Smudging Allowed in New St. Alexius Mediation Room
Sherman Iron Shield says burning sacred herbs in St. Alexius Medical Center elevators aided his son George after a gunshot wound. The hospital unveiled a 350000 solarium and meditation room to permit smudging and ceremonies by Native American patients and visitors, a first for a private hospital according to Tex Hall.
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Sherman
St. Alexius Medical Center
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Iron Shield
Tex Hall
North Dakota
National Congress of American Indians
Indian Health Service
Hall
St. Alexius
American Hospital Association
Washington
Multiculturalism shape at St. Alexius Hospital expands faith rooms
Amy Lee notes rooms set aside for non-Christian patients while St. Alexius reports a 79 percent rise in American Indian admissions from 1998 to 2002 to 5,760 of 72,000. A 12 by 20 foot meditation room serves non-Christian faiths and Muslim prayers toward Mecca, used by Syed Hassan and about a dozen Muslim doctors.
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St. Alexius Hospital
Nancy Willis
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
Renee Zastoupil
Mecca
Syed Hassan
St. Alexius
Hassan
Scout spirit overcomes tragic start to Jamboree
At Fort A.P. Hill Virginia the National Boy Scout Jamboree faced tragedy and heat as four Alaska leaders were electrocuted and over 300 participants needed care. officials confirmed a heart attack death and a fatal electrical accident while thousands endured 90 plus degree heat for the kick off arena show and ongoing activities.
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Washington Post
A.P. Hill
Army Base
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Bush
Garrett Vogel
Richmond
North Carolina
Gregg Shields
Boy Scouts
Shields
Associated Press
Pete Galli
Fort Myers
Fla
Northwest Airlines hires guards to guard mechanics
Northwest Airlines has hired security guards at Detroit Metro Airport and Minneapolis St Paul International Airport as an August 20 strike deadline nears. The tactic follows a bitter labor dispute with mechanics and prompted fears of layoffs at Northwest hubs. Ted Ludwig of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association reports guards videotaping flight attendants and mechanics during picketing at the Detroit area building.
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Northwest Airlines Inc
Detroit Metro
Northwest
Metro Airport
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Vance International Inc
Ted Ludwig
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Local 33
Bloomington
Minn
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