Obesity fuels health-cost growth in Kansas schools
Health expert Jodi Mackey urges parents education and stronger physical education policies as districts rethink foods in schools. She notes lack of strong vending laws while Thorpe urges debate on funding from soft drink firms. Lawmakers show interest but focus remains on test scores and funding.
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Jodi Mackey
Kansas
Mackey
Thorpe
Department of Health Policy and Management
Emory University
Atlanta
Clinton
Kansas cattle ID project eyed for rapid traceability
Kansas Livestock Association leaders discuss high tech cattle identification to replacing weeks or months of tracing with a computer trace. Dixon says RFID evolution could locate a cow anywhere in the United States within days. Bill Watson notes cost concerns but supports prioritizing disease traceability amid current RFID use of 2 to 3 dollars per cow.
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Dixon
Highland Livestock and Management Service
Garden City
Canada
United States
Kansas
United State
Kansas Livestock Association
Bill Watson
Ulysses
Watson
Howev
KLA
Christmas Shipping Tips Cut Holiday Headaches
Shipping costs and timely delivery are top concerns during the holidays. DHL and FedEx advise sturdy plain boxes with cushioning and at least two inches of packaging all around. Hornbeck notes online label printing and package pickup to avoid post office lines. an in lobby automated payment system and 24 hour drop box are available. Nationwide deadlines set December 21 for delivery by Christmas. international deadline is Monday.
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DHL
FedEx
Hornbeck
Local mailing drop-off points and pickup cutoffs listed
The notice lists DHL Mail It Etc locations at 1816 Palace Drive with latest pickup 2 p.m. and FedEx offices at 1804 Boots Road with express cutoff 6 p.m. and ground by 4 p.m. Garden City Telegram at 310 N Seventh St rear lot cutoff 5:30 p.m. Fulton St 1500 E Fulton front lot cutoff 5:30 p.m. UPS Aspen Park 1811 E Mary St pickup 5:45 p.m. weekdays, Plaza Inn 1911 E Kansas Ave pickup 5:45 p.m., UPS 2713 N 11th St 6:30 p.m. weekdays air only, staffing center address with same hours, and 1500 E Fulton Terrace front lot air only 5:30 p.m.
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DHL
Palace Drive
FedEx
Boots Road
Express
Garden City Telegram
N. Seventh St
Fulton St
Fulton Terrace
UPS
Aspen Business Park
E. Mary St
Plaza Inn
E. Kansas Ave
N. 11Th St
E. Fulton Terrace
Holiday shipping deadlines for Garden City post office
The Garden City Post Office urges all nationwide parcels sent by December 21 to arrive before Christmas, with international shipments due by December 19. DHL offers limited schedules through December 22, with specific delivery dates for second day and next day service and closures on December 25 and 26. FedEx, UPS, and related services follow variant holiday restrictions including December 24 express options and December 25 26 closures.
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Garden City
FedEx
UPS
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Ource
Kansas Health Initiative
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Brighton
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Regan & Co. Real Estate
Western State Bank & Old Fashioned
Garden Valley
GVRV
Shick
Garden Valley Retirement Village
E. Spruce Garden City
Life Care Services
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St. Catherine Hospital
Catholic Health Initiatives
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