Western Kansas ombudsman clash over nursing home representation
The new director Matt Hickam explains 7,000 western Kansas nursing home residents lost grassroots representation due to budget and seniority. He argues for moving the ombudsman to Great Bend, sparking debate over regional access and dissatisfaction with Hays office. The Hays Daily News reports a ruckus over the closing of the western Kansas district.
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Hays
Matt Hickam
Kansas
Hickam
Eastern Kansas
Western Kansas
Topeka
Great Bend
Social and Rehabilitation Services Transition Oversight Committee
Hays Daily News
Guest Editorials Present Varied Reader Opinions
Guest editorials offer readers a range of viewpoints and perspectives. Views expressed are not necessarily those of The Herald's editor.
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Herald
Contact details for government representatives and offices
A list of contact points for national and state officials including President Bill Clinton The White House Washington DC 20500 comments line 202 456 1111 U S Senator Pat Roberts Washington DC 20510 Topeka and local office addresses phone 785 295 2745 U S Senator Sam Brownback Washington DC 20510 1603 Topeka state offices Kansas City area addresses and phone numbers provided
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvonia Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
S. Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Suite
Overland Park
Toddler Talk Highlights Aims Of Everyday Language
A parent reflects on toddler William who meanings through gestures and invented words. He uses terms like nee-nee for size and haa-haw for horse, while family routines help parse his expanding vocabulary and shared jokes about the "Toddler Property Laws."
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William
Mom
Neenee
Benjamin
Bubba
Hunter
Dadee
Ben
Trail Debate Over Prairie Spirit Ride Falls Flat
Readers frame the Prairie Spirit Trail controversy as wasteful tax spending and overdesign praised by few, arguing a five foot wide path would suffice. The piece laments inactivity and notes critics fear wear on the elderly while pondering safety from brush, snakes, and trespass risks along the route.
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Parks
Reader Forum submissions urged with signatures and contact data
Readers are invited to send hand signed letters to The Ottawa Herald at 104 S. Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or email letters ottawaherald.om Submissions must include the author's address and telephone number and be no longer than 500 words.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Kansas governor race debate ideas on health reform and funding
A Kansan writer advocates issue driven campaigns between Bill Graves and Tom Sawyer. Proposes a state health insurance system not socialized medicine, public financing of campaigns, and a state medical examiner system with lessons from Roy Commission and Oklahoma. Warns about underfunded programs and influence of big money.
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Bill Graves
Tom Sawyer
Harry S. Truman
Feds
Kansas
Washington
Roy
U.S
Bill Roy
Hillary Clinton
Congress
Seaboard
Thomas Noguchi
Michael Bader
Herald
Bill Tellier
Garden City
Finney County
Texas
Bill
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