On Sun, 29 Dec 2024, James S. Barr wrote:
> https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-president-jimmy-carter-dies-100-rcna42410?cid=eml_nbn_20241229&user_email=f37fdd0309950b4c411fe4d16f4ccfc90d1da7a8800843026a230175e27a2a47&utm_campaign=breakingnews&%243p=e_sailthru&_branch_match_id=1345196714242531824&utm_medium=Email%20Sailthru&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA02OzWrDMBCEn8a5OdZf7LhgSmnJa4i1tIqVWLJYKZhe%2BuyVD4XCHna%2BYWdnKSXlt66Ls4m45zOkdF59fHYyvTdCyTShzuDXstDrVMFG%2Fu4jrPpF67Qcx438aMStzr7v578Ys4VK0rb64k3%2Bt7aHXbXbKCC1iTB7i7G0Dx%2FCd2uASsXWY245Yy2ZCEoozhp5M9428gvDquMctWAVCzE2on9lJI2htqy%2Bk4Ozlkk2jhc2K6M4d6gs750yxpmRWW5hgOuVsauSTPQgJOPDBcUAAtRw5JWgDYQE%2Fh5r4kwITx%2FvR%2FPTD6FDoir1TNteP0%2BfC20BfwFTH2gBSQEAAA%3D%3Dÿÿ
> Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
>
nbcnews.com
> NBC News reporting that former president Jimmy Carter has passed at 100.
People can argue about his term in office (let's not go there...)
but I suspect everyone will praise his work in coming "this close"
to eliminating Guinea-Worm disease
[cnn report]
The parasitic worm can cause debilitating pain and complications,
disrupting lives and carrying a significant financial burden. About 3.5
million people had the parasite in the mid-1980s, when Carter turned his
attention to the problem, but case numbers are down to just 13 as of 2022,
according to preliminary totals from the Carter Center.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/22/health/jimmy-carter-guinea-worm/index.html