Mental health first aid training arrives in Franklin County
An eight hour program from Australia teaches laypeople to recognize mental health crises and stabilize situations until professionals take over. Sponsored by the Franklin County Development Council, the course costs 30 dollars and targets HR staff educators first responders and many other public service roles.
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Australia
University of Melbourne
Diane Drake
Elizabeth Layton
United States
MentalHealthFirstAid. Org
Red Stoplights Welcome Ottawa Main Street Flowers
Bev Deardorff of Ottawa thanks the city for its beauty. She notes red stoplights and overflowing flowers on downtown Ottawa’s Main Street while praising the town’s effort to create a charming streetscape. The comment blends humor with admiration for local civic effort.
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Ottawa
Tillie
Broken Arrow
Okla
Bev
No Subsidies Without Verification Act praised by Jenkins
Reader Forum lauds Rep. Lynn Jenkins R Kansas for backing a bipartisan No Subsidies Without Verification Act aimed at preventing waste and fraud in Obamacare subsidies. The letter cites ongoing confusion about the law, calls for repeal and replacement, and asserts the administration lacks a plan to verify eligibility for subsidies on health exchange programs.
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U.S
Lynn Jenkins
R-Kan
Ottawaherald.com
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar St
Ottawa
Gap between word and deed on poverty in Kansas
H Edward Flentje argues that Governor Brownback’s 2010 poverty roadmap did not translate into action. He notes cuts to public assistance and child care, tax and policy shifts harming low income families, and a task force with weak funding and limited meetings. The piece critiques limited employment gains and calls for tougher measures.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Annie E. Casey
Brownback
Federal Reserve
Kansas Department of Labor
Department of Marriage
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Ottanss Herald
Editorial
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Franklin County
Tommy Felts
Ing
Linda Brown
Blanco
Ottawaherald
Kathy Miller
Krmiller
Marilyn Stevenson
S. Cedar
ASSAD
Syria
Herald.com
Bev Deardorff
H. Edward Flentje
Wichita State University
The
Insight Kansas Writer's Group
Insight Kansas
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