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Wednesday July 31, 2002

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12:06Urban Institute: Nursing Homes

As the Washington suburbs continue to gray, many wonder about the quality of care in our area's nursing homes. Join Kojo as our Urban Institute series looks at measuring treatment in long-term care facilities.

Guests

Jane Tilly, senior researcher, Urban Institute

Joani Latimer, State Long Term Care Ombudsman for the Commonwealth of Virginia

Katie Sloan, Senior Vice President, Member Services, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging

Carol Schwartz, D.C. Councilmember (R-At Large), chairperson of the Committee on Public Works and the Environment

13:06Freemasons

As a secret membership organization, the Freemasons have been widely copied, often misunderstood, and occasionally vilified. Enter the secret society of the world's oldest fraternity, and hear about the history, rituals, and conspiracy theories that surround the Masons.

Guests

S. Brent Morris, Masonic historian; Director, Membership Development, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

Steven C. Bullock, Professor of History, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; author of Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order 1730-1840 (Univ. of North Carolina Press)

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