FBI to post Peltier case files online for 25th anniversary
The FBI will upload photos, documents, and other evidence from the Leonard Peltier case to its website as supporters mark the 25th anniversary of the Pine Ridge shootout. Peltier, 55, is serving two life terms for the deaths of Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams, which he denies. The online materials also cover the death of Joe Stuntz and include weaponry and vehicles from the incident.
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Leonard Peltier
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
FBI
Peltier
Burrus
Pension issue looms in Kansas Senate primary race
In Ottawa, a tight Aug. 1 GOP primary in the 12th state Senate District pits incumbent Sen. Robert Tyson against Vern Chesbro a former state GOP chairman. Pension funding and diverting benefits are central issues with local residents like 84 year old Max Shoemaker opposing the governor's plans. The contest could shape Senate leadership as votes hinge on pension policy and party division.
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Ottawa
Senior Citizens’ Center
Max Shoemaker
Senate
Robert Tyson
Parker
Vern Chesbro
Ottawa Telecommunications
State Pension Fund
Chesbro
Bill Graves
Tyson
Shoemaker
Graves
Kansas
Anderson
Franklin
Linn
Miami County
Bourbon County
Trent LeDoux
GOP
Longtime Republican figures Vern Chesbro and Robert Tyson profiled
Vern Chesbro of Ottawa, 74, longtime Republican activist, served as executive director of the Kansas Republican Party in 1984 to 1985 and as state chairman from 1986 to 1987. Robert Tyson, 59, of Parker, helped form a Young Republicans chapter at Ottawa University and has been active in GOP politics since, elected to the state Senate in 1996.
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Vern Chesbro
Ottawa
Republican Party
Robert Tyson
Parker
Young Republicans Chapter
Ottawa University
GOP
State Senate
Rural Medicare cuts cripple rural home health care nationwide
The 1997 Balanced Budget Act slashed pay for home health care and portable X rays, triggering agency closures in rural Missouri and Kansas and raising ambulance costs. Providers warn rural elderly lose access as costs shift to patients. lawmakers debate restoring payments and boosting funding.
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Washington
Congress
Clinton
Missouri
Kansas
Zachary Evans
St. Joseph
Evans
House
Small Business Committee
Jerry Moran
Norman Goldbecht
New Jersey
White House
Moran
Jefferson County hospital on the road to recovery
Jefferson County Memorial Hospital in Winchester shows a financial upswing after four years of struggle. Acting CEO Joye Huston cites clinic sales, a shift to a critical access hospital, and foundation support as key moves. The facility aims to restore community services within cash limits while maintaining staff levels. Tom Meagher's contact details appear at the end.
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Jefferson County Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Joye Huston
Huston
Lawrence
Jefferson County Memorial Hospital Foundation
Jim Ferguson
Journal-World
McLouth
Oskaloosa
Stormont-Vail HealthCare
Ferguson
Riverbend Regional Healthcare Foundation
Atchison
Atchison Hospital
Riverbend
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Hogland Ballpark
Linda Gatton
Mobile Medical Services Inc
Ruth Moulterop
Presbyterian Manor
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Jefferson County Hospital
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