obtaining guns, according to a national study.
A report title "Broken Records", which was released Jan. 16 by the Americans for Gun Safety Foundation, shows that North Carolina adequately automated 94 percent of its felony and
domestic records.


Business Journal of Milwaukee 01/28/02
GE Medical provides technology for new 'digital hospital'
http://milwaukee.bcentral.com/milwaukee/stories/2002/01/28/story7.html

by Rich Rovito
GE Medical Systems is playing a major role in a new heart
hospital in Indianapolis that will rely on digital technology for patient records.
Indiana Heart Hospital won't use paper or film-based medical
records. The hospital will function with complete, up-to- date, fully electronic patient records that clinicians can view instantly, from inside the hospital or at remote locations.



Business First of Louisville 01/25/02
Sweeping the paper trail
http://louisville.bcentral.com/louisville/stories/2002/01/28/focus3.html

by Linda Romine
"Oh, my God, what is this?"
That was Nettie Irvin Reeves' reaction when she opened her
mail one day.


Business First of Louisville 01/25/02
Internet-based filing services geared to employers
http://louisville.bcentral.com/louisville/stories/2002/01/28/story5.html

by Linda S. Morris
Employers now can file quarterly unemployment wage and tax
reports and make unemployment insurance payments with the
state of Kentucky without using paper or checks.



Dallas Morning News 01/28/02
Menninger archives moved to state historical society
http://www.dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/ap/stories/AP_STATE_0651.html


The Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. – Dr. Karl Menninger's archives, described by one historian as the finest set in the field of psychiatry, have been moved as part of a lawsuit settlement.
The historic documents include rare letters by Sigmund Freud,
Florence Nightingale, Margaret Mead and William James.


Sun-Sentinel 01/28/02
Gaps in driver's license system make identity theft a snap in Florida
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-0128idtheft.story?coll=sfla%2Dhome%2Dheadlines

by Sally Kestin
Security gaps in Florida’s driver’s license system make identity theft the fastest-growing crime in the country, shockingly easy to commit, a statewide grand jury has concluded.
“Brokers” prowl parking lots of driver’s license offices, offering to sell fraudulent birth certificates and other documents needed to obtain a license, the grand jury found.


Sun-Sentinel 01/28/02
Popular historians making own scandalous history
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-badhistoryjan28.story?coll=sfla%2Dsports%2Dheadlines

By Hillel Italie
The Associated Press
Times are strange for history writers. Stephen Ambrose is accused of stealing material. Doris Kearns Goodwin admits she copied language from other texts. David McCullough acknowledges he misquoted Thomas Jefferson. Joseph Ellis confesses he lied about his own past.


Sun-Sentinel 01/28/02
Editorial: New Policy Worth Trouble
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/editorial/sfl-edittmlicensejan28.story?coll=sfla%2Dnews%2Deditorial


A new state policy designed to prevent driver's licenses from getting into the wrong hands is creating major inconveniences among non-American citizens applying for licenses and state identification cards.


Myrtle Beach Sun 01/28/02
Enron employees offer souvenirs on eBay
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/sunnews/2556511.htm

by Wendy Tanaka
PHILADELPHIA — Billions of dollars in life savings were lost in the Enron Corp. debacle - but some enterprising souls are recouping at least a little of their money.
Nearly 2,000 souvenirs bearing the Enron logo, many coming from former company employees, are being auctioned on the eBay Web site. The objects have gained worldwide interest, and some have sold for more than $200 apiece.



New York Times 01/28/02
Hard-to-Miss Box of Shreds Catches F.B.I. Agent's Eye
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/28/business/28SHRE.html

By MICHAEL BRICK
Agents of both the F.B.I. and the Securities and Exchange Commission have expressed interest in reviewing the remains of documents that a former Enron (news/quote) executive said were recently shredded at the company's headquarters.


New York Times 01/28/02
Shredded Papers Key in Enron Case
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/28/business/28PROB.html

By KURT EICHENWALD
For all its eye-popping revelations, the Enron (news/quote) case presents an
enormous challenge to government investigators, one that could require years of
digging to unravel. At this point, no one knows for sure whether the actions that led to the collapse of the company constituted financial crimes, and, if they did, which should be the focus of the investigation.


Pioneer Planet 01/28/02
Legal wheels
http://www.pioneerplanet.com/news/mtc_docs/234241.htm


BY HANNAH ALLAM Pioneer Press

The elevator door slides open and there he is, the man who seems to know
all the secrets of the Ramsey County Courthouse.
No, not the navy-suited attorney to the left yapping about plea bargains on
his cell phone. And not the khaki-clad clerk to the right with the stack of
documents under his arm. The guy in the middle, the one in vivid cycling
gear, yellow-tinted sunglasses and the helmet, his courier bag swinging
jauntily from his shoulder.
It's the bike messenger.




Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
pakurilecz@aol.com
Richmond, Va