Granny dumping and the burden of elder care in America
Editorial warns against the growing practice of abandoning elderly relatives. It cites Alzheimer's care, rising longevity, and gaps in support services. Local resources like Visiting Nurses, Douglas County Senior Services, Meals on Wheels, and Hospice offer home care options, highlighting the need for community and government help to prevent more cases.
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Kansas Senate approves Douglas County friendly redistricting plan
The Kansas Senate approved a congressional map placing Douglas County in a four-county district with Johnson, Miami, and Wyandotte. The plan links KU Lawrence and KU Medical School with the district, reflecting shared interests and the state's move from five to four House seats. The map, not final, aims to preserve Douglas County’s Kansas City ties amid reshaping.
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Kansas Senate delays oil tax. severance issue likely dead
In a 21 to 19 vote the Kansas Senate rejected a motion to concur with House amendments on an oil and gas bill, signaling the probable final defeat of the severance tax issue in the 1992 Legislature. Douglas County deputies recovered the body of a 49 year old Overland Park man from Clinton Lake. search continues for his fishing companion, also from Overland Park. Local petitions on a May 11 ballot for a recall against City Commissioner Tom Gleason and a 50 cent water bill fee for floodplain planning were under review. John Hadl, KU football co ordinator, will join the Los Angeles Rams as offensive coordinator, a return to pro football he previously played. Construction continues despite a labor dispute between Bricklayers Union Local No. 3 and the Associated General Contractors. Elmer Carriker is named executive to Baker University president James Edward Doty.
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Postmaster address update note for Journal-World readers
A brief notice instructs readers to send address changes to The Journal-World at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 for mail delivery updates. The item preserves the postal instruction with the newspaper's contact address. The note is concise and newsroom tone appropriate to a local paper.
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Urban decline reality in America’s cities and leadership
Debates in New York highlight crime drugs homelessness and unemployment as city symptoms while Clinton Brown and Bush promise reforms. Senators Bradley and Kerry urge candid national and local action, warning that without massive investment in early life programs law enforcement drug education and neighborhood development cities face abandonment encirclement or conversion.
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Political pork sparks election year food fight
President Bush targets 1 391 pork barrel projects as a campaign tool. He seeks rescission cuts totaling 3 6 billion with a long list of small but symbolic savings. Sen. Byrd mobilizes counterattack plans to strike waste in the White House budget and press lawmakers to vote.
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Carter's moral drive aims to aid the poor beyond politics
Former president Jimmy Carter, reflecting after years out of office, stresses humanitarian goals over partisan gains. He recalls debates with Reagan and a CIA link, arguing real change requires broad support for helping needy families, including the homeless, teenagers, and the disadvantaged.
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