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Local RN honoured for work in Afghanistan Updated 19 minutes ago
A local registered nurse is again being recognized by the military for her service in Afghanistan. Jane Ramage, of Oro-Medonte Township, was in Afghanistan last year from June 3 to Sept. 15, working in a nine-bed intensive care unit.
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The Orillia Packet & Times
Soldiers' deficit not isolated issue Posted 6 hours ago
Health-care costs in Ontario are soaring. In 2009-10, health-care spending made up a whopping 42% of all provincial spending. This is not sustainable. Every year, health-care spending is taking up a larger and larger chunk of our tax dollars.
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