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Gov. Laura Kelly’s education advisers call for investments in child care, technology in Kansas

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly told members of education advisory group Friday that the state’s healthy financial situation made this year’s budget process “particularly fun.” Faced with a projected $2.9 billion surplus, the governor was able to include nearly all of the recommendations made by educators in the proposed budget she delivered to the Legislature on Wednesday.

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Outdoors: What’s in Your Hedgerow?

Years ago, shortly after I’d first moved to Kansas, I stored my boat for the winter in an airy old shed at my dad’s farm. To help keep it clean inside and to keep out the moisture, I wrapped it with a tarp. When I pulled it out the following spring, I found corn stalks, milo stalks, (some with heads still attached) and wads of various other crop residue stuffed into every imaginable nook and cranny inside the boat. Dad took one look at the mess and nonchalantly mused “Packrats huh.” I think I replied “Pack what?”

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A Note from the Librarian

As we turn the page into 2022, I want to take the opportunity to reflect a little and look forward to the year ahead of us. The last couple years have been interesting, challenging, and some that we hopefully learned something from, whether it’s to be kinder, wash our hands more, or simply discover new things while we stayed at home.

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