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The Kansas Legislature is on its first adjournment, with some essential items still unsettled.
Rep. Fred Patton, R-Topeka, is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. He visited Eye on NE Kansas to share his perspective on what's been accomplished in the session so far and the work that remains.
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Every Tuesday this month, Eye on NE Kansas is taking time to focus on the issue.
It is a sensitive subject, making it tough to talk about. Michelle McCormick, executive director of the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, offered suggestions to start the conversation.
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Kansans are invited to take time next week to remember and reflect on the Holocaust.
The annual State of Kansas Holocaust Commemoration has a theme this year of "Home and Belonging."
Rabbi Sam Stern and Topeka attorney Harold Youngentob, who will give the keynote address, visited Eye on NE Kansas to discuss the event's importance.
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With news of failing banks and bailouts, many people worry about the impact the financial world's volatility could have on their savings and retirement accounts.
Carl Carlson, founder and CEO of Carlson Financial, visited Eye on NE Kansas to offer strategies to navigate it.
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It's all about kids at the Topeka and Shawnee Co. Public Library next week.
April 16 to 22 is National Week of the Young Child. Diana Friend with TSCPL visited Eye on NE Kansas to determine what they planned to celebrate.
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Topeka's Salvation Army has forged a partnership with Topeka Police, Topeka Fire, and local volunteers for a free program getting kids active with some life lessons along the way.
It's the Three Shields Boxing Academy. The shields refer to the partnership between the Salvation Army, TFD, and TPD.
State Rep. and volunteer coach John Alcala, TPD Officer Darren Campbell, who works with the program through the Police Athletic League, and Grandpa Clay, a volunteer coach whose grandson went through the program, visited Eye on NE Kansas to share how the program works, how it's grown, and why it's proven valuable for young people from across the area.
