August 2022

School!

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Area Kids Find Success on Rodeo Circuit

CANTON – Unbeknownst to most, 30 McPherson County Area kids spent part of their summer finding success on the rodeo circuit as members of the Central Kansas Youth Rodeo Association. The CKYRA held nine rodeos’ in Canton in the four months covering May, June, July and August, finishing up with the summer finals on Friday/ Saturday, August 13 and 14.

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Election officials can’t access federal funding for security as violent threats mount

Colorado’s election officials, like so many across the country, faced a surge of violent threats after the 2020 election. Federal authorities are prosecuting a man who pled guilty to threatening a Colorado election official on Instagram, where he wrote: “Do you feel safe? You shouldn’t.” And Colorado police arrested a man accused of calling Secretary of State Jena Griswold and saying that “the angel of death is coming for her.” So when the Colorado secretary of state’s office learned early this year that the U.S.

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the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the DOJ department that oversees the grants. “It is a positive step that Byrne JAG funds may now be used to protect elections and election officials,” the Colorado secretary of state’s office said in an emailed statement.

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High total cholesterol with normal LDL needn’t cause worry

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I recently achieved the near impossible task of becoming attached to a family doctor! After many years without getting tested, our first order of business was a complete blood panel test, which -- to our horror -- showed that we both have high cholesterol. Our results are almost identical with high HDL, normal LDL, good ratios and low triglycerides, but our total cholesterol is flagged as high.

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The GAR plan to change your future; PT vs. operating

Q: I’m 55, and I realize I could live for another 40 years. I don’t want that to be just living longer. I want to have more prime-living years. Any ideas? -- Louis R., Portland, Oregon A: Longevity is increasing by leaps and bounds. Down the line, it won’t be unusual for folks to live to be 110 or older. I think there’s a pretty good chance that, by 2035, the typical 95-year-old will look and function like today’s 50-year-old.

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