February 11, 2012
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Events
- Movie showtimes
- Boy Scout Pancake Day Feb. 11 , 6 a.m.
- Cake Decorating Feb. 11 , 10:30 a.m.
- EHS presents "Into the Woods" Feb. 11 , 1 p.m.
- Paper Bead Making Feb. 11 , 2 p.m.
- EHS presents "Into the Woods" Feb. 11 , 6:30 p.m.
- The Red Dress Ball Feb. 11 , 8 p.m.
- Richard Slimon Gallery Feb. 11
- Granada Movie - The King and I Feb. 12 , 2 p.m.
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Mental health parity bill is welcome
As you note in your helpful article, the passage of the mental health parity bill may be lost in the economic focus of the $700 billion bail out bill. But the parity bill is not lost to the many people in Kansas who suffer from or are related to someone with a mental illness. Long after the economy is on the road to recovery, the parity bill will still be helping people with mental health problems and their families. While the bill is certainly not perfect, and there is still legislative activity needed (especially on the state level here in Kansas and many other states), it is a gigantic, and overdue, step in the right direction.
Tom Smith
Author of “A Balanced Life” and Co-Founder of the Karla Smith Foundation
http://karlasmithfoundation.org/
October 23, 2008 at 10:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )