Ken Harris
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May 17
Memorial Day weekend may be the official start of summer fun. But it is also a time to consider prevention. In other words, waiting to ...
Let me give a disclaimer: I am not speaking on behalf of, or for all people who are low income. I am simply, from someone ...
A Nine Year Old's Blog - and the Changes It Can Make I am astonished! A 9 year old girl in Scotland has created a ...
Editor's Note: I wrote a firsthand account on joint replacement in a three-part series that was published in July 2011. This is a followup to ...
Please join the Zarco 66 Facebook promotion to benefit Relay For Life of Douglas County between now and May 27. Zarco will donate $1 for ...
Ingrid Maehl keeps an old photo of herself and three friends on her nightstand. It is a reminder of how important friendship is, but it ...
Editor's Note: Area residents will be sharing stories about how cancer has touched their lives leading up to Relay For Life of Douglas County. Here ...
“I just don’t trust men in general,” she said. “They’ve hurt me and disappointed me too many times.” “As a man, I thank you for ...
I realize that gratefulness and generosity can potentially be seen as synonymous with one another, and they are...but they aren't the same thing. You can ...
Eating seasonally has its many benefits, as well as a few disadvantages. Nutritionally speaking, eating seasonally can provide us with the optimum balance of vitamins, ...
The Kansas Health Institute announced in a press release today that it has been selected to lead a more than $4 million national effort that ...
The Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center opens Saturday and just in time. The temperatures are forecast to be in the 90s. The pool will be open ...
Kansas has the 27th highest rate of injury-related deaths in the country, according to a new report. The rate, 60.4 per 100,000 people, also is ...
My friend Jennifer, of "As I See Fit" fame, reminds me often that "Breakfast is King, Lunch is a Prince, and Dinner is a Pauper." ...
Men, women and children came out to support the Second Annual Willow Walk/Red Shoe Run hosted by The Willow Domestic Violence Shelter, Saturday May 5, ...
Over 120 local residents of all ages, including retirees, professionals, and elected officials attended the 5th Annual Community Breakfast Celebrating Older Adults last Friday at ...
Editor's Note: Area residents will be sharing stories about how cancer has touched their lives leading up to Relay For Life of Douglas County. Here ...
A big bag of these colorful bracelets arrived at WellCommons HQ last night, and we distributed some of them at a meeting this morning with ...
I was at a meeting recently and I overheard someone say something negative about low income people. This person hadn't yet met me, but I ...
The great work of the KU Work Group with the Health Department as the catalyst has reminded many of us how important the health of ...
The Douglas County Community Health Assessment forums are now over, but that doesn't mean the discussion has ended. Whether or not you were able to ...
It could be a rape or bullying or poverty or neglect or a hurricane or mass tragedy. Whatever the cause, a traumatic event has a ...
The American Red Cross will be having a blood drive Thursday, May 24, in honor of Memorial Day and to commemorate those who died while ...
Congratulations to those here at Health Care Access Clinic who participated in Walk Kansas! Here are the results of your hard work! Team Crimson 23rd ...
The Lawrence Rotary Club honored Dr. Matthew Stein with its 2012 Non-Rotarian Paul Harris Fellow Award on Monday at the Lawrence Holiday Inn. The award ...
Welcome our newest crop of fresh-faced Student Gardeners! From left to right: Di, Breven, Tanner, Allie, and Elliot. These five students, plus our seasoned-professionals, TJ ...
Lawrence Referral Network (LRN) is a local Lawrence non-profit business referral group which meets on Tuesdays at the Clinton Pkwy Hy-Vee Conference Room at 11:30am. ...
An Alarming Number Of Americans Think Poor People Are Simply Lazy I recently read this article and it caused me to write what I believe ...
