Nicole Fisher Founder and CEO, HHR Strategies Nicole Fisher is the founder and CEO of HHR Strategies, a healthcare and human rights consulting firm that started in the Midwest. She is also a senior policy advisor on Capitol Hill and an expert on health economics, technology and reform, especially as they affect vulnerable populations.
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Tornado captured on video by FOX Weather Storm Tracker A major tornado was located outside the northeastern Kansas town of Alta Vista Wednesday night.KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The second day of heavy weto her onecrossing the Plains and Midwest spawned at least one major tornado in Kansas and resulted in softball-sized hail.NOAA's Storm Prediction Center highlighted communities in two states as being at an increased risk or level 3 out of 5 for hail, damaging winds and tornadoes, and it appears the forecast has ended with several tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings issued by the local National Weather Service Service…
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is recommending to the Democratic National Committee that South Carolina become the first major state in the 2024 presidential nominating process, with New Hampshire and Nevada following a week later — leaving Iowa out of the early lineup. the Washington Post reported on Thursday night. Georgia and Michigan will follow next, with Michigan becoming the dominant player in the Midwest under the new calendar Biden has called for, the Post reported. The DNC was released late Thursday letter from the president sent to members of the DNC's Rules and Regulations Committee, which is scheduled to…
Air quality at Midwest School was given another clean slate Monday, 18 months after the building was evacuated and closed due to a gas leak and nearly three months after students returned.The report, distributed by the Casper-Natrona County Health Department, found air quality was acceptable for all chemicals tested. After installing a vapor mitigation system, the district conducted tests inside and outside the school in May, June, July and October.Samples were taken in the library, swimming pool, kindergarten, kitchen and two classrooms. They were also taken outside to the swing set and the weather station.Originally scheduled for Oct. 21, the…
This article has been reviewed according to Science X editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following features while ensuring content reliability: Okay! Mutlu Ozdogan, assistant professor of forest and wildlife ecology at UW-Madison, processes images from the Landsat satellite to reveal changes in forest composition over time. Shown in this composite is the dry pine forest of Bayfield and Douglas counties in northwestern Wisconsin in 1989 (left) and 1995 (center). Vegetation appears green in these true color images. A computer algorithm compared the 1989 and 1995 images and identified yellow areas in the right panel as harvests in…
Jack Money | OklahomanRegal Entertainment Group is expanding its holdings in Oklahoma by acquiring Warren Theaters, which operates here, but the deal does not include two new theaters the latter has agreed to build in Midwest City and north Oklahoma City.Robert Coleman, Midwest City's economic development director, said Friday that he learned of Warren Theaters' decision to sell its Broken Arrow and Moore operations about a day before the sale was announced.That led city officials to do some checking.”We knew there were some deals in the works. We didn't know they were that widespread,” Coleman said.”But… we were assured by…
The company provides multimedia customers with a premium service using Access MultiRack From the staff of RW Published: February 23, 2023 Radio World Buyer's Guide Articles are intended to help readers understand why their colleagues have chosen particular products to solve various technical situations. This month's articles focus on products that support remote broadcasts and sports coverage. Midwest Sports Broadcasting is a live broadcast service that provides engineering, technical support and remote coverage for a range of sports, talk, music and entertainment clients. The company manages high-profile shows for SiriusXM, Learfield, Westwood One Sports, ESPN Radio and more. “I envision…
Both the Dornwood splash park and the Midwest Health Aquatic Center will be open by next summerLuke Ranker | Topeka Capital-JournalBA Green Construction will receive nearly $10 million to design and build the Midwest Health Aquatic Center and Dornwood Spray Park.Shawnee County commissioners on Monday approved a contract with the Lawrence-based company for a maximum of $9.25 million for the aquatic center next to Topeka Fire Station No. 12 at SW 21st and Urish. A pad at Dornwood Park, 2801 SE 25th, will cost $600,000. In September, when county commissioners first took a look at the project, the cost was…
The pandemic has accelerated a trend feared by deans and finance chiefs across the American Midwest: There are fewer 18-year-olds filling classrooms, dormitories and cafeterias. That means less revenue, increasing the potential for budget cuts to affect staffing, curriculum and athletic programs, while schools are forced to offer greater financial incentives to attract students.
The Midwest is known for the rows and rows of corn and soybeans that evenly cover the landscape. But in central Missouri, farmer Linus Rothermich is interrupting his usual rotation of corn and soybeans with Japanese millet. He has been cultivating it since 1993. “Golly, I have to think how far back that is,” he said. “I was young and looking for alternative crops to make more money. We just didn't make a lot of money in farming back then.” Compared to corn and soybean crops, he spends much less on Japanese millet. Because its growing season is shorter, it…