MANHATTAN — As summer temperatures climb, a Kansas State University veterinarian urges pet owners to take precautions against seasonal hazards to keep their pets safe and healthy.
After nearly twenty years of parish ministry, I entered the world of health care, which, I learned, abounds in acronyms. My first clue was in chaplaincy training, known as “CPE” (Clinical Pastoral Education), the required education for most hospital and hospice chaplains. CNA, SoB (Shortness of Breath), PRN, HoH (Hard of Hearing), and a myriad of other acronyms are now part of my own vernacular. QoL (Quality of Life) is the ‘big’ one in hospice, sometimes called “comfort care.” When quantity of life becomes diminished, it’s all about quality.
Let’s go to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress. Thousands of people from 200 countries will gather at this event. Among those attending is a woman representing an award-winning truck stop and restaurant in rural Kansas.
MANHATTAN – Freezing is often the quickest way to preserve fresh food from a garden or farmers market, but Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee said consumers should be cautious if thinking about canning that same food later on.
By Gloria Yoder I moved along the garden row, pulling weeds as I did so. I noticed one marigold plant in the row along the… Login to continue reading Login…
Tomatoes are easy to grow but have a thousand problems! You may have heard me say this before but I am convinced this is a true statement. Here are some quick facts about growing tomatoes:
Few decisions in life are more impactful than the choice to undergo cataract surgery—and how to have it done. Because cataract surgery is so common, many patients don’t realize it involves important decisions that can affect their vision for the rest of their lives. Modern technology has introduced new options for how the surgery is performed and what type of lens implant is used. These choices matter.
Four statues stand in the rotunda of the Kansas statehouse. Three of those statues honor persons whose names are widely known: Aviatrix Amelia Earhart, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and publisher William Allen White.
I blinked. What was I seeing? I opened my eyes in the stillness of the night. The room had like a dark cloud all over it.