Senior Meals Program cuts hit Douglas County clients hard
Douglas County Senior Services reports funding shortfalls force weekday meals to serve 250 clients and end weekend deliveries for 25 to 30 homebound seniors. The agency seeks financial support at the Lawrence Senior Center or via 842-0543 and dycoseniorservices.org as the community faces rising local needs.
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Kansas Wheat Exports Boost 62.5 Million Bushels to Taiwan
Taiwan Flour Mills Association agreed to buy hard red winter wheat from Kansas in 2010 and 2011 for 425 million dollars, about 6.80 per bushel, lifting prices amid overflowing elevators as fall crops arrive. The Kansas Commerce Department confirms all grain sourced from Kansas. The pact may offset slow local demand but signals strong international interest in high quality Kansas wheat.
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Multitasking myth in a connected world
Ellen Goodman argues modern multitasking is a distraction not a skill. Stanford researcher Clifford Nass finds high multitaskers perform worse at attention, memory, and task switching. The piece notes the new normal of constant media immersion in offices, classrooms, and social life, urging reflection on attention and relationships.
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Old Hometown Sheriff Rex Report on County Crime
Johnson said no indication of a drug syndicate in the county despite many drug arrests this year. Most arrests involved marijuana. Two men with a carload of sheep were robbed last night after meeting two women in a dark alley. $285 reportedly taken. Ten new infantile paralysis cases in Norton Decatur district and about 50 new cases of a mysterious killing disease spreading rapidly.
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Kashmir peace drive derailed by 2007 misstep
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf reflects on a near miss in Kashmir peace talks that could have reshaped regional stability. He recalls back channel discussions from 2004 to 2007 outlining a framework with demilitarized borders and joint governance, which stalled after his 2007 removal of a Supreme Court chief justice.
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