Fiddlers and Pickers Gather for Kansas Championship
Lawrence hosts the 29th Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships with separate junior and senior fiddle contests and Hawk Week inclusion. Musicians from Vinland and beyond described the event as a community jam and celebration of folk music, expanding beyond traditional bluegrass to saxophones and flutes.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photos
Judy Coder
Diane Gillenwater
Patti Nance
Karla Campbell
South Park
Jai Strecker
Stu Strecker
Lawrence
Kansas
Vicki Walker
Mike Walker
Martha Haehl
Kansas City
Gayle Sigurdson
Sigurdson
Cindy Novelo
Vinland
Novelo
Mike Black
State parties plot new election strategies emerge
Democratic and Republican leaders roll out distinct plans for 2010 campaigns with Kenny Johnston and Cici Rojas guiding operations. Johnston promotes tech driven outreach and candidate recruitment from KU ties, while Rojas highlights fiscal conservatism after leadership roles in Kansas City, Kan and Dallas chamber work. The piece previews strategies ahead of a crowded 2010 field.
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Kansas University
Kenny Johnston
Johnston
Cici Rojas
Kansas City
Kan
Greater
Social Security checks shrink as COLA unlikely for two years
Trustees project no cost of living adjustment for the next two years, a rare move since automatic adjustments began in 1975. Despite guarantees that benefits cannot fall, many will see lower monthly payments once Medicare prescription drug premiums rise, offsetting Social Security deductions. Inflation has been negative this year due to energy prices below 2008 levels.
Teens misuse ADHD drugs linked to rising poison control calls
A study using 1998 to 2005 data shows teen abuse of ADHD stimulants spiked 76 percent, with four deaths among evaluated cases. Calls to poison control rose from 330 to 581 annually as prescriptions for ages 10 to 19 nearly doubled, highlighting dangerous misuse and serious side effects.
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Steve Passerb
Partnership For A Drug-Free America
New York
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
American Association of Poison Control
Passerle
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