Since 1976, the Leavenworth County Council on Aging has been providing Meals on Wheels food delivery for local senior citizens. Created as part of the Older Americans Act signed in 1972, nearly 2,000 meals are delivered each week directly to homes as well as four congregate meal sites.
President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the United States and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
A federal judge struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last year, saying in a ruling Thursday that the Republican-led government was using subtle tactics to suppress Black voters. The law tightened rules on mailed ballots, drop boxes and other popular election methods, changes that made it more difficult for Black voters who, overall, have more socioeconomic disadvantages than white voters, U.S.
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South on Wednesday night, killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states.
Former Vice President Mike Pence has unveiled a new policy platform for Republicans ahead of this year’s midterms elections, offering a framework for candidates, and possibly himself, ahead of a potential 2024 presidential run.
An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities squeezing Americans’ finances.
Dear Amy: I met “Shari” through other friends. We got along well, and always had a great time.
The last two years have been challenging. Whether for the better or worse, it changed our thought process.
It started with a Black man slapping another Black man on live television at the globally televised Oscars, presumably in defense of a Black woman who was being ridiculed over her hairstyle. But to many Black people, it was about more than a slap or an insult.
To the editor: I attended the contentious March 14 Board of Education meeting which Karen Overbey and Jason Claire refer to in their letters to the editor on March 24 and March 25, respectively. Both contend that Jeffrey Howards’ perspective given in his March 19 letter to the editor is not an accurate depiction of what transpired in the meeting.