Kansas mental hospitals face overcapacity amid Medicaid woes
Osawatomie State Hospital holds about 190 patients of 176 capacity and Rainbow Health Facility in Kansas City Kansas runs over capacity while Larned State Hospital remains under capacity. State and federal Medicaid funding shortages push patients to state facilities and raise safety concerns. Community services offer limited inpatient options, and lawmakers are urged to fund Medicaid or reform health care.
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Larned State Hospital
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Omens and quotes from hurricane aftermath and Olympic remarks
Port Charlotte resident describes Hurricane Charley aftermath as hellish. Israeli minister comments on Palestinian prisoners hunger strike. Lamar Odom comments after the U S team loses 92 to 73 to Puerto Rico, urging pride for Puerto Rico’s performance.
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Tzachi Hanegbi
Puerto Rico
U.S
Lamar Odom
Reader feedback address and contact options
The Telegram invites reader feedback via email, editor by fax or phone, and mail. Provide Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 and use extension 201 for inquiries.
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Uptia Peu
N. Seventh St
Garden City
First Amendment text citation summary
The statement details the core provisions of the First Amendment, outlining protection for religion freedom speech press assembly and petition. It emphasizes limits on government action that would establish religion or restrict these rights.
Kansas schools show gains amid budget cuts and focus
Kansas education officials say most districts are improving student achievement despite years of tight budgets. Gains are linked to curriculum alignment and a relentless focus on essential teaching, with some districts cutting preschool and after school programs to preserve staff.
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Kansas
Alexa Pochowski
Learning Services
Pochowski
Ron Wiener
The
Education Trust
Washington, D.C
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Henry Johnson
Johnson
Shawnee County
Terry Bullock
Kansas Supreme Court
Bullock
Wichita
Topeka
State Board of Education
A Hispanic Democrat questions party's minority approach
Alvaro Cifuentes, former Puerto Rico governor's chief of staff and DNC Hispanic Caucus chair, advocates poverty focus over race based grievance. He argues Democrats misread Hispanic community needs, supports limited affirmative action as a transitional measure, and predicts assimilation challenges for new immigrants. He urges shifting away from the aggrieved minority paradigm and notes political risk for the party.
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Alvaro Cifuentes
Dems
Cifuentes
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Pedro Rosello
Democratic National Committee
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Texas
Arizona
Ramirez
Martinez
America
Jesse Jackson
al Sharpton
Terry) McAuliffe
Mother Nature's quirky 2004 weather reflections in Kansas
The column muses on a wild 2004 in Kansas with April and August swapped, garden oddities like oversized moon flowers and pumpkins, and weather deviations from The Old Farmer's Almanac. It weaves in cultural notes on Mother Nature's persona and etiquette author Judith Martin, plus a note on Methuselah life expectancy research and a final email prompt to Dolores Hope.
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Miss Manners
Washingtonian Magazine
Martin
Washington Post
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Washington, D.C
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