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Teaching children how to write on paper with a pen or pencil may be going by the wayside in some parts of the country, but not in Kansas. The Kansas State Board of Education is expected to vote this week on new standards for handwriting that include both printing and cursive writing. “There is research that supports the role that handwriting plays in the cognitive development of kids,� said Department of Education spokeswoman Denise Kahler. “As we move away from the written world to the digital world, kids can lose that at an early age.� In many states, the focus on computer and keyboard skills has helped marginalize the importance of handwriting. That’s been especially true since many states adopted the Common Core standards for English language arts, which focus on technology skills and make almost no mention of handwriting skills. In Lawrence, teachers say it’s a question of finding the time to focus on handwriting while also meeting the technology-based expectations of the Common Core standards.

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Kansas hasn’t spent enough on smoking cessation, critics argue By Giles Bruce gbruce@ljworld.com

On the fifteenth anniversary of the multibillion-dollar settlement between the tobacco industry and the states, tobacco prevention advocates say Kansas has underfunded programs to prevent or stop people from smoking.

In 1998, the four major tobacco companies settled with states for $246 billion over 25 years for smokingrelated medical expenses. A report to be released Monday by several antitobacco groups says that despite promises by state officials to the contrary, little of that money has been reinvested in tobacco control.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that states spend $32.1 million annually on tobacco prevention. Kansas funds such programs at a rate of $946,671 a year, ranking it 41st in the nation in percapita spending. Meanwhile, Kansas will collect a combined $154.3 million in revenue this year from

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the settlement and tobacco taxes. Jeff Willett, vice president for programs at the Kansas Health Foundation, calls the tobacco settlement a “missed opportunity to make progress on the leading cause of preventable death in Kansas.� He said that the state’s smoking rate has gone from 21 percent at

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the time of the settlement to 19 percent today. “Some health issues are very complex and difficult to tackle,� Willett said. “But preventing and reducing tobacco use is one of the clearest ways to improve health in our state and reduce unnecessary health care costs.�

Kansas smoking rate today: 19 percent Smoking rate in 1998: 21 percent Kansas cigarette tax: 79 cents per pack National average per pack: $1.53

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KU student still missing

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Lawrence police are continuing to investigate the disappearance of industrial design student Gianfranco Villagomez, who went missing early Saturday while walking home. Page 6A

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