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Cathy and David Bryant never planned on needing help from the state of Kansas. They had good jobs, a home, a savings account, medical insurance and two healthy kids.
Kansas’ fiscal neglect of its mentally retarded and developmentally disabled citizens is a disgrace. More than 4,000 families are waiting for services. Some have been on hold for more than four years. Workers who help severely disabled Kansans live in the community receive a paltry average wage of $8.83 an hour.
President Obama’s pending decision on Afghanistan highlights the risks for a president who tries to do too much too fast.
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