Corporate giving rises and sick days rise in polls
Conference Board finds American corporations increased charitable giving from 3.1 to 3.9 billion dollars in 2003, with a median of 7.4 million and an average of 28.9 million. A CareerBuilder poll shows 35 percent of workers called in sick without being ill, citing vacation value and low motivation. Also, credit card debt studies show students delay payments but lower delinquency, and former Boeing executive Michael M. Sears faces a plea in federal court in Alexandria.
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Farmers reap record income in 2004
Wichita story notes USDA ERS forecasts 2004 net farm income at 73.7 billion, average income per household 70 675, up 3.2 percent. High livestock prices and big harvests drive profits while farmers plan equipment buys and dealers see rising demand and hiring.
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Kansas SRS seeks AG clarifications on retroactive foster care law
John Badger of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services says openness is not opposed as the attorney general clarifies a new law. The AG opinion limits coverage to foster care deaths or near deaths and retroactively applies to past cases, with confidential records between parents and professionals remaining private. Child advocates welcome the broad interpretation while noting confidentiality hampers investigations into privatized foster care.
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Boeing to announce plans for 777 freighter
Boeing plans a cargo version of the 777 after board approval, with early interest from Asia and launch customers including Lufthansa, EVA, Emirates, and UPS. The carrier options reflect a growing demand for a 100-ton, two-engine freighter, as Boeing eyes the 777-200LR base for the freighter design. The 777-200LR passenger jet enters service in 2006 with a 9,420 nautical mile range.
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Sebelius Faces Scrutiny Over Cigarette Tax Plan
Gov Kathleen Sebelius faces criticism for proposing a cigarette tax increase to fund the Healthy Kansas program. The plan would raise the cigarette tax by 50 cents per pack to 1.29 and boost other tobacco taxes to 15 percent, aiming to cover medical costs for 70 000 additional Kansans and subsidize private insurance for small businesses and low wage workers.
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KU Sees Small Rise in International Graduate Enrollments
A KU report shows international graduate enrollment up 2.2 percent this fall, despite a national 6 percent drop across 122 Council of Graduate Schools member institutions. KU attributes resilience to personal outreach, while fields like journalism student Bill gen note visa interviews remain intimidating amid tightened policies and global competition.
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Area families feel effects of Iraq war deployments
Families in Perry Lawrence and surrounding areas describe the Iraq conflict as a personal presence. Ivan Frye notes his sons Terran and Justin, Marines, faced multiple tours with the prospect of another in January. Kathy Decker recalls anxious moments as her son Matthew Decker’s 1st Armored Division extended its tour and faced increasing attacks in Baghdad.
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