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Anonymous kidney donation is on the rise, fueled by compassion

August 19, 2019 at 2:18 a.m.

The idea kept nagging at Aimee Bultemeier. "I have two perfectly good kidneys, and I only need one," the 37-year-old nursing assistant thought. "I could save somebody's life." Here's the...

Anonymous kidney donation is on the rise, fueled by compassion

May 13, 2019 at 11:47 p.m.

The idea kept nagging at Aimee Bultemeier. "I have two perfectly good kidneys, and I only need one," the 37-year-old nursing assistant thought. "I could save somebody's life." Here's the...

Denise Baynham, left, has struggled with schizophrenia for most of her adult life; she hears voices that tell her to harm or kill herself. She is assistant director of Side, Inc., a peer-run organization that serves Wyandotte County, Kansas, residents with severe and persistent mental illness. She was recently elected president of the Kansas Consumer Advisory Council for Adult Mental Health.

Haunted by voices

August 19, 2019 at 1:59 a.m.

"Kill yourself! You're worthless! Why are you still here?" The voices in Denise Baynham's head are ceaseless and demanding. For three decades the 54-year-old has struggled with schizophrenia. The chronic...

Haunted by voices

May 13, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

"Kill yourself! You're worthless! Why are you still here?" The voices in Denise Baynham's head are ceaseless and demanding. For three decades the 54-year-old has struggled with schizophrenia. The chronic...

Is your garden dead? Here’s how to try again

May 23, 2019 at 9:13 a.m.

It's hot. It's dry. Your garden resembles a moonscape, and those flowers that bloomed in spring now look as if they're putting out dreadlocks. This isn't fair. There are still...

Sit on a potato pan, Otis: We are the palindrome generation

August 20, 2021 at 12:46 a.m.

Tarzan raised Desi Arnaz' rat. You can say that again -- backward. OK, so the first sentence isn't true. Hey, we're not sure Desi Arnaz even had a rat. But...

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