Local voices weigh Clinton health plan reform
A panel of local leaders discusses the Clinton health plan. Robert Ohlen and Ed Dutton praise universal coverage and cost containment while warning Medicare cuts threaten program viability. State Sen. Sandy Praeger notes both parties seek reform but questions government efficiency.
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Robert B. Ohlen
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Sandy Praeger
R-Lawrence
Clinton
Lawrence High Opens Doors for Parents Amid Snakes and Tours
About 800 parents visited Lawrence High School for its open house, touring classrooms with principal Brad Tate. Teachers highlighted programs from CAD drafting to life skills, Spanish, Frontier Literature, and math, while a renovation plan aims to ease hallway congestion.
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Lawrence High
Lawrence High School
Stan Roth
Mikell Adams
LHS
Adams
Martha Souza
Dennis Rorabaugh
Rorabaugh
County OKs 36000 for out-district tuition subsidies
Douglas County commissioners approved 36000 in subsidies for student tuition at state community colleges under the out district plan. The move funds residents taking credits elsewhere, with concerns about residency rules and local control. Sedgwick County and Butler County officials have called for eliminating the program to benefit colleges, students, and counties.
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Douglas County
Johnson County Community College
Mark Buhler
New York
Lawrence High
Eudora High
Buhler
Board of Regents
Sedgwick County
Butler County Community College
Willie Martin
Associated Press
Butler County
Commission
Louie McElhaney
James Jolly
Senior agency board to meet next Tuesday in Lawrence
The Douglas County Senior Services board of directors will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Wt. The session is open to the public as directors continue talks on cost-cutting measures to shore up an impending deficit.
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Ed Dutton
Douglas County
Susan Mozykowski
LHS
Mozykowski
Kris Barlow
Barlow
Wyandotte County
Reno County
Hutchinson
Greater Western Center
WaKeeney
South Lawrence
KPL
Douglas County Senior Services’ Board of Directors
Lawrence Senior Center
Questions linger in Fletcher Bell workers comp settlement
A Kansas case leaves lawmakers unsure as Bell ends weekly disability payments totaling 39,607 future benefits to cap a 1991 award of 94,469 for a 1989 back injury. No public hearings follow, sparking questions about claim legitimacy and prior diagnoses. Bell, semi retired, consulted for law firms. parties remain gagged during appeals.
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Fletcher Bell
Bell
House
Vince Snowbarger
Kansas City
Poisinelli, White, Vardeman and Shalton
Poisinelli White
Overland Park
Lawrence
Shafer
Newman
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