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Developer and philanthropist John Q. Hammons dies at age 94
news@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — John Q. Hammons, a prominent hotel developer and southwest Missouri philanthropist who rose from a poor Depression-era childhood to build a national real estate empire, has died. He was 94. Hammons, who actively led his...Tags: Springfield Cardinals, Realty, Spring Training, College Baseball, College Basketball
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Republic Foster Parent Mark Obrien Charged with Sodomy, Child Abuse and Possession of Child Pornography
Reporter, PhotographerA Republic foster parent is charged with molesting the children he was trusted to care for. Two different children say Mark D. Obrien abused them while they lived with him at his home on Maple Avenue in Republic. A judge issued a warrant for Obrien&...Tags: Health, Social Services, Cell Phones, Prosecution, Abusive Behavior
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Slain North Shore man lived in 2 different worlds
Colin Nutter was a young man from the North Shore on the brink of two worlds. After minor scrapes with the law as a teen, by 20 he had taken some college classes and was eager to return to school. He worked two jobs and had bought his first car,...
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Nursing Home Fined After Four Die From Pneumonia, Following Virus Outbreak
The Hartford CourantA Durham nursing home has been fined $2,000 for lapses in patient care in connection with an outbreak of viral respiratory illnesses at the home in April, in which four patients died of pneumonia. Nearly half of the home's 43 residents were sickened...Tags: Symptoms, Relief and Aid Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses, Danbury, Long Term Care
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Gov. Rick Scott signs legislation allowing new nursing home beds in The Villages
The Villages could potentially add 240 nursing beds under a new law that grants larger retirement communities a chance to build them outside of the state's current moratorium. Florida has had a cap on new nursing-home beds that can be built, but the new...Tags: Alan Hays, Government, Long Term Care, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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California Legislature approves state budget with rare surplus
San Jose Mercury NewsSACRAMENTO, Calif. The Democratic-controlled state Legislature on Friday overwhelmingly approved a moderate budget that saves some new revenues for a rainy day and pays down California's massive debt while still beefing up K-12 education spending by...Tags: PTA, Schools, University of California, Berkeley, Elections, Government
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Medical planning form prompts self-reflection
Anyone who has seen the film "Amour," a harrowing depiction of end-of-life issues, shouldn't need to be told that they need an advance medical directive. Still, it wasn't until I started work on the series that ran earlier this week that it finally...
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Adult Education Program Pairs GED, Job Training
The Hartford CourantNEW LONDON — When you don't have a job, how do you afford day care while you're getting training to make you more marketable? When you don't have a high school degree, how can you afford to take the time to study for a GED and get job training, too?...Tags: Students, Groton, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School
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For better health at lower cost, fix Maryland's Medicare waiver
We live in a time of great change in terms of our medical care: how we access it, how it is coordinated, and who pays for it. The change we face in health care is kind of like going back to the future; like the house calls of old, more health and long-...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Annapolis, Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Diabetes
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Virginia group working on end-of-life planning for terminal patients
At age 87, Stanley R. Ballou Jr. had multiple medical conditions and required nursing home care. He endured several infections and associated emergency hospitalizations. "Each time he lost a little more ground. There were more and more heroics on each...
Tags: General Practitioners, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments, Science and Technology
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Military doctors urged to refuse force-feeding at Guantanamo
ReutersBy Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. military doctors should refuse orders to force-feed hunger strikers at the Guantanamo detention camp because it violates their ethical obligations, two doctors and a medical...Tags: Health Organizations, Newspaper and Magazine, U.S. Department of Defense, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Ethics
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