RMH births lure Ottawa parents to stay local in 2000s
The article notes more than 150 county residents birth outside Franklin County yearly, while RMH’s renovated birthing facilities rival other hospitals. It urges RMH and local physicians to market services to attract new, younger families and reduce out of town deliveries.
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Reader letters urge action over rails to trails land rights
Dale E. Anderson of the National Association of Reversionary Property Owners criticizes the Kansas Horseman Foundation and the Flint Hills Nature Trail project. He cites statutes on fencing and land rights, urges county officials to file writs, and mentions HB2490 to impose penalties on noncompliant trail groups.
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New Kansas Journalist Finds Family Roots Through Grace
A writer reflects on his father's long newspaper career in Hutchinson and his own start as a sixth generation Kansan father. He recalls family columns, childhood glimpses of siblings, and embracing storytelling as a legacy while welcoming Grace Elizabeth Awbrey into the world at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on December 28.
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Open letter to Bill Bradley on Medicare reform
Dr Bud Gollier reflects on Medicare funding and health care costs as the century turns. He traces the program from its 1965 origins, notes rising end of life care costs, and argues for personal responsibility, prevention, and political allyship with Bill Bradley to push reform.
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