Crowding Strains Houston Poor Hospitals Overflows
Houston’s Jefferson Davis and Ben Taub hospitals lead in births and emergency care while battling annex closures and loaded ERs. Officials report 114027 emergency cases last year for a facility built for 50000, with chronic wait times for nonemergency surgery and severe mental health shortages amid funding gaps and planned expansions.
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Jogging and Fashion Clash in Witty Outfit Tale
Erma Bombeck humorously notes how jogging and other sports have become fashion statements for women while men miss the joke. She recalls past sports outfits from tennis to golf, describes outrageous aerobics attire, and ends with a playful breakfast reveal about a missing sweeper.
Columnists reinstated at The Plain Dealer after survey
The Plain Dealer in Cleveland will resume both Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren Dear Abby advice columns after a reader survey showed 1,799 of 1,973 respondents did not mind recycled letters. The paper had canceled Landers and considered dropping Dear Abby for reprinting letters without notice.
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