Lawmakers Question Need for Health Plan
Kansas health officials backed Gov. Sebelius health care plan to expand child coverage but lawmakers pressed why thousands of currently eligible children are not in programs. Sen Jim Barnett argued for boosting enrollment in existing programs before expanding entitlements. Sebelius proposes 4 million in state funds to raise income limits for HealthWave coverage.
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Toreka
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Jim Barnett
R-Emporia
Sebelius
Kansas Pushes For National Biodefense Facility
Kansas plans a full court press to attract the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to either Leavenworth County or Manhattan. State officials will unveil a team of political heavyweights next month, likely including Dan Glickman and John Carlin, to coordinate the effort. Tom Thornton of the Kansas Bioscience Authority leads the push, while Leavenworth County Commissioner Clyde Graber cited Bob Dole as joining, a claim Thornton refuted.
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Kansas
Leavenworth County
Manhattan
U.S. Agriculture
Dan Glickman
John Carlin
Tom Thornton
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Leavenworth
Clyde Graeber
U.S
Bob Dole
Thornton
Missing Lawrence woman Lesley Smith still hoped alive
Lesley Smith, 41, disappeared January 26, 2004 from the Anderson family home in western Lawrence after leaving behind her purse and meds. Her mother Marilyn Anderson and stepfather Gary Anderson seek answers amid news of two kidnapped boys found alive in Kirkwood, Missouri.
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Lesley Smith
Smith
Marilyn Anderson
Anderson
Gary
Quail Creek Drive
Lawrence
Andersons
Kirkwood
Nick Krup
Joura Gary
Second straight year of decline in cancer deaths seen
The American Cancer Society reports 2004 cancer deaths fell 3,014, led by drops in colon and rectal cancers. Women show the first big declines in tobacco driven tumors as lung cancer rates plateau and begin to fall, signaling a long term downward trend aided by screening and treatment advances.
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American Cancer Society
U.S
Elizabeth Ward
United States
Bands Struggle With Name Choice In Pulse Friday
A Pulse report notes bands wrestling over what to name themselves as Friday approaches. The piece highlights tension and debate within the group as they seek a clear identity and public reception.
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