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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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State grant funding finally makes regular health care a reality for uninsured A community care clinic has opened in Franklin after years of unmet need, said Jerry Hermanson, clinic director of the Highlands-Cashiers Community Care Clinic. Hermanson is just one of the local band of health care professionals that are taking time to treat and advise patients that wouldn’t normally get to see a doctor. At least for now, thanks to state funds and some homegrown initiative, many people that can’t afford the high costs of health care will have that opportunity. |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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Situation in Port-au-Prince remains critical When he first saw the television news images of the devastation in Port-au-Prince, Cameron Peek was shocked. According to his grandmother, Kathy Peek, eight-year-old Cameron immediately began to insist that something had to be done. “He was very upset,” she says. So upset that he decided to give up the $4 he had recently received from the tooth fairy in order to buy a case of water. |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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Along Highway 28 North in Macon County, a newly erected sign reading “Cowee-West Mill’s Historic District” can be seen as travelers pass Cowee Baptist Church. The area is home to rich culture and deep local history. The Rickman Store is a hallmark of the antiquity of Cowee. The Friends of the Rickman Store (FORS) celebrated the store’s 85th anniversary last Saturday. “This is the celebration of the 85th anniversary of the Rickman Store,” said event coordinator Elena Carlson to the 75 visitors of the anniversary. Carlson explained that the event aimed to “bring back the tradition of bartering.” |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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Lifesaving expert calls for review of rescue methods A posthumous good Samaritan hero’s award was presented to the family of Michael Barnes Grady, 52, whose autopsy results had shown drowned at Bust-Your-Butt Falls on the Cullasaja River in Highlands, NC, June 28, 2009, while saving his son who was caught in the same hydro/hole he drowned in. The award presentation was made in Michael Grady’s hometown of Orlando, Fla. by the United States Lifesaving Association (U.S.L.A.) Southeast Region to his family and extended family. |
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