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Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.

Breakfast

• April 11: Bagel Sandwich, Fruit, Milk
• April 12: Pancake on a Stick, Fruit, Milk
• April 13: Waffles, Fruit, Milk
• April 14: Egg Patty, Toast, Fruit, Milk

Lunch

• April 11: Fried Chicken, Corn, Roll, Fruit, Milk
• April 12: Goulash, Green beans, Roll, Milk, Fruit
• April 13: Pigs In a Blanket, Baked Beans, Fruit, Milk
• April 14: Ham Chef S

Colorado Governor Jared Polis appointed Jason T. Kelly to fill a vacancy on the Conejos County Court in the Twelfth Judicial District.

Lawmakers in Nebraska have passed a bill that cuts income taxes and phases out the state Social Security tax.

(The Center Square) – A favorable tax climate may draw businesses and entrepreneurs to Montana, but two economic development experts think the quality of life is the state's stronger draw.

Brian Obert, executive director of the Montana Business Assistance Connection in Helena, thinks the idea that low taxes will attract businesses is a mantra that probably is not as strong as it used to be in the past. Quality of life and availability of talent have become increasingly important, he told The Center Square.

The field of palliative care is still relatively new. In the early 1990s, research demonstrated substantial shortcomings in the quality of care for patients with serious illnesses.

In 2014, as Russia launched a proxy war in Eastern Ukraine and annexed Crimea, and in the years that followed, Russian hackers hammered Ukraine. The cyberattacks went so far as to knock out the power grid in parts of the country in 2015.

Energy activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "increased moderately" during 2022's first quarter, according to the latest energy survey from the bank.

An analysis of the genetic material in the ocean has identified thousands of previously unknown RNA viruses and doubled the number of phyla, or biological groups, of viruses thought to exist.