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Jean Kennedy Schmidt, one of the nurses dubbed the "Angels of Bataan" who treated U.S. troops battling Japanese forces in the Philippines during World War II and were prisoners of war for nearly three years, has died. She was 88. Schmidt died March 3 at her home due to complications from a fall, her daughter, Susan Johnson of Bemidji, Minn., said Friday. With Schmidt's death, only three of the nurses are believed to be alive, said Elizabeth M. Norman, who wrote the 1999 book, "We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan." "She had a wonderful spirit," Norman told the Los Angeles Times. "She loved these women she was imprisoned with, and she said she knew them as well as the back of her hand." Born Imogene Kennedy on Oct.
Lambs: Sure sign of spring
When a trio of newborn lambs entered the world and took their first tentative steps Sunday afternoon, three-year-old Kara Victor was there to coo over the cuties and watch as their mothers cleaned and nursed them."The baby was trying to get up. The baby kept falling down," said Kara, who came with her parents and younger sister, 2-year-old Malea, from Lincoln City to visit her grandparents. They decided a trip to Oregon State University's Sheep Center to see the lambs being born would be a fun and educational activity.The only problem?Kara wanted to take a lamb home."They're cute," she said.Kara and Malea's mom, Gina Victor, took the opportunity to teach her girls a little about the lambing process.When a ewe is about to give birth, sheep center employees put up a special pen to separate her from the other pregnant ewes who might mistake her lambs for their own and try to abscond with them, she explained.The girls' grandparents, Deb and Jim Hammett, suggested the weekend outing at the recommendation of one of Jim's coworkers recommendation."It's always fun when you're with your grandkids, no matter what you're doing," he said.Lambing tours began March 8, and already the center has drawn more than 1,000 visitors.
Bus service has line on cheap, easy travel
PITTSBURGH For Internet-savvy travelers on a budget, Megabus.com claims to offer a service that makes mainstream bus travel seem pricey: rides from Pittsburgh to Chicago for as little as $1.
The New Jersey-based company, which began operating in a number of midwestern cities last year, is hoping the promise of such bargains will entice ever more drivers to leave their cars behind in favor of its colorful coaches. The bus line announced Thursday it will expand its service to Pittsburgh; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Columbus, Ohio; Kansas City, Mo., and Louisville, Ky. It already offers service between Chicago and Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Toledo. To keep fares low, Megabus uses online ticketing and sidewalk stops instead of ticket counters and bus terminals.
Sunshine Week '07: Doctor complaints are matter of public record
Before you go to a new physician or physical therapist, you might want to check out their disciplinary records with the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
"Basically, what we've tried to do is tailor our information to what people need when they're looking for a doctor," said Lyle Kelsey, the board's executive director.
The board licenses and regulates the state's medical doctors, along with professionals in nine other allied health fields.
Those include physician assistants, athletic trainers, dietitians, electrologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, orthotists/prosthetists, pedorthists and respiratory care practitioners.
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