Brown recluse infestation challenges RMH control efforts
The hospital faces a persistent brown recluse spider problem after Schendel Pest Control found the spiders during roach treatment. OSHA rules and potential litigation drive cautious management. Treatments aim for control, not elimination, as spiders can return despite fumigation being costly and complex.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Kansas
John Isaacs
Schendel Pest Control Office
Lawrence
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Isaac
RMH
Len Daugherty
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Osha Regula
Isaacs
the Herald
Schendel
University of Kansas
Ottawa
Commission votes to end Ottawa DPS plan and split police fire
Ottawa city commissioners repealed the ordinance creating the Department of Public Safety and approved separate police and fire departments effective Jan 1 1991. The 4-1 vote followed a nonbinding public ballot that 60 percent supported the split. Mayor Gillette supported the move, while Commissioner Mary Calliham opposed. The panel also tabled a city land lease with Dodson at the Ottawa Airport and approved Suzuki Institute Days, itinerant merchant regulations, and the planning commission report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Fogle
DPS
Tony
Ottawa DeLa Torre
Fire
Department of Public Safety
Cal Lantis
Lori Alvarado
Ottawa
Mary Calliham
Charles Gillette
Randy Wetmore
Commission
Robert Dodson
Dodson
Suzuki Institute
Filibuster Survives In Anti Crime Bill Drama
The Senate failed to end debate on an anti crime bill by a 57 to 37 vote, three short of the 60 needed. It would curb semiautomatic weapons, create death penalties for 30 federal crimes, and address execution delays. Biden blamed the NRA for the surge of amendments while Dole urged advancing the bill despite limits on debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Joseph Biden
National Rifle Association
Bob Dole
Kansas
Biden
Banks seek leniency on real estate losses and capital rules
Commercial bankers pressed the Federal Reserve to ease capital standards and permit deducting real estate loan losses over time. The Federal Advisory Council urged flexibility for managing repossessed assets, while analysts warned such forbearance repeats thrift crisis mistakes of the 1980s.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Associated Press
Federal Advisory Council
Central Bank
S&l
Robert Litan
Brookings Institution
Bent Ely
Alexandria
Ely
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Gillette
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