Neanderthal hands as dexterous as modern humans
Associated Press reports computer modeling of Neanderthal hand bones shows dexterity equal to or greater than modern humans, challenging views of Neanderthals as ham fisted. Researchers suggest demise due to complex factors including competition, climate, and resource strategy, not merely tool-making limits.
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Associated Press
Wesley Niewoehner
California State University- San Bernadino
Nature
Niewoehner
Europe
Spain
Russia
Asia
Africa
Far East
la Ferrassie
France
Ian Tattersall
Division of Anthropology
American Museum of Natural History
New York
University of Pittsburgh
Jeffrey Schwartz
Schwartz
VFW Dance and Retro Dance Night in Ottawa
VFW and Eagles Hall host dances on March 29 with live bands Odds A Ends and the T Roach Approach. Proceeds support local causes with coffee, sandwiches, and door proceeds while political advertising promotes Gene Ramsey for Ottawa City Commission. Also advertised are lawn and garden products at Overstock Depot and a toy-like sale in Ottawa with Visa and Mastercard accepted.
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VFW
Eagles Hall
T. Roach
Kenew
Franklin County Children's Coalition
Obituaries: Loyd and Nickel service details in Ottawa
Virginia Ruth Loyd 79 of Ottawa died March 26 2003 at home. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with Pastor Clif ford Burke. Survived by husband Allen Loyd Jr five children and six grandchildren. Imogene Marie Nickel 73 of Pomona died March 26 2003 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at Dengel & Son Mortuary. Survived by three sons a daughter nine grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Pomona. Memorials to Ottawa Library or Franklin County Historical Society.
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Wellsville Senior Center
Patuck
Wellsville
City Hall
Ottawa Board of Education
Ottawa Middle School
United Methodist Church
Neosho County Community College
Ottawa
S. Beech
West Franklin
Williamsburg
Baldwin High School
Internal Revenue Service
Caleb Larsh
Rockhold
Pomona Junior High School
Peggy Weiss
Quensmne
Stewart Bischoff Medical
Willamsburg
Virginia Ruth Loyd
First Baptist Church
Clifford Burke
Howard
Alexander and
Ruth (Buchanan) Rader
Howard High School
University of Kansas
Franklin County Welfare Office
Allen Loyd Jr
Emporia
Ottawa Library
Friends of the Library
Friends’ Book
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
Franklin County Historical Society
Lamb- Roberts Funeral Home
P.O
Kan
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dengel & Son
Glen Yancey
John 5S
Mary (Furrer) Largent
Pomona
Kenosha
Wis
Silver Lake
Sand Creek
Ottawa High School
Avon
Sears
Little Joe’s, KB Repair
Robert Anton Nickel
AARP
National Association of
Federal Employees
Robert Nickel Jr
Germantown
David
Cedar Point
Larry
Sheryl Casady
Eunice Ta Keoning
Woodlawn
American Lung Association
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Hickory
Dengel
Mortuary
Silent strokes raise risk of Alzheimer's dementia
A Dutch study using MRI on 1,015 elderly participants found silent strokes more than double the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other dementia over about 3.6 years. Researchers note vascular health, exercise, diet, and quitting smoking may prevent cognitive decline.
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Associated Press
Erasmus Medical Center
New England Journal of Medicine
Bill Thies
The
Alzheimer’s Association
Thies
Ple
Monique Breteler
Erasmus Center
Markets Update From Local Stocks and Grain Quotes
Local stock quotes show United Parcel B at 57.50 and Wendy's at 27.70 while WalMart trades at 53.24 and Praxair 56.45. Grain prices posted for Overbrook Co-op Ottawa Edgerton and county services list hard wheat 3.17 to 3.21, soybeans 5.42 to 5.48, corn 2.14 to 2.20, milo 2.09 to 3.66 depending on source.
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United Parcel
Casey's Gen St
Wendy's
H&r Block
Oreilly Auto
Comm Fed Corp
Clarcor Inc
SLM Corporation
Praxair Inc
WalMart
Suntron
Edward D. Jones & Co
Overbrook Co-op
Milo
Ottawa
Edgerton
Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services
Leisure Time Tours Branson Trip and Casino Tour Package
Topeka based Leisure Time Tours offers a multi day motorcoach trip including a Branson Doug Gabriel show, bus dinner, show admission for $50, pickup from Antique Mall at 1 30 p m, plus a 3 day 2 night 4 casino Iowa South Dakota tour with Harrah s Royal River and Ameristar stops, perks and meals. Contacts 785 354 8922 or 1 800 851 7037.
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Branson
Doug Gabriel
Marysville
Kansas
Dave Welch
Iowa
South Dakota
Ottawa
Harrahs Bluffs Run
Council Bluffs
Royal River
Flandreau
Ameristar
SAC & Fox
Harrahs
Golden Eagle
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Franklin County
Ottawa Herald
Clean
Ottawaherald.com
S. Cedar
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Carnegie Cultural Center
S. Main
Gene Shambaugh
Old Depot Museum
W. Tecumseh
By Alex Dominguez
Vo Statiyisy
Gene Ramsey
Thur
Fun & Sat
Texaco
Visa
Mastercard
Cartier
Otway
Imogene Marie Nickel
Loyd
By Linda A. Johnson
Topeka, Kansas
Emi
Eam
Richard
Jackson
City
HTC Phos
Serna
Aba
Feta
First United Methodist Church
Wed
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
South
Ottawa, KS
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