Food safety at home health tips from extension agent
Rebecca McFarland of Frontier Extension District No 11 promotes Nation al Food Safety Education Month and at home safety steps. The guidance covers clean separate cook and chill practices with concrete actions such as washing hands using hot water and soap, using color coded boards, preventing cross contamination, using thermometers, chilling promptly, and safe thawing methods along with contact information for more help.
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Rebecca McFarland
Frontier Extension District No. 11
Franklin County
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Ksu
Political contact addresses and offices listed in Kansas and federal government
A compiled list of government officials and offices with addresses phone numbers and email forms. From the White House to Kansas state capitol figures including President Barack Obama, U S senators Lynn Jenkins Pat Roberts Len Moran and Gov Sam Brownback along with representatives Blaine Finch Kevin Jones and Senator Caryn Tyson.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas State Capitol
10Th Ave
Ste. 241S
Topeka
Blaine Finch
Blaine.finch
House
Kevin Jones
Caryn Tyson
Caryn. Tyson
Senate
Reader letters criticize Social Security and Medicare funding
The Aug 9 Herald prints a multi-part letter from a Kan. resident critiquing Social Security and Medicare costs and congressional pay, urging cuts and highlighting personal hardship. The writer accuses officials of corruption, cites taxes, and contrasts aid to military and overseas spending with domestic needs. A brief anecdote about a paid meal at McDonald’s ends with a religious benediction and appeal to "pass it on."
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Lynn Jenkins
Medicare
Congress
McDonald’s
Jesus
Readers debate, cites to King George and founders
The letter argues against government overreach and urges preserving Social Security and Medicare. It contrasts British rule with current politics and calls for officials to cut their pay instead of cutting benefits. It invokes George Washington Jefferson and Franklin to claim a founding ethos supports maintaining retirement programs.
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Kansas
Washington, D.C
Obama
United States
King George of
England
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
Medicare
Innovation Through MTSS at Ottawa High School
Ottawa High School has implemented a district leading MTSS program focusing on reading to tailor instruction for each student. The seven member MTSS Committee presented at a statewide Wichita convention, highlighting MAP MAZE and RCBM testing to identify needs in comprehension vocabulary fluency and phonics, with progress monitored for parents and students.
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Ottawa High
OHS
Kansas
Wichita
RCBM
MTSS
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Barack Obama
White House
Whitehouse
U.S
Longworth House
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Washington
D.C
Roberts.senate.gov
U.S. Len
Jerry Moran
Russell Senate
Moran
Derek Schmidt
Memorial Hall
10Th Street
Ksag.org
The
Ottawa Herald
Herald
Ryan Dobbs
Ottawa High School
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