Route chosen for U S 59 highway upgrade in Kansas
State officials chose an eastern route for U S 59, preserving the existing road as a local street. The plan aims to reduce fatal and injury crashes by up to 80 and 60 percent respectively, while displacing 33 homes and eight businesses. Comments due by Jan 24, with an anticipated record of decision soon after.
Diet and cancer link gains attention in nutrigenomics era
The Cancer Institute outlines nutrigenomics as the study of how genes and diet interact to influence cancer risk. It notes up to 35 percent of cancers relate to dietary habits, while high plant food intake associates with lower cancer rates and obesity raises risks for several cancers. Researchers aim to map how specific nutrients interact with genes to affect cancer development. Milner predicts substantial data on gene diet interactions within five years.
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Law enforcement deaths in 2001 reach four year high
FBI figures show 142 officers killed in 2001, 71 at the World Trade Center site and one Fish and Wildlife officer dies in Pennsylvania. Nonterrorism deaths rose to 70, the highest since 1997, with most killings by firearms.
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Environmental statement copies available for public review
Copies of the Federal Highway Administration final environmental impact statement for the U S highway 59 replacement project between Lawrence and Ottawa will be delivered today to Lawrence Public Library Lawrence City Hall Douglas County Public Works Ottawa Public Library Ottawa Franklin County Public Works Baldwin Public Library Kansas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration in Topeka. Comments are due January 24 to Carl Hill at the Kansas Department of Transportation Docking State Office Building Topeka 915 S W Harrison Topeka 66612.
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