Death panels debate in Kansas editorial
A Kansas legislative panel considered restricting life saving treatments for patients who drink alcohol or miss meds. Critics call it a death panel and warn it targets the poor, while supporters cite fiscal concerns and Medicaid costs. The proposal moves to the Department of Health and Environment before a full Legislature session.
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Kansas
Jim Denning
Overland Park
KanCare Oversight Committee
Denning
Wichita Eagle
United States
Centers For Disease Control
Mary Pilcher-Cook
Shawnee
Johnson County
Politifact
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Blood drive appreciation from Ottawa area donors
On December 23 volunteers in Ottawa and Franklin County gave a gift that came from the heart. At Ransom Memorial Hospital blood drive they donated time and blood to aid cancer patients, accident victims, and premature babies, with heartfelt thanks from the hospital laboratory and blood bank director.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Reader Forum and Blood Center Thank Ottawa Community
The Ottawa Herald presents Reader Forum letters and notes gratitude to blood donors and the Community Blood Center. It states every pint collected stays local, supporting patients in Ottawa and nearby Kansas hospitals. It mentions eight drives annually in Ottawa and nearby communities and urges more people to donate.
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Community Blood Center
Kansas City
Topeka
Lawrence
Ottawa
Ottawaherald.com
Ottawa Herald
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Time Out Skill for Calming Down in Conflicts
A guide by Rebecca McFarland from Frontier Extension District tech No. 11 outlines the Time Out Skill to reduce negative communication in relationships. It explains stopping anger, taking 30 minutes to regain thinking brain, using we or I statements, and coming back within 24 hours with concrete steps and speaker listener technique.
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Rebecca McFarland
Frontier Extension District Tech No. 11
Franklin County
Rmcfarla
Ksu
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