9-17-10

IN LOCAL NEWS…

KSTATE VETERNARIAN SUSAN NELSON SAYS NATURAL FOOD IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST FOR PETS. NELSON SAYS THAT NATURAL FOODS ARE NOT BAD FOR PETS. SOME NATURAL FOODS MAY PROVIDE ANTIOXIDANTS, BUT ARE DEFICIENT IN OTHER AREAS. SHE ENCOURAGES OWNERS TO MAKE SURE THEIR PET IS RECEIVING A WELL-BALANCED DIET.

THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RECEIVED A 5 MILLION DOLLAR DONATION FROM PAUL AND SANDRA EDGERLY OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS. THE DONATION WILL ASSIST WITH CREATING AN ENDOWED DEANSHIP IN THE SCHOOL AND ASSIST WITH EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND TRAVEL COSTS. PAUL EDGERLY GRADUATED FROM K-STATE IN 1978 WITH A BACHELORS DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING. EDEGERLY IS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BAIN CAPITAL IN BOSTON. PRESIDENT KIRK SCHULZ SAYS THE EDGERLY’S GIFT WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND WILL HELP SHIFT K-STATE TOWARDS ITS GOAL OF BECOMING A TOP 50 PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE BY 2025.

IN STATE NEWS…

THE KANSAS CAPITAL QUILTERS GUILD TURNS 25 THIS WEEKEND. THE MILESTONE WILL CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF RANDY DOC TEMPLE. THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL REPORTS, TEMPLE IS ONE OF THREE MALES IN THE GUILD AND BECAME INVOLVED AFTER TAKING A BEGINNING CLASS IN QUILTING. TEMPLE’S QUILTS ARE IN HIS WORDS MORE MASCULINE. TEMPLE FELT HONORED TO BE AN HONORARY QUILTER FOR THIS WEEKEND’S EVENT. THE GUILD HAS AROUND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MEMBERS.

THE KC STAR REPORTS….A WOMAN IN OVERLAND PARK FAILED TO COMPLETELY PUT OUT A GREASE FIRE. THE FIRE’S DAMAGES ARE REPORTED TO BE AROUND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE OVEN VENT TO THE ATTIC AND UPON THAT FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED.

IN NATIONAL NEWS…

THE RECESSION SENT A RECORD-NUMBER OF PERSONS IN TO POVERTY. THE CENSUS BUREAU SAID THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING POVERTY WAS AT A FIFTY ONE YEAR HIGH IN 2009. FIFTY POINT SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE WERE ALSO WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. THE CHIEF OF THE CENSUS BEREAU’S DIVISION ON HOUSING AND HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS DAVID JOHNSON SAYS THE GOVERNMENT HELPED ANOTHER 3.3 MILLION PEOPLE STAY ABOVE THE POVERTY LINE. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE CAME IN THE FORM EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. THE SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHOUT HEALTHCARE IS BECAUSE PEOPLE LOST PRIVATE OR JOB-BASED INSURANCE BECAUSE OF UNEMPLOYMENT.

IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS….

SASCHA BARON COHEN FAMOUS FOR HIS ROLE AS BORAT WILL PLAY FREDDIE MERCURY IN AN UPCOMING FILM. THE FILM IS CURRENTLY UNTITLED AND WILL FOCUS ON MERCURY’S TIME AS THE LEAD SINGER OF ROCK BAND QUEEN, ESPECIALLY THE FEW YEARS LEADING UP TO QUEEN’S PERFORMANCE AT LONDON’S WEMBLEY STADIUM. THE FILM IS BEING PRODUCED BY PETER MORGAN AND AS OF NOW… THERE IS NO DIRECTOR.