Kiowa County Hospital District meeting minutes  May 28, 2019 

The Kiowa County Hospital District and County Board met in regular session on May 28, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bransgrove Building Meeting Room. 

District Board members present were: Mary Eikner, Cathryn Anderson and Priscilla Waggoner. Absent: Dennis Pearson ( called), Sylvia Shields ( called). 

County Board members present were: Craig Kerfoot, and John Negley. Absent: Whitney Barnett ( called), Kevin Davis ( called), Ken Flory ( called). 

Others present: Shannon Dixon, Char Korrell, Mike Rowe and Beth Spady. 

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EarthTalk – Can bioluminescence be used for everyday lighting?

Dear EarthTalk:

Is there any way we could harness the light from bioluminescent organisms for everyday lighting and other practical purposes?

-- M. Wilson, Framingham, MA

Bioluminescence—defined by Merriam-Webster as “the emission of light from living organisms (such as fireflies, dinoflagellates, and bacteria) as the result of internal, typically oxidative chemical reactions”—is one of the wonders of nature that just about any of us can witness.

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