Home on Lincoln Street Preps for Holiday Tour
Marilyn Sigmund helps Stephanie Allegre ready their 1990 house for the Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Christmas Homes Tour. The couple must finish the basement and repair woodwork, tackling projects started when the home was under original construction.
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Marilyn Sigmund
Clathe
Stephanie Allegre
Allegre
Sigmund
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Vickie Moss
Herald
Bill
S. Lincoln St
Allegres
Homes Tour Tickets Available at Local Venues
Some locations carry homes tour tickets including B Ransom Memorial Hospital Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and Chris Corner. Visitor Information Center lists tickets. Stephanie Allegre highlights a house with a new screened porch a large dining room and a stone fireplace. Decorator Pat Garvin calls the house very traditional.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main St
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
E. Second St
Chris
E. Logan St
Stephanie Allegre
Pat Garvin
Allegre
Fewer wT Homes Tour at Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ransom Memorial Hospital hosts the Holiday Homes Tour from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday with tickets 7 in advance or 6 at the door. Information line is (785) 220-8200. The tour includes Don and Pat Morgan at 730 S Main, Brad and Beth Kahler at 704 S Cedar, Scott Dawson at 321 W Third, and Bill and Stephenie Allegre at 1244 E Lincoln.
US troop levels in Iraq head to new high
The Pentagon said the U S force in Iraq will rise from 138 000 to about 150 000 by mid January to bolster security before national elections on January 30 2005 The expansion underscores ongoing challenges in training Iraqis for security duties and countering insurgent threats as commanders warned of intimidation reducing local cooperation.
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Iraq
Robert Burns
Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Lance Smith
Central Command
Middle East
Bagh
Bush
United States
Baghdad
Lawmaker accuses federal abstinence programs of misinformation
Rep Henry Waxman charges federal abstinence education programs in 25 states give false data on contraception abortion and sexually transmitted diseases A CA Democrat report says 11 of 13 widely used programs downplay condom effectiveness inflate post abortion distress and blur science with religion Alma Golden of Health and Human Services notes these concerns have been raised before and remain unaddressed The article emphasizes abstinence as a key method to prevent sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy with a page reference to ABSTINENCE.
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Washington
Henry Waxman
California
Democrat
Tress
Alma Golden
Health and Human
Ravene Aera
Popule Light
Outpatient Activity Up at Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ransom Memorial Hospital reports higher outpatient visits and more surgeries while births and admissions fell. Outpatient visits rose from 67,089 to 74,472 in the year ending June 2004 and inpatient surgeries climbed to 274 plus outpatient surgeries to 1,751. Births dropped to 161 and total admissions declined by about 64.
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John Nowak
The
Ottawa Herald
Daniel Schaper
Seth Stroman
Williamsburg
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Seth
RMH
Kansas Hospital
Kansas Hospital Association
Howkey
Ransom Hospital Expands Outpatient Services and Local Presence
Susan Ward says the hospital is retaining market share while expanding outpatient clinics and in-town specialists to reduce referrals to Kansas City, Lawrence, and Topeka. More than 30 physicians across 16 specialties now operate clinics here, with surgeons boosted after adding Lindner and Pease. Ward aims to attract about half of local patients, acknowledging some will still seek outside care. Vickie Moss can be reached at vmoss ottawaherald.com.
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Ransom
Susan Ward
Kansas City
Lawrence
Topeka
Ward
City
Hos
Pital
Paul Lindner
Francis B. Pease
Xiao Yang
Ottawa
Pomona
Vickie Moss
Vmoss
Ottawaherald
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Pat Morgan
Brad and
Beth Kahler
S. Cedar St
Scott Dawson
W. Third St
Bill and
Stephenle Allegre
Lindoin St