11.  In a written statement Tuesday, the two public members urged a go-slow approach to changing Medicare.

12.  Last year, Davis named Paula Ross as a public member of the board.

13.  Mason was chairman of the nominating committee that selected public members for the new board.

14.  Now, the commission has five public members and four funeral industry members.

15.  Of the nine members, five are public members, three represent the industry and one represents grazing interests.

16.  Once the board was established, Vitale lobbied to become its first public member.

17.  Peter Vitale, who is the public member on the board overseeing home inspectors, got his job in large part by complaining about a home inspector.

18.  Public members like these may not discern technical flaws in lesson plans, but could enhance the credibility of the process.

19.  Public members are not supposed to have financial ties to the profession.

20.  Public members include Bruce Eastlake, Genna Jones and Marge Wright.