Gollier Rehabilitation Center unveiled at Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ransom Memorial Hospital opened its Gollier Rehabilitation and Wellness Center on the north campus honoring the Gollier family for three generations of medical service to Ottawans. Dedication highlighted fiscal health, sales tax use for facility upgrades, and aims to improve patient satisfaction and local care.
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Gov Graves trims 78 million in emergency budget cuts
Gov Bill Graves ordered 78 million in emergency budget cuts, adding to 41 million cutbacks in August and 48 million in payments to cities and counties. Public schools largely spared, higher education hit, with regents faced 22 million less than planned. Social services cut 26.6 million, affecting home care, child care, mental health and disability services. Graves plans to exit in January, urging Kansans to pressure the incoming administration and Legislature for priorities.
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Public meetings for Sebelius review teams debated
Hawver argues over whether Kathleen Sebelius should allow public access to meetings of her top-to-bottom state government review teams. He notes volunteers, not paid officials, brainstorm ideas to improve efficiency and cost, with media and public involvement likely to shape outcomes and coverage.
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The Simple Society chief outlines a human empowerment system
John M. Watkins proposes a nationwide empowerment network led by guides who link job seekers with opportunities and provide loans tailored to need. The system would expand employment, support entrepreneurship, and shift aid toward loans rather than grants, with guides coordinating across communities and firms.
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