Kansans prepare for weeklong Kenya medical mission
Twenty seven Kansans plan a June trip to Maai Mahiu Kenya organized by Kansas2 Kenya founded 2007. Dr Stephen Segebrecht leads the team with nurses doctors pharmacists and students. Volunteers receive practical tips and face HIV stigma trauma cases and harsh local conditions.
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Lawrence Otolaryngology Associates
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Making a Difference in Kenya medical mission trip story
Kansas University biology student Austin Essenburg travels with a Kansas Kenya medical group to provide care in four and a half days to 1 154 people. The team delivered vision tests dental care HIV screening internal medicine pediatrics and women's health services. An elderly woman cried when she received eyeglasses and a child could hear again after ear cleaning. Segebrecht leads the effort and notes many Kenyans have never seen a doctor.
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Lawrence
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Kenya
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Kansas State University
Kansas,Kenya
Austin Essenburg
Kansas University
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Segebrecht
State push to strip civil service protections for Kansas Labor Dept
The Brownback administration seeks to make 383 Kansas Labor Department workers unclassified, removing Civil Service protections to align with a performance based system as federal funding declines. Democrats blasted the plan as anti worker and improper for a state agency. House and Senate leaders criticize the move amid ongoing downsizing and a committee vote approved an amendment giving the secretary authority over all department employees.
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Topeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas Department of Labor
Karin Brownlee
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Paul Davis
Lawrence
Senate
Anthony Hensley
City probes high late fees on Lawrence utility bills
Lawrence officials led by Assistant City Manager Cynthia Wagner probe why a large share of water and utility bills incur late fees. The city believes its lack of a grace period causes the issue, contrasting with other towns that delay applying late charges. The matter follows a January report about residents paying years of fees mislabeled as adjustments.
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Cynthia Wagner
Lawrence
Wagner
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Journal-World 2011 Academic All-Stars Preview
The Journal-World teases its upcoming Sunday feature unveiling the 2011 Academic All-Stars. The preview signals a comprehensive list celebrating top students and their achievements across the region.
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