Ransom Memorial Hires HMP For Hospital Management
The Ransom Memorial Hospital board votes to hire Hospital Management Professionals of Brentwood Tennessee at 107 500 dollars per year. The move, aimed at improving operations and cutting costs, mirrors a Neosho Memorial step taken two weeks earlier but with a different firm. The county hospital operates on its own funds without a mill levy and faces scrutiny as it seeks expertise and savings. It remains to see if the arrangement yields the promised benefits.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Brentwood
Tenn
HMP
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Tion
Ransom Memorial
Neosho Memorial
Franklin County
RMH
Belief It Or Not On Norths Swiss Bank Blunder
A satirical take notes Lt Col Oliver North nicknamed Mr Can Do deposited ten million dollars in a wrong Swiss account. It mocks the Iran hostage crisis and claims North gave Iranian criminals a White House tour while his superior was away at Camp David.
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Lt. Col
Oliver North
Mr. Can-Do
White House
Camp David
Earth
Mars
From Our Readers: A Call for Second Chances
In a heartfelt letter from Ottawa a 30 year old recovering alcoholic seeks office work opportunities. He has a GED and is studying computing while supporting a teenage son on minimum wage. He pleads for chances to prove himself despite lack of experience and questions rehabilitation policy.
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Ottawa
Home Health Care Licensure in Kansas This Perspective
Kansas has long offered in home health services certified by Medicare and subjected to state licensure since 1985. Despite licensure, unlicensed providers still operate, so consumers should verify certification, licensing, supervision, and bonding before choosing a home health agency.
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Iam
Kansas
State of
Ottawa Herald Postage Rates Notice July 1986
Subscription rates effective July 1 1986 for Ottawa area Franklin County and surrounding counties by carrier or mail include one month four dollars thirty six months eleven dollars, six months twenty one dollars and five cents, one year forty dollars. out of state subject to five point five percent sales tax.
Inventiveness Beats The Heat From a summer of no air conditioning memories
The narrator recalls 1940s heat coping: family car rides with fender sits, starry skies, and yard games. They describe outdoor living, radios on warm nights, sprinklers, Kool Aid, and improvised cooling methods. The piece promises more on Monday.
Wheat is an industry and farm policy stasis endures
The piece argues that despite a predicted 1987 wheat bumper and record Kansas yields, acres to harvest dip to nine-year lows, exposing a political farm problem. It criticizes Congress and administrations for relying on subsidies rather than fixing underlying causes, urging regulation and efficiency use over creating unusable surpluses.
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USDA
Kansas
Washington
Congress
White House
Department of Agriculture
Bushwhack Journalism Won't Be A Trend
Burlington Iowa editorial weighs Hart episode and broader ethics of investigative reporting. Editors largely defend media scrutiny of public figures while cautioning against sensationalism and voyeuristic coverage. The piece argues no formal shift to tabloid style journalism has occurred and the Miami Herald report remains a legitimate news matter.
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Hart
Miami Herald
Gary Hart
John H. Henry Jr
Pine Bluff
Ark
Richard G. High
Casper
Wye
Star-Tribune
Max Jennings
Mesa
Will Fehr
The
Salt Lake Tribune
Losing It Not Confined To Elderly Population
Garden City column examines the phrase losing it and argues memory lapses signal deeper concerns than age. The author recalls daily family duties and modern worries about memory from presidents to colleagues, noting a shift toward viewing forgetfulness as sinister rather than benign.
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Hospital Corporation of America
Lebanon
Portance of
Ottawa Herald
Cedar
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Navy
Henry Aldrich
Jack Benny
Fred Allen
Fibber McGee and Molly
Main Street
Jin
Hitch
John
Harris Neos Service
Burlington, Iowa
Bill Mortons
Harris News Service
Garden City
Hollywood
Dolores
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