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Kansas kicks 7K off benefits for failing to meet work requirement
TOPEKA - About 7,000 Kansans lost unemployment benefits this week because they did not meet a deadline to sign up for a new state program designed to help people find a job.
States lag in getting aid to struggling renters
WASHINGTON - State and local officials disbursed $1.5 billion in rental assistance during June - more than during the entire previous five months - to help households falling behind on rent and utilities, according to U.S. Treasury data released Wednesday.
scenes from the Lane County Fair
(Right) Aiden Riffle, 10, takes a break from fair activities last Friday morning by resting on Cole, his champion market steer.
Never understimate a determined squirrel
A few years back we embarked on an adventure to build a simple and inexpensive deer feeder. A friend had an old, unused fuel tank stand made from angle iron - the kind that once held a 300 gallon drum on its side.