Grandparents take on caregiving roles in modern families
In Franklin County and Ottawa, grandparents increasingly assume care duties beyond spoiling. East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging notes 29,000 Kansas children live with a grandparent headed home. The Tillinghasts, Oliver and Larson’s grandparents, estimate 10 to 15 hours weekly babysitting while navigating financial, health, and discipline challenges.
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Marcia Mitchell
East Central Kansas Area Agency On Aging
Kansas
AARP
Mitchell
Hank
Phyllis Tillinghast
Oliver
Tillinghasts
Larson
Diane Munroe-Seymour
Ottawa
University of Kansas
Washburn University
Phyllis
Hank Tillinghast
Central Heights official faces suit
Justin Hobbs, a 2002 Central Heights graduate and son of a school board member, sues Superintendent Mike Folks for libel slander and abuse of process over an executive session in December 2003. He seeks 100000 damages. A case management conference is set for October 5 in Franklin County District Court.
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Mike Folks
Justin Hobbs
Folks
Franklin County
Hobbs
Don Hobbs
Kansas
Pittsburg State University
Franklin County District Court
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Florida braces as Ivan targets the Keys and South Florida
Hurricane Ivan threatens Florida prompting evacuation orders in the Keys and alarms in South Florida. Gas stations report long lines and stores sell hurricane supplies as forecasters warn of a potential third strike in a single season, leaving Gov. Jeb Bush race to accelerate recovery from Frances and Charley.
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Jeb Bush
Questions Raised Over Bush Guard Memo and Flight Logs
Washington notes show George W. Bush flew nine times in T-33 trainers in early 1972, with heavy co-pilot use and landing challenges in F-102A jets before ending Guard service on April 16. CBS 60 Minutes aired memos about his commander’s alleged orders and performance questions, but family, unit peers, and experts doubt their authenticity, pointing to forged or computer-generated features.
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Washington
George W. Bush
Texas Air National Guard
Bush
Air National Guard
CBS News
60 Minutes
Jerry Killian
Killian
Gary Killian
Guard
US and Iraqi troops push into insurgent held Iraqi cities
American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent cities while U.S. and Iraqi forces moved into a third area as months of heavy fighting continued. More than 60 people died, many in Tal Afar, as Fallujah residents noted explosions and a rare airstrike hit a home tied to al Zarqawi allies. Samarra saw renewed troop advance after months of quiet.
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Fallujah
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Samarra
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
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