i I Ili .1 I ('I left, il I. lif@i'l *t(DOI NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE Office of the Director DATE: f TO: RE: FROM: Donald A.B. Lindberg lindberg@lhc.nlm.nih.gov Director National Library of Medicine 38/2E-07 o (301) 496-6221 Bethesda, Maryland 20894 FAX o (301) 496-445( May 17, 1991 Donald Lindberg National Library of Medicine 8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20894 Dear Dr. Lindberg, As you requested, I have enclosed my resum6 and several writing samples. I thought that the information meeting on the 15th was very useful and I am excited about the possibilities of helping to develop the materials for the conference on the Regional Medical Programs. As you have noted, I have already begun some preliminary research on the project and will have the time in June and July to do additional research and writing if the project goes ahead. At your direction I will work out the details of the contract with Bob Mehnert. In addition to the historical importance of the Regional Medical Programs, I feel strongly that there may also be the potential of creating yet another perspective on the spiraling costs and problems of health care delivery. I hope I can be of some help with the project. If you have any questions, please give me a call. Yours truly, M. Owen Korsmo Carriage House 918 Maryland Ave. NE Washington, DC 20002 4 Enc. M. Owen Korsmo Carriage House, 918 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 544.3294 WOPK HisToRy Research Fellowship, National Statute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD. Wrote reports and related materials concerning the development of neuropsychologic drugs. (February 198@present) Executive Editor, The Fauquier Democrat, Warrenton, VA. Edited and designed 14,000 circulation weekly newspaper; supervised staff of twelve; wrote a@,ard-winning columns, editorials. Winner of the 1987 Virginia Press Association Sweepstakes Award for best large weekly newspaper in Virginia. (June 1987-june 1988) Director, Owen & Associates, Washington, D.C. Produced, directed and presented market research, print advertising, logo designs and coordinated promotional campaigns. (1986-1987) Creative Director; Member, Board of Directors, JCG Advertising, Fairfax, VA. Conceived, wrote and supervised design of multimedia campaigns; made client presentations. (1983-1986) Editor, Skyway Newspapers, Minneapolis, MN. Responsible for all editorial content of four newspapers per week; developed, supervised special sections; wrote celebrity interviews, managed staff of five. (1982) Editor, @eapo@ Magazine, Minneapolis, MN. Initiated and directed redesign of glossy, bimonthly city magazine; wrote marketing strategy and editorial philosophy statement. (1981) Managing Editor, Twin Cities Reader, Minneapolis, MN. Responsible for editorial contentof altcmative/entertainment weekly newspaper; developed editorial policy; designed cover concepts; supervised staff of eight; wrote weekly column. (1979- 1980) Advertising Writer, Dayton's Deparunent Stores, Minneapolis, MN. Wrote and coordinated award-winning print advertising campaigns. (1977-1979) EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, degree program combined journalism, broadcast and fine arts; GPA 3.7; graduated 1976. London Iite@ @titute, London, England. Studied creative writing, film and photography. (1973-197zi) RR-LATED E)CPERIENCE SHORTS, An Anthology, Washington, D.C. Published and co-edited volume of poetry and fiction by new Washington writers. (1987) Research Coordinator, Haifa Projec@ Haifa, Israel. Developed, implemented and interpreted survey of Arab Christian conununity in Haifa for Anglican Church. (1970-1972) Farm Laborer, Kibbutz Zikirn, Israel. (1970) An Abridged History THEY-P,E @ FIVE @ERS reaching out to five@finger excercise. It is also the oldest This idea got strong support from citizens Virginia. The bridges from the District to bridge to Teach into Virginia, although at groups as well as the National Capital Virginia channel visitors and commuters the time, 1797, the far shore was still part of Planning Commission. They were ignored, alike through approaches that offer five PierTe L'Enfant's 10-mile square. (Our side and today the pioneering conservationist different perspectives on our multi-faceted of the Potomac was returned to us in 1864.) would probably be less than honored by his neighbor. Whether we are whi=ing across The present bridge was built in 1940 and l@ namesake. the Potomac anticipating the dance of the rests securely on foundations of the piers of Like so many other grand ventures, city or mindlocked in the dolors of daily 1870. Its predecessors, however, were a Arlington Memorial Bridge began as a commuting, we often overlook the tales short-lived lot. The first bridge collapsed political platitude, President Andrew These bridges have to tell. Each finger points after seven years, and its replacement lasted Jackson gazed over the river and envisioned out something unique. only six months before a freshet swept it a bridge symbolizing the tenuous union Sure, none are as majestic as the Brooklyn away. The third attempt gave its name to all between North and South. Bridge, nor as delicately beautiful as the subsequent bridges there. Supported entirely It was not until the 1920's that plans were Bridge of Sighs; but to be fair, none have by iron chains, the innovative structure had seriously considered and then, ironically, it t, displayed the heads of traitors either. Like a wooden deck that gave a disconcertingly was because of a traffic jam. In 1921, with 8the city itself, the Potomac River bridges rhythmic passage across the river. the nearly completed Lincoln Memorial offer five individual views: pastoral, lyrical, Chain Bridge offers a bucolic entrance to rising just across the river, the remains of innocuous, imperial, and utilitarian. As for this far tip of the District. Although its the Unknown Soldier were interred in the Maryland bridges, that is another story perpendicular approaches are awkward, few Arlington Cemetery. The logistics for for another time. of its 24,000 commuters seem to mind. With getting the dignitaries to the cemetery were thickly wooded banks, Chain Bridge's awkward and the traffic-tied politicians felt tV CHMN BRME IS TM digit of this verdant view provides a glimpse of what prompted to revive plans for a major Washington might have looked like as a ceremonial route. Nineteenth-Century village. Today, it's a bit Construction took six years and included like coming through the back door. steps to the river's edge for arrivals by ship Key Bridge, representing the ring finger, is at the "Watergate." Imposing, stolid, self, the most romantic of the D.C.-Virginia consciously monumental, Memorial Bridge spans, but then it doesn't have much does not invite a casual nod, it demands a competition. crisp salute. Just within view downstream is Just north of the present bridge stood one the utilitarian thumb of D.C. crossings: the of the oddest engineering structures ever 14th Street Bridge. Originally called Long built. The old Aqueduct Bridge created a Bridge, this was the second span to cross the waterway ow the river for canal barge Potomac. Its first major replacement was in traffic, beginning in 1833. During the Civil 1901 when Congress authorized a railroad War, it was drained and used for more and highway bridge at the site. It's now the conventional vehicles. busiest of the bridges into Washington. Key Bridge is a dwic in at least one The so-called "Twin Bridges" were built other respect: cost. Designed by Nathan C. in 1950 and 1962, dedicated respectively to Wyeth as a double-deck structure, it was cut the Revolutionary General Rochambeau, back to one deck due to escalating costs. and the Founding Father, George Mason. Nevertheless, its final price tag in 1923 still But such historical footnotes go virtually came to a whopping $2.5 miuion-rwice the unnoticed in the clamor of 212,000 vehicles original estimate. pouring over its spans each day. This is up Many consider Key's southerly neighbor, considerably from 1908, when tmffic Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, a mistake. included 103 automobiles, 543 pedestrians, Although it offers a dazzling glimpse of and 8 equestrians per day. monuments and the Kennedy Center, many Although a bridge's function is pretty drivers barely notice the Roosevelt Bridge as basic-to keep people from getting wet-it they skirt off Interstate 66 over the river does far more than that alone. Bridges set a into a mngle of exits. A 1955 study stage, frame a view, make a statement. And indicated that a runnel would have cost no for Virginians. the bridges into Washington more than a bridge and would have otTer a quintet of unique fingerprints. preserved a considerable amount of shore. -M @ Kmm 24 NEW DC)WNION Nmembc,/@bT 19M THURSDAI', ALICIIST 20,19R7 Editorial 'Litter' c3%p@eaking - -c7 he morning was clear and mercifully cooler. Paddy Katzen, Taccompanied by her boys, and the vivacious Jane RoweAith her little daughter in tow, met as planned at the Rail Stop Restaurant in The Plains. The ladies were not meeting for a leisurely, brunch. They had come prepared to work. In fact, the task N@,asii't particularly appetizing. Outfitted with reflector vests and sturdy gloves and masses of plastic bags, these elegant ladies were out, not to collect posies, but to gather trash. They didn't expect to be alone in their efforts. The word had gone out, and A,as all but ignored. Publicly iiid privately, Mrs. Katzc-n has been lobbying foi- volunteers to assist her efforts. It's a dii-t.N, job, and @iobody wants to do it. There was one notable exco])tioii. John A(liiiis, ellairiiitii of th@ county's 1,oard of Sul)ervisori;, %%-as the loije volunteer to help them in cleaning the roadways. "The first thing we cleared the stre(@ts of lj(,ol)le!" quipped Jane Rowe. Even passersby seemed toin,oid them as thev proceeded with their thankless task on littei,-sti,e%k,n Route 626. In this age of groundwater contamination, acid i-ain aiid toxic waste, beer-bottle pollution often appears trivial. It isn't. The aesthetic insult, of course, is what most of us react to, particularly in FauquierA,here we Eke to see our countr3, roads streN%,ii with nothing more offensive thanAildfloN%,ers. T@ii-., blight is not cheal) to (-lean up. Vii-giiiii annually pays more than $2 million to clean ul) the statl,'s i-uzi(ls. Fiuqtilei, County alone sl)eiids on the average V3,000 to I)ick ul) the cai-elt-ss clutter, and clearly it is not enough. That',; where Mrs. Katzen and her cohorts come in. These women have a righteous indignation ind a messianic zeal when it comes to Etter. They are not going to let anything stop them, not even the disappointing al)ath@, of some of their fellow citizens. But this loyal cadre realizes they siml)l,@, can't do it ilone. It takes troops to battle a fu(-, this ubiquitous. They are approaching it on two strategic froi)ts: offensive and The3- ti-e working to get people involved in I)ell)iiig do N%,hit they are more than willing to do themselves. The simple gi-unt-%\,oi-k: pick up i bottle, a can, a paper plate. They are not ignoring the cause either. Carelessness and thoughtlessness are difficult enemies to address. The goal is to get people to think before they toss that candy-wrapper. To achieve this, they are creating a promotional campaign that makes this uns(-enily subject not only approachable, but fun. These efforts are more than just eivicly laudable; they are profoundly important. The underlying message is that we must take responsibility for the world in which we live. All of it. Even down to the point of a single cigarette butt. We do not own thiR world; it is mer(@Iv lent to us for a short time and then we must pass it on. Its care and safekeeping are our C-J,: inside back The' Thursday, October 15,1987 irbe fauquier ;Democrat On the'road, a lea weekend retreat They're called "Leafers," just because his master takes to ogling - term, "pre-peak." The tinges of ve@lbon certairdy produced one of the deepest fall's fanfare. ochre, russet and orange were subtle. t I nights of rest I have had in months. It is a ter7n goner-Ally applied to those , ant Refreshed, renewed and fully Leafed, against a background that was still verci city folks wh(, drive out through the So, packed with hUdng boots, dog food OWEN green. I prefer colors this way; the gentle we headed home. country and gawk at the autumnal and an abbreviated map, we headed KORSMO hue, instead of in the @dent shrill of full- I still maintain that West Virginia plumage, westward on a trip I estimated to take an tflt color. maps were made by a drunk cartographer. I hive to adniit that I joined their hour and a half, maybe "45 minutes without The same roa traffic." It was an embarrassingl Coming down a Mountainside we d can have four different ranks with a weekend in West Virginia. y saw a numbers. And if you believe the signs, you @o doe in a small clearing. She looked up and The destinati n was an off-season aid optimistic speculation, one that I should are actually going two different directions resort nestled in the mountains have kept to myself. It came back to haunt froze in statuesque elegance. For an at the same time. I felt as though we had surrounding Canaan Valley which, on the me frequently over the weekend. Fear and instant every sense seemed to be been dropped into a game called 'Mountain map, looked just a squiggle away from the a half hours later we numbly crept into our momentarily suspended, time stopped. Maze.@ end point of Interstate 66. This was the rented condo. at it was It was one of those small miracles of It took @ brittle hours to crosa the first of many misleading assumptions, I will maintain to the end th They serve something that is dark and hot nature, a charged connection that made me frontier and regain the safe smooth Leafing was just the excuse for the the mal;s fault. Navigation is assumed to and liquid, but its resemblance to coffee take a longer look. Just that. Not much at security of 1-66. weekend. The real attrac- ion was escaping be an innate masculine skill. Magellan all when you try to capture it in words, but rank@ by the time stops there. We were tired and c . telephones and deadlines-, the bonus was would not have blamed a faulty sextant. somehow it made a difference. we got home, but I'll always have the the technicolored landscape. Getting away But, as I weaMy pointed out. we made it, We lidn't even take cameras. To be a genuine ieafer you needto have a Kodak The dog seampered around in a sa@g memory of that steadfast doe was the point - we i 4&t didn't think it was and coming back will surely iR easier. confusion of maddening scents and we and her unflinching gain. thAtfar away. We discovered that, aside from dog hanging around your neck. continued back to the lodge. All of which may only prove that the food and fetch-em toys, we were sadly Despite the delays and minor irritants, In preparation, I considered putting Aloutain air has the somnolent effects while road to autumn is not a the dog in a kennel, but didn't. He is, I undereqiiipded for the weekend. Just a it was walking in the mountains that we is to reasoned, another member of the family hint: Top on'the list for a West Virgins had come for and that didn't disappoint. of a lullaby. Or maybe it was the red wine , straightforward path, Leafing well and one who doesn't d@rve imprisonment sojourn needs to be good, strong coffee. The trees were, to use an advertising (which came chilled). 'Me combination thebestrevenge.