Counting farms
There are fewer than 2 million farms in the United States according to the USDA Census of Agriculture released last month, down from a peak of just under 7 million in the early 1930s.
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Education Frontlines: The “George Washington” of China
Go to the major city Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan and you can visit Sun Yat-sen’s statue in a country that celebrates him as “father of the nation.” Go to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing at the foot of Purple Mountain and you will find him titled the “Forerunner of the Revolution” by mainland China, recognizing his role in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty in the 1911 Revolution.
With early childhood office, lawmakers can launch better lives for littlest Kansans
The first five years of a child’s life are vital for growth and development.
Disruptive school closures are to be expected in a state that does not value public education
On March 4, the Board of Education for Unified School District 259 in Wichita, the largest public school system in the state, voted to permanently close four elementary schools and two middle schools to help address a projected $42 million budget shortfall.In the face of declining enrollment, the approaching end of federal COVID relief dollars to stabilize school district finances, and a backlog of more than $1 billion in deferred maintenance, the board had few good options available.
Congress Can Only Take Away Your TikTok If You Let Them
On March 13, the US House of Representatives passed HR 7521, the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.” The bill, which would attempt to ban the social media app TikTok unless its Chinese owners, ByteDance, sell it to non-Chinese owners, faces an uncertain future in the Senate, but president Joe Biden says he’ll sign it if it passes.I don’t find the prospect of an attempt to ban TikTok unsettling, precisely because of the word “attempt.”At present, only about 170 million Americans use TikTok.
Warkentin’s wheat
Bernard Warkentin couldn’t have known that when he planted wheat in central Kansas in 1874 he was sowing Kansas’ legacy as the Wheat State.
Social Security commissioner: Budget proposal makes investments in Social Security
The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.
The causes of homelessness
By: Mark Joslyn It’s not unusual to see homeless people drifting outside of businesses, lingering near public transportation, sleeping under bridges, or camping in city… Login to continue reading Login…