Archive for Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Seniors should put Medicare Part D choice on shopping list: By Karrey Britt; November 26, 2008; Premiums for Medicare prescription plans are going up — some as much as 84 percent, according to the Kansas Department on Aging.

Braves split season-opening duals: December 2, 2008; The Bonner Springs wrestling team split its season-opening duals on Tuesday night at Piper High School.
Commission’s closed-door sessions OK, AG’s office says: By Estuardo Garcia; December 2, 2008; According to the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, the Board of County Commissioners did not violate the Kansas Open Meetings Act when discussing the 2009 budget and the reduction in force in executive session.
Future bright for Baker University senior: Greg Rogers will graduate in December with a major in business and a minor in music and psychology; By Caroline Boyer, Estuardo Garcia, Andy Hyland; December 2, 2008; In many ways, it’s a typical morning for any Baker University student. Greg Rogers has no classes on Thursdays, but he’s still out the door of his Zeta Chi fraternity house at 9:30 a.m. He’s off to a morning piano lesson, a chapel service and a lunch with friends after the service.
Budget crisis slams social services, universities: By Scott Rothschild; December 2, 2008; Topeka — Bad budget news on Monday gushed like water from a fire hose as lawmakers reviewed the state’s worsening financial situation.

“I love how, with the obvious exception of this year, we get to experience all four seasons.”

— Amy Schaffer