Last week the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University published the results from the 2021 Kansas Speaks survey. For those not familiar with Kansas Speaks, it is an annual public opinion survey that gauges public opinion on various issues of interest to Kansas citizens, including public policy.
Warming up on cold days can be a challenge, especially when the weather outside is frightful. Bundling up near the fireplace is one way to keep warm, as is dining on hearty meals that have staying power.
TOPEKA — The Kansas unemployment rate declined in January to 2.6%, federal and state agencies said Friday, to the lowest level in more than a decade. The COVID-19 pandemic hijacked the nation’s economy in April 2020 to drive the jobless rate in Kansas to an astonishing 12.2%.
WASHINGTON (AP) At first, the White House resisted calls from Congress to ban Russian oil imports to the U.S. And then, it did just that.
TOPEKA — Republicans and Democrats along with a voter advocacy group introduced Thursday three competing redistricting maps outlining new boundaries for the 40 Kansas Senate districts in response to population shifts during the past decade.
TOPEKA — A year after the House chose to continue offering financial incentives to Kansans moving to rural areas that are struggling with workforce, state senators followed suit, with their own added flair.
If you have kids, you are well aware that it is spring break and that marks the end of another 9 weeks of school. Your students will be bringing home their report cards soon, and that reminds me of an article in the Working Mother magazine many years ago titled, “The Parent Report Card.” It seemed a bit awkward to ask my adolescent children at the time to grade me and their dad, on 25 different things but that is exactly what we did. Part of the value of the parent report card is that is brings out issues parents may not realize are important.
Dear Readers, I woke up with an unusual, inconvenient craving for a sweets, like a piece of cake or pie. This was odd because I don’t typically require a sugar fix in the morning and if I hanker for one throughout the day or in the evening, my goto treat is chocolate candy.
49 Ellis County students were named as the 47th annual Dane G. Hansen Foundation scholarship winners. In selecting award winners, the Scholarship Committee considered proficiency in verbal and writing skills. Other factors that weigh in on the decision include academic records, test scores and community service hours.
Blanche Elizabeth Zerr, 91, of Grainfield, died Mon-day, March 7, 2022, at the Gove County Medical Center Long Term Care, in Quinter, KS. She was born during the dirty thirties, on October 31, 1930, in Hill City, KS, and was the first born of Joseph and Elizabeth (Dinkel) Richmeier. She grew up in St. Peter, KS and attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School there, where she learned her prayers and received her sacraments. After the 8th grade, at age 12, Blanche was sent to live with a group of young girls at a convent in Topeka, KS, where she worked at a hospital and sent the money she earned home to help support her family. Blanche was homesick, so after six months she was transferred to Hays, KS, to be closer to her family. She lived and worked there until she was 17.