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The Ombudsman – Archives

OMBUDSMAN (SWEDISH)

  1. a government official (as in Sweden or New Zealand)

    appointed to receive and investigate complaints made by individuals

    against abuses or capricious acts of public officials.

  2. one that investigates reported complaints (as from

    students or consumers), reports findings, and helps to achieve equitable

    settlements.

  • Number

    2 (Winter 1995)

    It’s Only In Your Head by Pete Seal

    Number

    3 & 4 (Spring/Summer 1995)

    Let’s Stop The Insanity By Anthony Scro

    Presidential Notes By Stan Novick

    The Editor’s Letter

    Methaphobia: Us and Them By Ira Sobel

    Stigma: The Invisible Barrier By Herman Joseph and Joycelyn Woods

    Methadone Treatment in New York By M. Grenga and H. S. Nelson

    Remember Us (author’s name withheld)

    In Memory of John Mordaunt

    TRIPS No Longer Operating

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