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Good cleaning leads to 'dust bunny' discovery
(Column ~ 10/28/08)
I decided the other day to give our bedroom a good cleaning. When I was young(er), I faithfully and dutifully cleaned my house every week. You know the routine, run the sweeper, mop the kitchen and bathroom floor, clean the bathroom and dust. All these things were a given. But as the years passed and I grew older (and I would like to think smarter) all these weekly cleanings didn't seem all that important any more...
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Kansas District 13 candidates debate economy, healthcare
(Local News ~ 10/28/08)
One week away from what many are calling the most important election in recent history, both national and local candidates are making their cases to the public. The cases of Kansas Senate District 13 candidates Bob Marshall, R-Fort Scott and Patty Horgan, D-Pittsburg revolve around one major argument; economics or health care...
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Fort Scott community action teams update locals regarding upcoming, past projects
(Local News ~ 10/28/08)
Fort Scott residents were given the opportunity to hear progress reports from local action teams during Monday night's third annual Community Conversation sponsored by the Community Vision Steering Committee. Residents as well as action team members gathered in the commons area of Fort Scott Middle School to hear individuals present a progress report for the action team which they represent. ...
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Facing the many challenges of adolescent to adult transitions
(Local News ~ 10/28/08)
Children who transition from childhood into adolescence face many difficult changes which will have an impact on the rest of their lives. According to the U.S. Department of Education, www.ed.gov, the rate of change which occurs during early adolescence can be both rapid and unpredictable. The developmental process occurring the years between 10 and 15 is different for each adolescent and depends on several factors...
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Collared community assistants: * Mother, daughter duo plan launch of a service dog school in Fort Scott
(Local News ~ 10/28/08)
A local mother and daughter team are in the process of starting up an assistance dog school in Fort Scott. Elizabeth Cochrane and her mother, Robin, who moved to Fort Scott from Orange County, Calif., are currently in the early planning phase of a new training school that will help provide assistance dogs, or service dogs as they are also called, to elderly people and people with disabilities who need help performing daily tasks and activities. ...
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Parents invited to attend drug awareness presentation
(Local News ~ 10/28/08)
In observance of Red Ribbon Week, USD 234 school counselors Denise Umphenour, Winfield Scott, and Jackie Harvey, Eugene Ware, along with Fort Scott Police School Resource Officer Toby Nighswonger and Fort Scott Police K9 Officer Lance Fabrizius, will be conducting drug awareness assemblies for all USD 234 fourth and fifth grade students...
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Fans get peek at 'Hound hoops
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/08)
Fort Scott Community College's men's and women's basketball programs tried a new idea at Arnold Arena Tuesday night. The programs held a HoopFest, which was an opportunity for FSCC students and Greyhound sports fans to see their teams in action before they begin regular-season play next week...
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