| A GIFT OF LIFE: Local families touched by tragedy, miracles tell ...
Danielle Keller used to think of organ donation recipients as people whose healthy organs had just worn out."I didn't realize how many children who were waiting, who never had a chance, who were never born with healthy organs, who really haven't had a chance to live life," Keller said.That changed when her daughter, Lexi, was born. Danielle and Nicholas Keller's firstborn had a severe heart defect that required surgery while she was an infant. Four years later, the little girl had open heart surgery, which was followed by a heart transplant that summer at Children's Hospital Boston."She was in a medically-induced coma," Danielle Keller said. "She didn't know she had a transplant until she woke up."Lexi Keller, now 7, doesn't remember much about being in the hospital except that she was scared.
House Approves Children's Insurance Bill
The Texas House passed a bill Tuesday that would revoke changes made to the Children's Health Insurance Program in 2003, when thousands of children lost their coverage. The bill will go to the Senate. Currently, a family qualifies based on gross income and must reapply for coverage every six months. After applying, a child must wait 90 days before getting enrolled. "The income we're talking about is maximum right around $40,000 for a family of four," said Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston. "What this bill will do is pick up an additional 100,000 kids and put them back on the roll." Lawmakers want to change CHIP to the way it was before 2003, when a family only had to reapply every 12 months. There would be no waiting period for children, and eligibility was based on net income, which is how much the family earned minus child care and work-related expenses.
Measure intended to insure more Texas children
AUSTIN More children of the working poor would have access to low-cost health insurance under a plan tentatively approved today in the Texas House. Final approve could come tomorrow, then the bill would move to the Senate. The measure would dismantle several changes made by the 2003 Legislature, when Texas faced a budget shortfall and cut spending on the Children's Health Insurance Program. The bill by Representative Sylvester Turner of Houston would let parents re-enroll in CHIP every year -- instead of every six months. The measure also would eliminate the 90-day waiting period unless the child had recently been covered in another insurance plan. Backers say allowing for 12-month eligibility periods would save the state money by treating them before they end up in costly emergency rooms and county hospitals.
Groopman: The Doctor Is In, But Is He Listening?
When Dr. Jerome Groopman developed pain and swelling in his right hand, he says, "I saw six prominent hand surgeons and got four different opinions." The correct diagnosis came when one of the doctors took the time to listen to Groopman describe his injury and examined the doctor-patient's left hand. Hear Groopman's Story .
Fear of lawsuits means fewer radiologists read mammograms
It's white on white - white tumors on white breast tissue - and it can be very difficult to see, even for the most experienced eye.Mammography is arguably the most difficult thing radiologists do, but it is also one of radiology's most common and most important practices. .
Markel Insurance Renews as Title Sponsor for USEF Young Horse ...
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the continuation of a multi-year partnership with Markel Insurance to sponsor the USEF Young Horse Dressage Program. This sponsorship also includes the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage National Championship presented by Collecting Gaits Farm and the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials. "Markel came on board to sponsor this program early in our strategy to build our developing horse and rider programs which are critical to our future success in international competition," said John Long, USEF Chief Executive Officer. "This young horse program has been extremely successful and we thank Markel for their vision, enthusiasm and continued support." Whether you are dreaming of competing internationally at the FEI World Championships for Young Dressage Horses or aiming for the Markel/USEF Young Horse Championships in September, DressageDaily Young Horse Talent Scouts will be following your progress, throughout the year.
PROFILE: UNIQUE WINDOW & DOOR
In an industry often lambasted for unethical practices, Unique Window & Door President Robert Dillon has tried to carve a niche in the local home-improvement market—combining aggressive marketing with a focus on customer and employee satisfaction. It seems to be making strides on both counts. Revenue has steadily increased over the 13 years Dillon has owned the company, and Unique is a four-time winner of the local Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award, given annually to firms that demonstrate exemplary ethical standards. The BBB awards and several industry honors for customer service and company performance are displayed prominently in the lobby of Unique’s Park Fletcher offices and showroom. What most visitors don’t see, however, are the training rooms and employee fitness facilities where Dillon, 52, puts into practice the business maxim, "happy employees make happy customers." Employee recruitment, training and retention are things the easygoing Dillon takes seriously; by his own admission, he’s always recruiting quality employees, whether from the home-improvement industry or elsewhere.
AVP Esurance Tampa Bay
The AVP Esurance Tampa Bay Open will kick off with an open qualifier on Thursday, May 31 and continue with the main draw throughout the weekend, culminating with the mens and womens finals on Sunday, June 3. More than 150 of the countrys top beach volleyball players, including Olympic Gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor will compete in the tournament, which will be televised on Fox Sports Net. About the AVP, Inc. AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc. is a leading lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on the production, marketing and distribution of professional beach volleyball events worldwide. AVP operates the industry's most prominent national touring series, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, which was organized in 1983. Featuring more than 150 of the top American men and women competitors in the sport, AVP is set to stage 18 events throughout the United States in 2007. In 2004, AVP athletes successfully represented the United States during the Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning gold and bronze medals, the first medals won by U.S.
Local Banking Veterans to Lead Pinnacle in Knoxville
Long-term Knoxville financial professionals Nathan Hunter and Mike DiStefano have joined forces to lead Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.'s (Nasdaq/NGS: PNFP) expansion to Knoxville. Hunter will be Pinnacle's Knoxville president. DiStefano will be executive vice president and will lead Pinnacle's client advisory group, which will serve Knoxville's owner-managed businesses and affluent consumers. Pinnacle's target markets are small and mid-sized businesses and consumers interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. "The time is right for Pinnacle to open here," Hunter said. "Many Knoxville clients are growing increasingly dissatisfied with their large regional banks. I chose to join Pinnacle because of the firm's unique and highly successful model of delivering distinctive service and effective advice.
Clement leads fundraising battle
Bob Clement has raised more campaign money than any other candidate, making him the apparent front-runner in the mayor's race. Clement's campaign reported last week that it had raised more than $750,000 through March 31 and had $566,000 on hand. Almost 1,400 individual donors had contributed. .
The great corn gold rush
NEW YORK – Drive down the empty back roads that lead to Gerald Tumbleson's Martin County, Minn., farmhouse, and you'd never know you were riding through one of America's newest boomtowns. It's February, and Tumbleson's cornfields lie fallow under a foot of windswept snow. Tractors sit idle as local farmers await a thaw that won't come for weeks. The clearest evidence of life is the manure stench drifting from Tumbleson's pig barn.
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