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Well, for the past few months I've found myself part of that great American tradition, purchasing a new car. I finally sold my Jeep Cherokee. As I handed the title over, I was reminded of two of my infamous clients, the Leroys. They were a "mom and pop" team who, according to the government, had become quite astute in the business of forging car titles. Being a bright pair, the Leroys would allegedly visit a dealership, take a jag or Porche out for a test drive, make a key, steal the car, and manufacture an authentic-looking title. I didn't drink the government had much of a case until the prosecutor invited me to his office where he waved around a book he had found in the possession of the Leroys. The title was "How to Forge Car Titles."

So I thought about the Leroys as that new owner carefully perused my title, and again as I've been driving a variety of cars in the last few months, including a Volvo, a Chevy pickup, a Mazda, and a motorcycle. I figure if I keep this up for the next year I might never have to worry about another car tide.

Congratulations to Andre d'Hemecourt of Concord, N.H., who has been elected president of the New Hampshire Medical Society. Andre was born near New Orleans and attended Dartmouth Medical School. He was also trained in ophdialmology, specializing in the treatment of glaucoma, at the University of Connecticut in Hartford. He met his wife, Donna, at Dartmouth, and they made their home in Concord, N.H., where he worked in the ophthalmology clinic. They have three children: Kristen 10, Greg7, and Lia 3. Andre is right in the middle of our national healthcare debate and has stated that one area that must be improved is "access to medical care for children." He is also concerned that Medicare and Medicaid have lacked adequate cost controls, one failing that needs to be addressed in the new healthcare policy.

He has also commented that tinder Clinton's new healthcare plan there must be major cooperation between all groups including hospitals, doctors, and insurers, and that more doctors, particularly in internal medicine or general practice, will have to be enticed to rural areas. Congratulations and good luck to Andre.

Tom Reilly has been promoted to executive producer of Prime Ticket Network's new night sports show, "Press Box." Tom was previously the senior producer of "Press Box."

Sedrick Tydus is senior vice president and district manager of Wells Fargo Bank's San Francisco branches. He was recently featured in the San Francisco Sun Reporter for his work as mentor among the black youth in San Francisco. He runs 31 branches and frequendy interviews black and other minority youths seeking entry-level jobs at the bank. Sedrick says, "I try to expand their horizons and instill in them the vision that they can do more than they think they can even though, as minorities, they may have been raised to say 'I can't,' so they don't try. I always encourage them to say 'I can.'" After Dartmouth, Sedrick received an M.B.A. from Stanford. At the bank he is a member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee and a founding chairman of a subcommittee which focuses on supporting the efforts of employees who volunteer in educational programs. He is also on the board of directors of Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay. He is married with two children, lives in Piedmont, and sings in the Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church in Oakland.

I'm off to Harvard for two weeks to study negotiation and mediation.

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