Indian Health Service role in American Indian health care
The piece explains how American Indians access health care mainly through the Indian Health Service, with eligibility for ACA subsidies limited to those who can obtain IHS care. It notes tribe recognition issues, four Kansas tribes, and local centers like Haskell Health Center and White Cloud clinics, highlighting health disparities and funding constraints.
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Indian Health Service
Obama
Sheldon Weisgrau
Health Reform Resource Project
Dee Ann DeRain
Kickapoo Nation Health Center
Kansas
DeRoin
Alaska
Sac & Fox Nation
Iowa Tribe
White Cloud
Douglas County
Haskell
Lawrence
Haskell Indian Nations University
Preservation group to repair Turnhalle building
Lawrence Preservation Alliance staff plan a $125,000 project to fix water infiltration at Turnhalle built in 1869. Dennis Brown says work could start in November with completion aimed for early spring if weather cooperates. Free State Glass remains nonoperational as equipment endures mold concerns.
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Dennis Brown
Lawrence Preservation Alliance
Lawrence
David Dunfield
Dick Rector
Turnhalle
Rector
Brown
LPA
Douglas County Commission
Bleak outlook for aging Kansas county bridges
Kansas faces a fleet of rural, aging bridges with fracture critical and structurally deficient ratings. State and county officials say funding gaps, long replacement timelines, and low traffic volumes drive closures and delayed repairs, with Saline and Miami counties emblematic of growing gaps in rural infrastructure.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
California
Illinois
Federal Highway Administration
Norman Bowers
Kansas Association of Counties
Associated Press
Calvin Reed
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Lewis and Clark
Fairfax
Missouri River
Reed
Miami County
J.R. McMahon
Allergy surge tied to wet spring and heat in late summer
Douglas County Extension director Bill Wood notes year-weeds rose with wetter spring and cooler early summer, while Frick cites about 20 percent of residents as allergy sufferers. Itchy eyes, runny noses, coughs and wheezing rise. stay indoors with AC during late morning. OTC antihistamines like Claritin Allegra Zyrtec and sprays help. if ineffective, prescription options are advised.
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Bill Wood
Douglas County
Frick
Frisk
Journal-World contact and delivery notices brief
Postal and customer service lines for the Lawrence Journal-World. Provides phone numbers for delivery questions, billing, vacations, and missed papers. Includes postmaster address and box number in Lawrence Kansas.
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Lawrence Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
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Ljworld.com
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Tkeegan
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