Child care credit helps Topeka firm expand services
Howard Fricke of Security Benefit Group in Topeka says a company funded child care boosts productivity, lowers turnover, and reduces absenteeism. The state’s Child Day Care Assistance Credit offers up to 30 000 annually, 45 000 in year one, but participation has fallen since 1994. Fricke estimates a 350 000 subsidy cost, justified by benefits. Local demographics show rising single mothers joining the workforce, with Franklin County spots for children declining. The Crestview Nursing Home purchase by Franklin County Day Care and Preschool aims to ease access, but broader private and public support is needed.
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Security Benefit Group of Companies
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Kansas Department of Revenue
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Franklin County
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Franklin County Day Care
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First Baptist Church
Walter Rubel
Community letter on restaurant smoking policy and civic action
A local writer urges stronger smoking restrictions in Ottawa restaurants while stressing shared responsibility. She argues nonsmokers must speak up and smokers should refrain during meals, and invites petition support ahead of a November Great American Smokeout to gauge community backing.
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Ottawa
Politician Book Habits Highlight Campaign Readings
Salina Journal asks candidates for what book they have read revealing varied choices. Eloise Lynch cites The Disciplined Mind while Bruce Wyatt mentions School Wars and a murder mystery. Other candidates list multiple titles including All Politics is Local and Altered Fates. Craig Stephenson refuses the question, prompting speculation about his reading. Books influence perspectives on policy and land use, authors urge constituent book donations.
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David Letterman
Salina Journal
Eloise Lynch
Kansas State Board of Education
Bruce Wyatt
Pete Brungardt
Allan White
White
Tip O'Neill
Brungardt
John Divine
Saline County Commission
Divine
Craig Stephenson
County Commission
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Bill Clinton
Aldo Leopold
Sand County
Wendell Berry
America
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George B. Pyle
Gpylesaljournal
Customer service isn’t dead in New Hampshire
Freelance writer Joe Klock Sr. recalls a rural New Hampshire bank and an airline rental alike showing high tech efficiency while losing personal service. A mature couple’s quest to move funds reveals slowdowns, missed calls, and a modern market that undervalues the customer as automation and policy erode human help.
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Nordstrom’s
Ashland
Jill
Joe Klock
Key Largo
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Joesplace
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