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Lieut. General Russel Honoré has long legs, and he uses them to full effect. A lean 6 ft. 2 in., Honoré strides across the deck of the U.S. warship Iwo Jima as aides rush to keep up. He strides into a room full of admirals and generals and barks out orders. ("I want you to go and get it done," he says, telling them he has no time for progress reports.) He strides down the streets of New Orleans to correct his soldiers' comportment; he strides down tarmacs to waiting helicopters. He strides away from the Governor of Louisiana...
Only by Friday did some palpable help arrive, in the form of thousands of National Guard troops and lumbering convoys of supplies. Virtually alone, Lieut. General Russel Honore, commanding Joint Task Force Katrina, whom Mayor Nagin referred to as the John Wayne dude, seemed to be moving pieces into place. He was out in the streets with his troops, directing convoys and telling anxious Guardsmen to keep their weapons pointed down. He "came off the doggone chopper," Nagin said, "and he started cussing, and people started moving. And he's getting some stuff done. They ought to give that...
Responding to Dyken, Neurosurgeon James T. Robertson of the University of Tennessee agreed that the excess surgery is "indefensible." Other surgeons are not so quick to condemn current practice. Since thorough studies have not been conducted, says Dr. Russel Patterson, president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, "nobody knows whether the operation is overdone...
...high school journalism, Ledecky was awarded the Fred Russel-Grantland Rice Scholarship, a full ride to Vanderbilt University. While Ledecky was thrilled “because the finances were still tight,†he says his father...
...Russel Pergament's assault on New York City's ultracompetitive newspaper market is admirable for its audacity. Pergament is focusing on 18-to-34-year-olds, a segment that basically doesn't read newspapers. Last fall he launched amNewYork (circ. 209,000), a daily designed to attract the younger set by keeping news short and photos plentiful. It's free, it's small, and it's largely paid for by the Tribune Co., one of the nation's largest publishing companies. "What these kids like is fast, blather free and unbiased," he says. "Something to give them a good, comprehensive...