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Child healthcare bill passes House
A bill increasing State Children’s Healthcare Program, or SCHIP, enrollment from six to 11 million children passed the U.S. House on Wednesday.
“This is a pro-family and pro-work bill that will provide health coverage to 11 million children of working families,” said U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco. “This program is especially important for Texas families since our state has the highest percentage of children without health care coverage in the nation.”
House members passed the bill by a 225-204 vote despite a veto threat from President Bush. The program, created in 1997, must be reauthorized by Congress by Sept. 30. SCHIP provides coverage to children of working families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but cannot afford private insurance.
The bill also increases the federal cigarette tax by 45 cents to increase SCHIP coverage for children.
“Encouraging Americans to quit smoking is a small price to pay to protect their health and provide health care coverage for five million uninsured children,” Edwards said.
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Educating through the arts
Her résumé is impressive. An educator, therapist, dancer, minister and actor, Bonnie Hawkins-Jordan seems the kind of person who might live in Hollywood. But she doesn’t. She lives in Cleburne, sharing her ministry with those around her any way she can.
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Challenger seeks to oust Precinct 4 incumbent
Johnson County Precinct 4 voters have a choice this year between re-electing incumbent Commissioner Don Beeson, or electing his challenger, Bart Basham.
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Park and ride lot to be discussed
Cleburne City Council members will vote Tuesday on P.E.T. Construction’s $171,704 bid to construct a park-and-ride lot at the Cletran location.
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Pete Kendall: Home phonelessness more blessing than curse
In a 1916 interview in the Chicago Tribune, the self-anointed World’s Greatest Newspaper, Henry Ford said, “History is more or less bunk. It’s tradition. We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present, and the only history that is worth a tinker’s damn is the history we made today.”
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Medina brings campaign to Cleburne
Several hundred area residents attended a Saturday Burleson Tea Party rally held at Forrest Auto Group in Cleburne.
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2/8 Felony arrests
The following felony arrests are taken from public records at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. All individuals should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Fire destroys home, occupants OK
A Wednesday morning fire resulted in no injuries, but destroyed a home near Burleson.
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Showers put lake level above spillway
With showers continuing through this morning, Lake Pat Cleburne lake level was reported at 734.1 feet, about six inches over the spillway, said local weather watcher Gayle White.
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Schools collect funds for Haiti
Students at two Cleburne ISD campuses have collected more than $1,400 for agencies involved in assistance for earthquake victims in Haiti.
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Suspect arrested in Alvarado shooting death
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