Surgical safety checklists cut deaths in VA study
A three year VA hospital study shows surgical checklists and team participation cut deaths by 18 percent. Across 74 trained hospitals versus 24 untrained, death rates fell from 17 to 14 per 1000 surgeries, proving the value of patient and team involvement in preop and during surgery.
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Veterans wisdom could temper post election politics
Lawrence Kansas columnist David Broder argues the Obama era may find a more productive tone if leaders imitate wartime veterans like Robert Dole and Gerald Ford. He cites Baker’s interview with Obama and urges both parties to collaborate rather than score political points after the midterms.
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Old Home Town Fire Destroys Perry High School
Fire erupted in the Perry High School building wrecking the 50 year old auditorium area and spreading to cost an estimated 500000 dollars. Fire brigades from Lawrence Lecompton Oskaloosa Topeka Grantville and Delaware plus Rock Creek townships joined Perry to battle the blaze as two weeks of work remained on a new high school conversion to a junior high.
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Public Forum on panhandling card in downtown Lawrence
A reader argues against a downtown Lawrence card that labels panhandlers and presumes a problem. He notes pedestrians encounter dogs, mothers, and beggars as part of college town life and questions the depiction as a druggy crowd. He urges giving people the benefit of the doubt. Bill Getz, Lawrence.
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Bigger pie message and vote for growth plans
A reader argues for bigger government revenue through more jobs and business, not higher taxes, to fund education and libraries while railing against waste. Points include high education spending, VA care efficiency, rental code enforcement, and a call to vote for candidates with growth plans. The letter urges residents to participate in public forums and submit letters.
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