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They re the five little faces I still see every spring when it s time for the clippers to annihilate the hair atop my scalp.
Their accounts motivate me to raise money each year in the battle against childhood cancer. Today, I m asking you to take in and consider their stories.
Then I hope their real-life narratives motivate all who are financially able to donate to the Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids Foundation, which provides crucial support for Region families whose children are entangled in these desperate fights for survival.
All five of the children profiled in today s column are the kids in whose names or memories I ve shaved in years past to raise money for childhood cancer research. Generous Times readers have always come through, ensuring my annual head shave is one of the most expensive haircuts on record.
State Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, is halfway toward his goal of ensuring Northwest Indiana children covered by Medicaid never are turned away from nearby Chicago children s hospitals.
The Indiana House voted 93-0 on Thursday to advance Slager s House Bill 1305 to the Senate for a decision on sending it to Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb to be signed into law.
It increases the rates Indiana Medicaid pays to out-of-state children s hospitals for treating Hoosier children to more closely match the significantly higher rates Medicaid pays Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis for the same services.
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