Ottawa nurses and doctors seek Medicare reform
Senior physician Dr Bud Gollier leads a campaign to change Medicare pay rules that penalize rural hospitals in Ottawa. He notes 70 percent Medicare load compared with 95 percent elsewhere, driving income gaps and staffing strains. He urges residents to write Congress, aiming for payment reform to ease the health care squeeze.
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Bud Gollier
Gollier
Olathe
Lawrence
Washington
Congress
Government contact list for lawmakers and White House
A compiled directory provides mailing addresses and telephone numbers for President George Bush at the White House, Senators Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum and others, plus Representatives and state legislators in Topeka. It includes office building locations in Washington DC and Topeka with direct lines.
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White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Bob Whittaker
Raybumm
Kansas Tax Windfall Promises Paycheck Bump After July 1
A Kansas daily notes a new withholding schedule will raise take home pay after July 1 due to windfall tax reform while the legislature also approved higher taxes and fees. It warns the overall tax burden will rise through increased sales and gas taxes, vehicle fees, water-use taxes, and reappraisal effects on property taxes.
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Kansas
Ottawa Herald announces 1989 subscription rates
The Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail subscription prices effective April 1 1989 for Ottawa and surrounding areas by carrier and motor route with monthly quarterly semi annual and annual options including Franklin County and adjacent counties and all other areas by mail with varying rates.
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Otawa
Carrer
Franklin County
Fashion section sparks rumor on short hair and old fashioned sunglasses
A reader questions who determines summer fashion and warns against fashion industry control. They argue sunglasses are functional, critique clingy decorative styles, and recall Marlene Dietrich as a case of celebrity disguise. They look forward to seeing a woman with short hair paired with vintage dark glasses.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Teachers urged to ask teens about snitching on drug use
A columnist recalls William Bennett’s call for reporting drug use by friends or relatives and invites teachers to assign essay questions. He notes peer fear, danger from gangs, and mixed student views on informing authorities, proposing a survey via class responses rather than paid polling.
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William Bennett
Billy
Letters to the Editor Weighs In on Local Ministry Coverage
A Richmond UMC letter writer disputes limited coverage of Rev. Lillian Moore's tenure at Richmond church. The author defends the church’s stance on training and inclusion, notes regret at not presenting the congregation’s broader perspective, and states personal involvement without speaking for others.
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United Methodist Churches
UMC
Richmond United Methodist Community Church
Lillian Moore
Moore
Richmond
Rev. Moore
Praise for emergency services and doubt on library move
Frank and Vista Hanson thank the public safety and fire department for a swift response to a fire at their home and praise a neighbor for calling for help. They oppose a library move, accusing Mrs Ransom and wealthy supporters of pushing a costly bond for a new building, urging a no vote and noting tax concerns.
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Public Safety and Fire Department
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