March 2022

What does that even mean? It sounds peaceful. Maybe something to wish for? Thinking back 20 years ago while raising two children, I was more focused on survival mode, so work-life balance meant those rare times when I wasn’t exhausted and could put the to-do list aside to enjoy time with family. I’m sure my husband would concur. While I worked full-time, he worked a 40+ hour evening position and a 30+ hour morning job as well. Did I wish we could win the lottery? Absolutely, but we made it work. We were grateful to have stable employment and appreciated every moment we could spend together as a family.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Noor Abukaram’s elation at completing one of her first varsity cross-country races quickly turned to disappointment when she failed to find her name among those of her high school teammates on the results list.

The price of regular gasoline broke the alltime high in the United States, but the good news for Kansans is that they have the cheapest prices in the country. The previous all-time high for average gasoline prices was set on July 17, 2008, at $4.10 per gallon, but on Thursday that record was broke with prices reaching $4.318 per gallon.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators are close to committing up to $1 billion in surplus state funds to shore up Kansas’ pension fund for teachers and government workers despite bipartisan misgivings about that move ruling out some tax cuts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday the U.S. will dramatically downgrade its trade status with Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine and also ban imports of Russian seafood, alcohol, and diamonds.