North Dakota Tops List as Best State to Raise a Child
A Washington based Children’s Rights Council ranking places North Dakota first for raising children, with Vermont Minnesota New Hampshire and Iowa following. The District of Columbia ranks dead last, while Mississippi Louisiana Alabama and New Mexico fare poorly. Experts note varied factors including divorce rates teen pregnancy and poverty shaping the results.
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Eagle Scout earns honor for Craig Richardson in Emporia
Craig Richardson of Boy Scout Troop 157 in Emporia earned the Eagle Scout rank at a Court of Honor held at First Christian Church Emporia. He earned 39 merit badges and led a community project building a wooden storage cabinet for the Learning Center Preschool at his church. He is the grandson of Reed and Carol Richardson Elma Hampton and the late Don Hampton.
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Fallout reach from Nevada tests spans several states
A USA Today report summarizes a 1982 Congress demanded study showing iodine 131 exposure from 1950s Nevada desert atomic tests affected counties across the farm belt Rocky Mountain states and New York. Officials from the National Cancer Institute say those nearest the test site absorbed levels similar to residents nearby Nevada Utah Arizona, while direct cancer links remain unproven. Bruce Wachholz led the study noting widespread exposure without clear dose cancer relationships.
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Lawmakers Say Cereal Prices Fell in year
Democratic Reps Sam Gejdenson and Charles E Schumer released their third annual report noting breakfast cereal prices dropped about 6 percent last year after years of rising faster than inflation. The lawmakers say the decline reflects recent market shifts and improved competition.
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Charles E. Schumer
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AOL backs away from telemarketing plan amid privacy backlash
New York AP report shows America Online scrapped a plan to share members phone numbers with telemarketers after privacy advocates condemned the move. The action drew complaints from subscribers and Attorney General Dennis Vacco, and pressured AOL stock before it recovered slightly.
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Photographer Benson recalls risky Kennedy portrait in Paris
Young photographer Harry Benson climbed a rain slick ledge during a 1961 Paris memorial to capture a Kennedy moment. The Newseum exhibit features Benson’s 100 photos from First Families, showing intimate not podium scenes with Clinton, Carter, and Betty Ford. Benson, veteran of Life Vogue and Vanity Fair, sought a personal view beyond official images. He notes presidents’ brief moments and his decades of chasing five minute White House windows.
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