I was unfortuante enough to have to go to the hospital this week, but am on the way to recovery at home now. I was very pleased with the care I recieved at Mercy. The staff were all freindly and seemed to genuinely care for my comfort and well-being. The room was nice (for a hospital) and they have made vast improvements in the cafeteria since the last time I was there for the birth of my baby girl 18.5 months ago.
When I was about to leave there today, I couldnt help but remember another time when I was very, very ill and had to go first to Mercy then by ambulance to Shawnee Mission Medical Center. The staff at Mercy was just as nice then (about 12 years ago). One of the nurses even came to my work a few months later to see if i made it through a very serious illness. Both times at Mercy were very different experiences than what I had at Shawnee Mission Medical. Though I wont deny that they saved my life at Shawnee, the staff seemed less interested than they do here. Maybe its the small town life, maybe its the size of the hospital and the work load on the staff, Im not sure. But, my experiences at Mercy have been far superior to the large city hospital and I feel it is a real asset to this community.
Also have to give props to the staff at Candlewood Medical. You guys are great too. 1
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- Last Reply On 7/23/2008 11:08:09 PM
Posted By: MikeB Does the proposed Discovery
Center have a chance of
being viable? It will take
70,000 visitors a year to make it self-supporting according to consultants. For
the sake of argument, say 20% of the residents of Manhattan and another 10,000 out-of-town
football fans visit the Center in a given year. Still there would have to be another
50,000 people a year come here just to visit this thing. How many people
driving down I70 will go 10 miles out of their way to visit a Center dedicated
to prairie grass? How many residents of surrounding towns will come here more
than once to “discover” things they already know about? It doesn’t look
promising to me. 12
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- Last Reply On 7/23/2008 11:00:23 PM
Posted By: spacewatcher
If out of fear or personal preference
science continues to refuse to publicly refute and denounce the scientific methods
anti smoking groups like CAM are using to base and tout their personal agendas,
how can we trust that if provided welcome
into our community they will not for either personal gain or fear do so again? 3
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- Last Reply On 7/23/2008 10:45:04 PM
Posted By: arman brinkman One poster asked me to check minutes on the pavilion issue so I did, and found another interesting tidbit.
Why is it seemingly ethical and OK to privately solicit half a million dollars from your son's company but yet Strwan finds it necessary to abstain from a public vote for the same company relating to bonds? He obviously made the judgment to abstain based on some "appearance of impropriety" that may present itself to the public based on his son's employment, correct? 13
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- Last Reply On 7/23/2008 10:35:00 PM
Posted By: Shocker Saw somewhere that this was to be announced last week, but never saw/heard anything else about it. Anyone here know who was selected as Riley County Fair King, Queen? 3
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- Last Reply On 7/24/2008 12:37:50 AM
Posted By: jessie Can anyone tell me why it's taking so long for the road work on Wildcat Creek Road? I've worked at Alorica since Sept '07 and ever since around oct '07, there has been road construction going on and have to go past the airport and then turn right onto Wildcat Creek Road? I drive from Clay Center and take keats road, turn onto Scenic Drive. I used to turn onto Eureka Drive, but since the road construction, have to go past the airport to Wildcreek Creek Road. With the cost of gas, this is very aggravating to have to drive those extra miles. Somedays there aren't even any workers there. The road construction I believe is only a couple of miles. When is this to be completed? 0
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- Last Reply On 7/24/2008 12:20:18 AM
Posted By: nunya How about a winnig season and maybe even a bowl victory first. Of course if RP goes JF will surely follow. Maybe then Coffman will get a fair look. 4
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- Last Reply On 7/23/2008 11:23:02 PM
Posted By: tim Sorry for that last post... Have you guys seen this kid? Check out this video. Kwamaine BrownWho does he remind you of? 10
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- Last Reply On 7/23/2008 8:40:35 PM
Posted By: Hitz Someone asked me what games I think we will win this year...and this is it:
Our 1st 4 games we should win.
Texas Tech-Could go either way
@ Tex A&M-Could go either way
@ Colo-We should beat them
OK-Could go either way OK always loses to a BIG 12 team
@ KU-yes because they lost most of there defense
@ MU-yes because they lost 3 starting OL
NE-Could go either way
IS-We should beat them
We should win a guaranteed 6 games at least...and then all we have to do is take 1 or 2 other games in conference play...we are going to be good this year you will see soon my bloggers...and who cares that our 1st 4 games are easy...Louisville might be tuff but KU had a cupcake schedule last year and they benefited from it greatly. We should of won more games last year but we lost them because we had some loser players...but those guys are gone. 18
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- Last Reply On 7/23/2008 5:21:36 PM
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Bringing you the Little Apple's latest Below are staff profiles of the people who report, write and edit The Manhattan Mercury.
12/15/2003 10:59:01 AM Walt Braun
Editorial Page Editor At The Mercury: since April 1990. Editorial page editor since 1994; news editor 1990-1994.
Previous Experience: Copy editor at Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, 1988-90; city editor at Rock Hill (S.C.) Herald, 1985-88, and as a reporter at Kingsport (Tenn.) Times-News; Bristol (Tenn.-Va.) Herald-Courier, 1983-85; and Emporia (Kan.) Gazette, 1979-1983.
Education: University of Kansas, off and on 1970-1979; Campion Jesuit High School (it's now a prison!) in Prairie du Chien, Wis.
Personal: Born June 11, 1952. Married since 1977 to Maggie, a special ed teacher; two sons, Connor, born Jan. 28, 1987, and Preston, born Nov. 10, 1988. One golden retriever, Ralph, who likes his Kleenex one at a time right out of the box.
Hobbies: Gardening, planning trips, golf, sort of, and helping the boys in whatever their seasonal activity is.
How to contact me: Call 776-2300 ext. 252 or e-mail: wbraun@themercury.com.
12/15/2003 12:15:36 PM Mike Dendurent
Wire Editor At The Mercury: Since April, 1981.
Previous experience: Reporter and editor at Grit, Williamsport, Pa., 1973-1976. Managing editor at the Wamego (Kan.) Times, 1976-1980.
Education: Bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communications from Kansas State University, 1973 (editor of the Kansas State Collegian, fall 1972). Wamego High School, 1969.
Personal: Born March 12, 1951. Married to Joyce (McLaughlin) Dendurent, nurse. Daughter, Mandy, born April 23, 1988. Son, Jeff, born Sept. 25, 1991.
Hobbies: Walking, record collecting, jazz aficionado.
How to contact me: Phone (785) 776-2300, ext. 241. E-mail mdendurent@themercury.com.
Lauren Epps
Education reporter
At the Mercury: Since October 2007, serving as education reporter.
Previous experience: Working for college newspaper, the Griffon News and freelancing for Josephine, a women's magazine in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in English/ emphasis in Journalism from Missouri Western State University, 2007, Chillicothe High School, 2002.
Personal: Born May 19, 1983. Has older brother who lives in Kansas City, Mo. I am currently enjoying the task of unpacking my apartment, cable T.V. for the first time in four years and having windows that let in a breeze.
Hobbies: Cooking, spending money, being a magazine junkie, working out, sampling wine and trying to kick an addiction to Bath and Body Works.
How to contact me: Phone (785) 776-2300 ext. 242. E-mail lepps@themercury.com.
12/15/2003 12:17:25 PM Bill Felber
Executive Editor At The Mercury: Since September, 1969. Started as a part-time sports and news reporter; full-time reporter in January 1972; news editor in 1973; executive editor since 1986.
Previous experience: The Harvey (Ill.) Tribune, 1967-69, part-time sports and news reporter.
Education: B.A. in Journalism, Kansas State University, 1971; I completed 24 hours of graduate work toward a degree in history in the early 1980s.
Personal: Married since 1973 (Linda) with one son (Frank, born May, 1998). Don't ask. I am also a former member of the board of directors and treasurer of APME, a national organization of newspaper editors. I am a 14-handicap golfer (I was a 9-handicap before the kid was born), and am the author of three books: 125 Years of Professional Baseball (1994), The Horse in War (2001), and The Book on The Book (2005). The Book on the Book was released in paperback by St. Martins Press in the spring of 2006.
How to contact me: Call 776-2300 ext. 240 or e-mail: felber@themercury.com.
12/15/2003 12:17:25 PM Mark Janssen
Senior Sports Writer At The Mercury: Have served as sports editor of The Manhattan Mercury since September of 1981 and have covered sports at Kansas State and the Flint Hills for 29 years.
Previous Experience: Prior to The Mercury, served for 10 years as sports director of KMAN-KMKF radio.
Education: 1972 graduate of Kansas State University in radio-television.
Personal: Married to Peg since 1970. She is a senior sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics. Son Travis and daughter Kelly both attended New Mexico State University on athletic scholarships. Travis is a baseball coach at Northwestern State University in Louisiana and Kelly is a teacher in College Station, Tex.
Hobbies: Golf and music.
How to contact me: Call 776-2300, ext. 242, or e-mail: janssen@themercury.com.
Daniel Kelley
News Editor At the Mercury: Since April 2008
Previous Experience: Georgetown (Ky.) News-Graphic Copy Editor 2006-2008; University of Kentucky Kernel Columnist and Copy Editor 2002-2006.
Personal: Born Dec. 9, 1983, Lexington, Ky. Son of Brent and Betsy Kelley. Two brothers - Heath and Jeremy - Two sisters - Kristin and Jen - Two neices - Grace and Paige and nephew - Grant. I love to write - Fiction, non-fiction, anything really - And I have a big dvd collection. Eventually I'll actually watch all of them!
Hobbies: Writing, movies, anything baseball.
Contact: (785) 776-2300 ext. 242 or email dkelley@themercury.com
Joshua Kinder
Sports Editor
At the Mercury: Sports editor since January of 2007.
Previous experience: Sports writer, The Lawton (Okla.) Constitution, Aug. 2006-Dec. 2006; Sports writer, Dodge City (Kan.) Daily Globe, June 2004-Aug. 2006; Part-time sports writer, The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, April 2000-March 2003; Managing editor, Kansas State Collegian, summer 2003; Sports editor, Kansas State Collegian, fall 1999.
Education: Kansas State from 1998-2004, Social Science, with an emphasis in Criminology. Graduated from Dodge City High School in 1998.
Personal: Born Oct. 3, 1979. An only-child, growing up in Wichita (Kan.), Garden City (Kan.) and Dodge City. Married to Sarah (Morris) since July of 2005. She is a licensed social worker. We don't have any children, but do have one dog, a Jack Russell Terrier, Zoey. She also goes by the names, "Get down," "No," "Stop that," and "Hey."
Hobbies: Besides catching as many sports events as possible, also enjoy camping, traveling, golf, country music and collecting sports memorabilia.
How to contact me: (785) 776-2300 ext. 244, or e-mail me at jkinder@themercury.com.
1/2/2007 11:04:15 AM Will Klusener
Education Reporter At the Mercury: since August, 2005. Started as a part-time Riley County Commission/features/news reporter; full-time education reporter since October, 2006.
Previous experience: news/entertainment/features reporter and copy editor at the K-State Collegian from 2004 to 2005. Covered the local music scene, wrote music reviews and reviewed restaurants, among other things.
Education: at K-State from1999 to 2006. Received bachelor's degrees in social science and journalism. Attended Maize High School from 1995 to 1999.
Personal: I have one brother, Andrew, who is studying Spanish and international business at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kan. My parents, Brian and Laura, are still married after 26 years of frustration with my brother and me (big up, Mom and Dad!). I also have Tourette's Syndrome, which has helped me empathize with and understand other people. I enjoy rock 'n' roll, jazz, classical, classic country and hip-hop music. I hated sports until I came to K-State, then got swept up in the culture and jumped off the bridge along with everyone else. I now think I know more about sports than I actually do, and sometimes prove it.
Hobbies: I play the saxophone, guitar, bass and drums, and pick up other instruments easily. I'm fascinated with other cultures (Russian/eastern European and Scandinavian in particular), and soak up everything I can get my hands on. I read and write German fairly fluently, and am teaching myself Russian and Norwegian. I love foreign language films. I ride my bike when I can, and am an avid fan of shooting sports. I also collect odd and vintage watches, when money allows.
How to contact me: (785) 776-2300, ext. 246, or email me at willk@themercury.com
12/15/2003 12:20:01 PM David Mayes
Staff photographer At The Mercury: Since August, 1995
Previous experience: Staff photographer, The Tahoe World, Lake Tahoe, CA, 1993. Staff photographer, The Hutchinson News, 1993-94.
Education: Kansas State University, history major, graduated in 1993. Abilene High School 1988 (Go Cowboys, State 4A football champs 1987!)
Personal: Born Dec. 16, 1969. Married to Kathryn. One son: John James, born June 7, 2003. Have one chocolate lab, Hazel.
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, cooking, reading, bluegrass, bad jokes (Penguin walks up to another penguin and says "How come you're wearing a tuxedo?" Second penguin says "What makes you think I'm not?")
How to contact me: Call (785) 776-2300, ext. 253. E-mail: news@themercury.com.
12/15/2003 12:20:01 PM Rod Mikinski
Staff Photographer At The Mercury: since 1979.
Previous experience: 1975-1977 Opalousa Daily World (LA) 1977-1979 Casa Grande Dispatch (AZ).
Education: University of Kansas, bachelor of science 1975.
To reach me: Call (785)776-2300 ext. 253 or e-mail: news@themercury.com.
Sarah Nightingale
Reporter At the Mercury: Part-time since September 2007. Full-time since May
2008, serving as education reporter. Previous experience: Kansas State University Collegian, 2006-2007. Education: MSc in Journalism and Mass Communications, Kansas State
University, 2008. Also, PhD in Microbiology, University of Southern
California, 2006 and BSc in Biochemistry, Imperial College, London,
2000. Personal: Born June 13, 1978 in Manchester, England. I've lived in
London, Malta (a tiny island south of Italy), Los Angeles and now
Manhattan. I have two brothers, one sister, two dogs and one cat. Hobbies: Cycling, hiking, traveling. I'm itching to learn a second
language, but I've managed to remain disappointingly unilingual thus
far. Contact me: 785-776-2300 ext. 243 or snightingale@themercury.com
12/15/2003 12:20:01 PM Mark Scott
Reporter covering area news, military At the Mercury: Since May of 1988. Formerly covered city and county government, business, sports
Previous experience: Part-time sports writer at the Topeka Capital-Journal; part-time sports and obit clerk at the Salina Journal.
Education: Bachelor of arts degree in physical education at Marymount College, Salina, 1977; minored in history. Bachelor of science degree in journalism at Washburn University, Topeka, 1988.
Personal: Born June 21, 1955, in Salina, Kan. Children: Beth and John, both grown.
Hobbies: Kansas City Chiefs football (since 1966), Kansas City Royals baseball (since 1975); movies, reading and music (lifetime).
How to contact me: (785) 776-2300, ext, 249; mscott@themercury.com; fax (785) 776-8807.
12/15/2003 12:21:59 PM Edward Seaton
Editor in Chief At The Mercury: Since June, 1969.
Previous experience: Reporter and copy editor The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky., 1968-1969. Served as president, American Society of Newspaper Editors (1998-99) and Inter American Press Association (1989-1990).
Education: Bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University, 1965. Graduate studies Universidad Central, Quito, Ecuador (1965-66, Fulbright scholar); University of Missouri School of Journalism (1966-67).
Personal: Born Feb. 5, 1943. Married to Karen (Mathisen) Seaton, housewife and former college Spanish teacher. Two sons, Ned and Jay. Hobbies: Tennis, reading, cooking, Latin America.
How to contact me: Phone (785) 776-2300. E-mail eseaton@themercury.com.
12/15/2003 12:22:31 PM Ned Seaton
General Manager At The Mercury: Since July, 1996. Previously served as the news editor through October, 1999.
Previous experience: Reporter at the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, 1993-1996. Newsman at the Kansas City bureau of the Associated Press, 1992-1993. Reporter at the Orange County (Calif.) Register, 1990-1992.
Education: Bachelor's degree in social studies from Harvard University, 1990. Manhattan High School, 1986.
Personal: Born Dec. 13, 1967. Married to Jacqi (Lambert) Seaton, a Manhattan family physician. Three children: Jake Hannah and Brett.
Hobbies: Tennis, softball, reading.
How to contact me: Phone (785) 776-2300, ext. 255. E-mail nseaton@themercury.com.
Ed Skeel
Web Producer
At the Mercury: Since October 2006.
Education: BA Film Studies (Hons) Southampton Institute, Southampton England. 2004.
Personal: Born 1982. Married since 2005 to Sara, a graphic designer; no children currently, but two neices I miss very much. I was born in England and moved to USA in 2005 on a more permanent basis to live with my wife. My family are mainly back home in England, but I have relatives spanning the globe, which is nice, and since getting married, more family.
Hobbies: I LOVE writing. I am working on full length feature film scripts, graphic novels, childrens stories, sitcoms and video game reviews on occassion. I enjoy basketball, playing computer games, playing football (soccer), composing music, watching films and all manner of creative things and eating good food.
How to contact me: Call 776-2300 ext. 265 or e-mail: eskeel@themercury.com
Kate Waller
Staff reporter At The Mercury: Since August 2007.
Education: I received a B.A. in English Literature from Kansas State
University in 2005.
About Me: I grew up in Wichita and moved to Manhattan to attend
college in 2001. In the summer of 2006, I married an amazing guy,
Jared Waller from Garden City, who is a teacher at Manhattan High
School. I enjoy reading, watching movies, taking walks, and
generally enjoying the company of friends.
How to Contact Me: You can call at (785) 776-2300, ext. 251, or send
me an email at kwaller@themercury.com
12/15/2003 12:24:44 PM Deb Whitson
News Editor At The Mercury: Since September, 1999; served as education reporter and free-lance reporter in 1998.
Previous experience: Page designer in the features department at The Kansas City Star, 1994-1997; page designer for the sports department at The Star, 1998-1999.
Education: Bachelor of Science in print journalism, Kansas State University, 1993; Manhattan High School, 1980.
Personal: Born December 3, 1962. One daughter, Charlie, born December 31, 1997.
Hobbies: Hobbies? What hobbies? I'm a single mom.
How to contact me: Phone (785) 776-2300, ext. 242. E-mail dwhitson@themercury.com.
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