ALS sufferers rely on partners as care challenges rise
The Salvinis and the Smalter-Nascimento pair illustrate ALS trials, with Michele Salvini caring for Hiram at home amid mounting costs and limited public aid. Kent Smalter and Angela Nascimento, by contrast, organize a large care team after his diagnosis, facing medical, legal, and emotional hurdles while maintaining hope and dedication.
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Interchange plan moves forward in Douglas County
Douglas County Commissioners plan to approve a 528000 county share of a 17200000 contract with the Kansas Department of Transportation and Lawrences for a new interchange at South Lawrence Traff icway and Bob Billings Parkway Construction is set to start in March 2014 in a western Lawrence area slated for growth The meeting at 6335 p m in the county courthouse will also review a private land strip permit in southwest Douglas County first approved in 2002 and lapsed this year plus appointments to the Emergency Management Board and State Emergency Response Commission and discussions on asphalt equipment a new financial software system and related procurements
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Kansas lawmakers lash at federal health care law
Kansas’s all Republican delegation urged care on federal health policy during a Wichita convention. They warned a government shutdown or debt limit fight could derail ObamaCare delays and delays in enrollment, while pressuring for budget fixes and tax code changes.
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Journal-World seeks health care stories on ACA effects
The Journal-World invites community residents to share how the Affordable Care Act will impact their health care. Profiles sought across diverse groups from students to seniors, individuals without insurance to contented users, small to large businesses. Contact Giles Bruce with story ideas.
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