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Kansas children bear brunt of regional economic squeeze
In Garden City and statewide, families face wage cuts and welfare shifts as ConAgra fire fallout and drought hit Kansas. Single mother Bertha Flores stays, praising local schools and family childcare while lamenting cuts to programs. Officials warn more cuts may follow without tax increases, expanding services to aid poor children and single parents.
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Bertha Flores
IBP
Flores
Garden City
Con-Agra
Phoenix
Kansas
Garden City High School
Kevin Burr
Burr
Olathe
Lawrence
Shawnee Mission
ConAgra
Johnson County
Carol Smith
United Community Services
Gary Brunk
Kansas Action For Children
Congress
Brunk
Dale Dennis
US Commerce Department
Sen
Janis Lee
Ckensington