KU Medical Center reaches affiliations to expand regional health care
The University of Kansas Medical Center, KU Hospital, and Kansas University Physicians Inc reach affiliation agreements after lengthy talks. The deal includes closer ties with St Luke’s Hospital, a $70 million medical office building, and expanded funding for heart research and cardiovascular fellowships. The teams aim for broader cancer center designation to boost federal research dollars and trials.
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Kansas University Physicians Inc
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Mammoth Medical Center
National Cancer Institute
Questions linger after zoo tiger kills man
Marilza Sousa questions police and zoo officials after the Siberian tiger escaped and killed Carlos Sousa Jr. at the San Francisco Zoo. Wiryo Hamidi searches through mud in an Indonesian village devastated by a landslide, hoping to find buried relatives and bury them.
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Marilza Sousa
San Francisco Zoo
Carlos Sousa Jr
Wiryo Hamidi
Telegram invites signed letters to editor for publication
The Telegram profiles letters to the editor, noting they must be signed with writer’s address and phone number and will be confirmed before publication. All letters may be edited for libel and length, with a 500 word limit. thank you letters are general, form letters and business testimonials are not printed. Address: 310 N Seventh St, Garden City KS 67846.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
First Amendment Text Cited in Public Debate
The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. It protects freedom of speech and the press, and grants the right to assemble peacefully and petition the government for redress of grievances.
Holidays in Panama prove second year brighter
The author describes Panama holiday celebrations from Halloween through New Year. Expatriates mark Thanksgiving differently, focus on charity, and enjoy events like the Boquete Christmas Concert with multilingual carols and fireworks. The piece ends with hopeful wishes for 2008 and a nod to the Jayhawks.
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Central America
el Labor
Canada
Las Vegas
Jayhawks
Media tabloidization taints 2008 campaign coverage
Kathleen Parker laments the pre caucus frenzy that fixates on sex lives and religion over policy. She notes how Couric and others amplify rumors about John Edwards, Huckabee, and Hillary Clinton, while standard political discourse is drowned out by sensationalism. The piece warns this trend erodes leadership and civic judgment amid a volatile election year.
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John Edwards
Edwards
America
Barack Obama
Light Bulb Theory of Materialism Amid Christmas Blackout
Kristin Van Tassel English from Bethany College writes about an ice storm that blacked Plains states, triggering reflection on life with or without electric light. She links dependence on lighting to consumption, recalls rural Kansas hardship, laments clutter, notes solstice traditions, and urges resilient, decentralized grid and better LEDs as a New Year resolution.
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Plains States
Kansas
China
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