Pearl Harbor memory fades for Bud Moore at Babcock Place
Bud Moore, a Lawrence native and WWII Navy veteran, marks the Dec 7 anniversary at Babcock Place with a wreath and flags though few memorial events occur. He recalls boot camp in Idaho, USS Guadalcanal service hunting German subs, and wartime journeys to Casablanca and Bermuda. He urges younger generations to remember.
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Melissa Lacey
Coral Sea
Former Topeka hospital grounds sold to private firms
Gov. Bill Graves and state leaders approved agreements granting Cumberland Land Holdings of Chicago the option to buy 40 acres at Topeka State Hospital grounds for a potential distribution center. Opus Northwest would acquire 91 acres for office and tech parks, with Cumberland having six months to exercise.
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Nurses vote to form union at Menorah Medical Center
In Overland Park 145 nurses backed union representation at Menorah, 111 opposed among 283 eligible, with Health Midwest potentially objecting within seven days. NLRB will certify the bargaining unit if no objection is filed, says spokesman Cathleen McCann for Nurses United for Improved Patient Care.
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Menorah Medical Center
National Labor Relations Board
Health Midwest
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NLRB
Menorah
Cathleen McCann
Nurses United For
Outsiders to help pay for Rice County jail project
Rice County plans a 66 bed jail to house local, out of county and federal prisoners. Revenue from federal and out of county prisoner housing is intended to pay the $4.8 million construction debt, with compliance to federal standards central to repayment.
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Milton Gillespie
Dill
Gillespie
American Corrections Assn
American Corrections Assny
Jackson County
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