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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Tuesday March 26, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Association of Health Care Journalists: Chicago Tribune Team Exposes How the System Fails to Protect Patients From Sex Abusers
COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 26 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: When Chicago-area obstetrician-gynecologist Fabio Ortega pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two patients as they lay on his exam table, a reporter covering the case wondered how his abuse within a prominent health system was allowed to drag on. "One of the things that struck me was that some of the women alleged (in lawsuits that) he assaulted them after the health system where he worked knew   more

VFW Announces Top Teachers in National Contest
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 26 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars issued the following news release: The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the selection of the national top three teachers in its annual 2024 Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award contest. Established in 1999 and named after former VFW National Commander John Smart and retired VFW Quartermaster General Larry Maher, the award recognizes our nation's top teachers for their exceptional commitme  more