Kansas City's Bold Plan to Mentor 30,000 Youth
Ellen Goodman's Gazette column highlights Kansas City's YouthFriends effort to recruit 30,000 adult mentors for children ages 5 to 17. The program, a citywide collaboration of schools and nonprofits, aims to rebuild a caring community and reweave the social fabric by fostering long term one to one relationships with mentors who tutor, talk, and support youths.
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Jim Caccamo
YouthFriends
Harvard School of Public Health
Jim Hensley
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Jan Kreamer
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No hero sandwich risks fat and salt in common lunch bites
Washington AP report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest warns many sandwiches pack a full dinner’s fat and calories. Roast beef with mustard is among the leaner options. avocado and cheese and tuna or chicken salads are high. Recommends light cheeses low fat mayo lean meats plus home packing to cut sodium and fat.
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Correction on Linn County Republican Women meeting time
The March 23 Linn County Republican Women meeting time was incorrect in Sundays Gazette. The session will start at 6 p.m. at Long Branch. The Gazette will answer complaints about news accuracy with corrections or clarifications, and a correction will be published if a report is wrong. Phone 398-8313.
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Gazette
Gazette pledges future with soybean ink and recycled print
The Gazette promotes sustainable journalism by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle old newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or at nearby approved locations.
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Birch bark extract shrinks skin cancer tumors in mice
Birchg bark compound betulinic acid reduced melanoma tumors in mice, outperforming common treatments with no evident side effects. Researchers in Illinois say bark is plentiful and could yield affordable doses. human trials may start within a year, though efficacy in people remains unproven.
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University of Illinois At Chicago
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