Students Choose Living at Home to Cut College Costs
Kansas University student Rebecca Cannon stays at her mother's home in Topeka to save money. She pays for food and gas, not rent, and plans to boost her transcript for graduate school. Experts say living at home can ease college costs even as social development varies. Cannon has spent $3,405 on her living arrangement so far.
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Baldwin City Boy, 13, Runs Recycling Venture With Family
Jackson Barth founder of 2 Kids and a Mom Recycling gathers 30 to 40 bags of recyclables every two weeks in Baldwin City. He works with his mother Sara Barth, brother Jordan 9 named president of operations, and silent partner Doug Barth from Baker University. The youth says the effort helps the environment and his community.
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Restoration of iconic garden linked to founder Samuel Dinsmoor
Lucas garden once created by Civil War veteran Samuel Perry Dinsmoor is being restored after years of slow decay. The Garden of Eden in Lucas includes a limestone house, 40-foot concrete trees, statues and flags. Erika Nelson, a Lucas artist, notes concern over flaking and missing pieces while preservation aims to honor the historic site listed on the National Register.
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Labor Day loses its labor roots in modern celebrations
Kansas University history professor Jeff Moran notes Labor Day grew from post Civil War labor turmoil to a holiday off work. Secretary of Labor Karin Brownlee says the day marks the end of summer and back to school with unions now a smaller workforce, while state plans an economic report and talks on workforce issues.
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Labor unions adjust to new reality
Labor unions adapt to changing economic and political conditions as tensions ease and collective bargaining strategies shift. Key orgs respond to market pressures, wage trends, and policy shifts impacting member needs and actions.
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