Why Parents Lose Ground With Aging Children
A series of letters from readers in California Richmond and Missouri explain why adult children detach from elderly parents. Patterns include neglect harsh discipline and inherited family tensions. The writers describe painful memories of financial strain abuse favoritism and emotional distance shaping lifelong rifts.
KU alumna's lifetime in sales promotion and writing
Irene Nunemaker, a 1922 KU journalism graduate, describes a 40 year career spanning reporting, advertising, Avon, and fragrance testing. She built Rural Trade, edited Farm Press materials, created the Avon Outlook, led Avon New Products, and later life volunteering for the visually impaired and church programs. Nunemaker is honored by KU with multiple awards and roles.
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Brighton Blade
Adams County
Colo
Denver
Kansas University
Capper Publications
Topeka
Dun and Bradstreet
Rural Trade
Farm Press
Bride’s
Household
Kaye Farrell
New York
E.P. Dutton
Avon
Avon Outlook
The
Outlook
Irene Nunemaker
Alumni Association
Fred Ellsworth
On This Day in History November 30
November 30 events span 1782 peace preliminaries in Paris ending the Revolutionary War, 1803 Spain cedes Louisiana to France, 1804 Samuel Chase impeachment trial, 1835 Mark Twain born, 1874 Winston Churchill born, 1900 Wilde dies in Paris, 1936 Crystal Palace fire, 1939 Soviet invasion of Finland, 1949 Chinese Reds take Chungking, 1954 Sylacauga meteor strike injuries, 1962 U Thant elected UN Secretary-General, 1966 Barbados gains independence, 1976 Reagan Latin America tour, Gandhi world premiere in New Delhi, 1989 Gorbachev Star Wars remarks.
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United States
Britain
Paris
Spain
Louisiana
France
U.S. Supreme Court
Samuel Chase
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain
Florida
Sir Winston Churchill
Blenheim Palace
Oscar Wilde
London
Crystal Palace
Finland
Chungking
Elizabeth Hodges
Sylacauga
Ala
U Thant
Burma
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Barbados
Ronald Reagan
Brasilia
Brazil
Latin America
Gandhi
Ben Kingsley
India
New Delhi
NBC
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
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Ann
Mom
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Carol
Calif
Richmond
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Lenore
Jeanette
Ann Landers
Light House
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
KU Alumni Association
Chancellor’s Club
KU Endowment Association
Doonesbury
China
Dietal Center
Call
Iowa
Hillcrest Medical
Lawrence Riverfront Plaza
Weaver's Dept. Store
Cosmetics
Liz Claiborne
6Th
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Santa
the Lawrence Daily
Journal-World