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Ralph Chapman has lung cancer and no health insurance. The 59-year-old Vestal man has run up about $100,000 in medical bills since he was diagnosed in August. "We've had to pick and choose which medications we can afford to give him," said Gina Chapman, his daughter-in-law. "It's upsetting to know health care is not readily available for anybody who needs it." She was one of more than 20 cancer survivors and family members who rallied Tuesday outside Storer Auditorium at Onondaga Community College, where state officials conducted a daylong public hearing to gather input on how New York can provide affordable coverage for everyone. About 2.5 million New Yorkers, including an estimated 79,000 in Central New York, are uninsured. The meeting was the sixth in a series of hearings conducted around the state.
Clubs
Pam Nielsen, Oklahoma Insurance Department, will speak on Medicare Fraud when the Muskogee Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesday at Jasper's Annex Restaurant. Information: Bob James, 687-4642. Green Country Duplicate Bridge Club Duplicate bridge games are offered each week at the Kiwanis Senior Citizens Center, 119 Spaulding Blvd. Newcomers and visitors are welcome at all games. Schedule for this week: 12:30 p.m. Monday, open game; 12:30 p.m. Friday, open game. The Wednesday 299ers game is canceled for Thanksgiving holiday. Recent game results: � Nov. 5 winners: Dorothy Derr and Dave Murdock, first; Fran Martin and Joan Chapman, second; Carol Ketchum and Joan Dickson, third; Betty Jordan and Helen Dahl, fourth; Flight B winners: Chapman and Martin, first; Glen Sizemore and Frances Thomson, second.
For the Record
Festival of Trees 2007, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Illinois State Fairgrounds Orr Building; $4 adults, $1 children age 3 to 11, age 2 and younger free. Government Prairie Capital Convention Center board, noon at the convention center. Springfield School Board, 6:30 p.m., 1900 W. Monroe St. ILLINOIS LOTTERY Sunday's numbers Pick Three-Evening: 2-2-1 Pick Four-Evening: 6-4-6-0 Little Lotto: 6-8-28-30-32 Estimated Lotto jackpot: $2 million Estimated Mega Millions jackpot: $41 million PERSONAL Births Dawn Daley and Stephen Watson, Petersburg, a son, Matthew Stephen Watson, Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. Grandparents are Mary Bennett of Petersburg, Bob Bennett Jr. of Brimfield, Beverly Branson of Litchfield and Bob and Judy Watson of Riverton.
Frostburg dog ordinance adopted unanimously by council
Disorderly Frostburg dogs now have specific rules and regulations after the mayor and City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance regulating the keeping of dogs in the city on Thursday."This ordinance identifies two types of dogs — a nuisance dog, which is the least offensive, and a dangerous dog, which is the most offensive," said City Administrator John Kirby. The ordinance, which is based upon one provided by the Humane Society of the United States, lists behaviors that would warrant the nuisance and dangerous classifications as well as corresponding regulations and consequences.At Thursday's meeting, the mayor and City Council agreed on an amendment that requires owners of dogs deemed dangerous to obtain public liability insurance in the amount of $300,000 for any personal injuries.A dangerous dog is one that has been involved in an unprovoked attack on a person or domestic animal causing serious injury, which requires medical treatment.
Senator Cochran and Congressman Wicker to Lead Thompson Mississippi Operation
MCLEAN, Virginia, Nov. 19 /Standard Newswire/ -- Today, at a press conference in Jackson, Mississippi, the Fred Thompson campaign announced its Mississippi Leadership Team. Senator Thad Cochran and Congressman Roger Wicker will both serve as Mississippi Co-Chairs for the Thompson campaign. Senator Thad Cochran first began his political career as the Executive Director of Mississippi Citizens for Nixon-Agnew in 1968. In 1972 he was elected to the United States Congress where he served three terms and represented the southern states on the House Republican Policy Committee. Cochran was elected to the Senate in 1978, becoming the first Republican in over 100 years to win a statewide election in Mississippi. In his Senate career he has served as Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and currently serves as the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee and the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee. "I am honored to co-chair Senator Thompson's campaign organization in my home state," said Senator Cochran. "I worked closely with him in the United States Senate and know he has the conservative values, integrity, experience, and judgment to unite our country, lead our nation, fight the Global War on Terrorism, and keep us safe." Congressman Roger Wicker has served Mississippi's First Congressional District since 1995. Prior to his election to Congress he served two terms in the Mississippi State Senate from 1987-1994. He currently serves as a Deputy Republican Whip and serves on the Appropriations Committee as well as the Defense Subcommittee. In 2007 he was named the ranking minority member on the Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Subcommittee.
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