Kansas approves drug testing for TANF recipients under SB 149
Editorial notes Kansas Senate Bill 149 makes drug testing mandatory for public assistance users starting Jan 1 2014. Those testing positive must enter addiction treatment and job skills programs. repeat failures suspend or end benefits. Neosho County Community College backs Partners in Change with a 72 percent completion rate and costs of 750 dollars per participant, funded by Medicaid and TANF. The piece defends the program as a hand up while acknowledging costs and public opinion.
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Ottawa Herald Editorial Forum Promotes Free Speech
The Ottawa Herald states its Reader Forum serves as an open community space for local impact issues. It pledges to honor individual rights protect the free press and free speech and to educate persuade residents toward progressive action.
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Backup plans mislead and derail a life of work
The author argues against backup plans as life misnomers that divert energy from real ambitions. He recalls his mother artistically inclined yet never published, explaining how a backup plan became her survival plan and his own warning against planning away passion. Linda Brown is marketing director for The Ottawa Herald.
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Living at Home May Require Ground Rules and Patience
Rebecca McFarland, family and consumer sciences extension agent for Frontier Extension District No. 11 serving Franklin County, notes many youths return home after graduation. Parents should discuss stay duration and contributions, while grown children show growth, take initiative, and communicate to ease family adjustment. Contact rmcfarl@ksu.edu for more information.
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Frontier Extension District No. 11
Franklin County
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