Hospice nurse finds meaning in caring for the dying
Susan Allison, RN, BSN, describes her first year with Hospice of Southeastern Illinois as a Patient Care Coordinator. She reflects on humility, embracing vulnerability, and the growth from a hospital focused career to guiding patients and families through end of life. The piece notes a shift from pride in clinical skills to a broader, power greater than self guiding hospice care.
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Hospice of
Southeastern Illinois
Hospice
Texas House passes property tax reform plan in 1997 session
The Texas House approves a property tax reform plan aimed at cutting residential bills by nearly half while shifting more tax burden to businesses. Senate plans differ, with estimates of raising $1.4 billion versus $3.8 billion, and bills advancing toward a conference panel by June 2.
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Austin
Texas House
Senate
Bob Bullock
House
Bullock
Teel Bivins
Senate Education Committee
Kenneth Armbrister
Victoria
Senate Tax Committee
Ann Allen Receives Secretarial Honor at Wellington Elementary
Wellington Elementary celebrated secretary week with Ann Allen receiving district recognition. Principal Diane O'Rear lauded her courtesy and efficiency, noting her duties extend beyond paperwork as she handles nurse calls and emergencies for 319 students. Allen, a Sentinel native now longtime Wellington resident, thanked colleagues, family, and friends and shared how computer tasks and deadlines challenge her daily.
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Ann Allen
Wellington
Diane O'Rear
O'Rear
Allen
Ann
Oklahoma
WISD
Sentinel
Tim
Roberson
Mind as a Bow: Ease, Relaxation Aid Study Efforts
A proverb likens study success to a bow, arguing that ease and relaxation improve focus and learning. The metaphor emphasizes mental flexibility and restraint as keys to stronger academic work.
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Wilson Plumbing Ne
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Childress
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TACL
Lyndell Williams
Sterling Texas Press Association
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Florence. Shapiro
Shapiro
Dallas Morning News
Department of Public Safety
DPS
the Wellington Leader
Cellular Systems
Dobson
Houston St
ELAN
Dobson Cellular Systems
Motorola
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Dobson Cellular
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