Menninger Clinic in Topeka faces financial crossroads
The famed Menninger Clinic, founded in 1925, contends with a $2.9 million fiscal 1999 deficit and $1.2 million shortfall in early 2000. To cut losses, it has cut about 140 positions, sold land, and may close the large Topeka campus though some presence could remain. Mental health funding pressures affect other facilities nationwide.
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Menninger Clinic
Topeka
W. Walter Menninger
Menninger
Menninger Foundation
C.F. Menninger
Will
Karl
America
U.S. News and World Report
Clinic
Kansas
Twain Death Noted in Red ding Connecticut April 21 1910
Public notice recalls the death of Samuel Langhorne Clemens known as Mark Twain on April 21 1910 in Red ding Connecticut and notes his lasting literary impact.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain
Redding
Conn
McCain Won’t Quit the 2004 Campaign Drama
Washington columnist Sandy Grady notes John McCain’s refusal to quit after losing in 2000, his electrifying stage presence, and the friction with George W. Bush. The piece surveys McCain’s self criticism, potential 2004 ambitions, and a possible Bush veep offer to harness GOP voters.
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Washington
John McCain
John
Bush
McCain
Vince Lombardi
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Mo Udall
Bruce Babbitt
George W. Bush
al Gore
Jawin
Columbia University
New Hampshire
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Saigon
NBC
Vietnam
South Carolina
Columbia
Stars & Bars
S.C. Senate
Colin Powell
Kennedy
Lbj
Reagan
George W
Straight Talk Express
Hanoi
Sandy Grady
Philadelphia Daily News
Fathers as Essential as Mothers in Custody Strife
Leonard Pitts argues fathers are often treated as expendable despite their crucial role. He cites Juan Miguel Gonzalez and Elian to show how society undervalues fathers, urging renewed respect, connection, and prominence for paternal roles for children's well being.
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Happy Landing
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Elian
Miami
Juan Miguel
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Leonardpitts
Mindspring
Public praise for inclusive schools at Southwest Junior High
Carol Huffman of Lawrence commends Southwest Junior High for inclusive education praising students with disabilities. She highlights Becky, a cheerleader with assistive tech, and notes peer support, team inclusion, and overall positive change in attitudes toward special education.
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Southwest Junior High
Becky
Carol Huffman
Lawrence
Procession on Massachusetts Street Draws Crowd Despite Chill
In 1975 a large crowd lined Massachusetts Street for a colorful KU related parade despite cool weather. KU officials had given up on raising the expenditure ceiling for the KU Medical Center for the remainder of the fiscal year and the duration of the current hiring freeze remained unclear.
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Kansas Relays
Massachusetts Street
Kansas University
Town Shop Opens New Facility At 839 Mass
Ken Whitenight and Al Hack own and run Town Shop. The newly located store formally opened its facilities at 839 Mass. Both owners have Pennsylvania backgrounds and are active in local events and Kansas University projects.
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Ken Whitenight
al Hack
Mass
Pennsylvania
Kansas University
Kansas State University salary critique prompts higher pay demand
The April 21 1900 Lawrence Journal editorial argues the state cannot fund a top university by turning it into a training school for eastern colleges. It asserts first class instructors require top wages and notes Kansas high schools pay better, urging men on Mount Oread to accept salary increases of one to three thousand dollars.
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Lawrence Journal
Board of Regents
State of Kansas
Kansas
Mount’ Oread
Harpest
Watkins Community Museum
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