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Kansas Profile: Saving the center

Today let’s go to the center of the country to visit an innovative family which has centered its business on high quality, locally produced fresh food, including their own specialty pork. Last week we met Kaden and Emily Roush, the owners of R Family Farms near Lebanon -- the geographic center of the contiguous United States. The Roushes operate a niche hog production system involving Berkshire pigs. What is the history of Berkshire hogs? According to legend, 300 years ago Oliver Cromwell’s army was encamped in winter quarters at Reading, the county seat of the shire of Berks in England. They discovered the hogs there to be larger than any swine of the time and to produce ham and bacon of remarkable quality. That was the beginning of the Berkshire breed.

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Who can stand before God?

Psalm 15 begins with a fundamental question about life and death,“Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?” (TNIV) This question addresses a fundamental concern for all of humanity. Is there any hope of life that isn’t corrupted by sin and that doesn’t end in death? Before mankind’s fall from innocence this question would’ve been meaningless. Since then the question has become paramount. Who may dwell in your sanctuary… or live on your holy

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The office investigating Kansas foster care complaints says its workload is ‘not sustainable’

Kansas News Service TOPEKA — A young state agency created to make sure the state looks after the children put in its care has 69 open investigations manned by a staff of five people. In one of the just seven cases that the Division of the Child Advocate has closed, it concluded that state officials met with a child too little and tried to move them to a new home weeks after major brain surgery.

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MONDAY BEST BETS

September 17 - 23, 2022 The Voice 7 p.m. on KSNW We can finally breathe again — the Season 22 premiere of our favorite singing competition returns.

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TUESDAY BEST BETS

FBI 7 p.m. on KWCH The team pivots when their sting operation to secure a massive bomb from an illegal broker leads them to discover that the device is already in the wrong hands in the Season 5 premiere episode “Hero’s Journey.” Also, Jubal’s (Jeremy Sisto) promise to be present at his son’s birthday party is put to the test as the case continues to heat up.

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THURSDAY BEST BETS

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter 8 p.m. on KAKE Legendary screenwriter and television producer Norman Lear (“All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” “Sanford and Son,” “One Day at a Time,” “Maude,” “Good Times”) celebrated his 100th birthday in July and the icon is feted in this two-hour special.

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