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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 12:20 PM

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Joe Ranker, Hays, works on an automobile as he takes classes at North Central Kansas Technical College. He has hopes of getting a better job and plans to get married next summer.

POVERTY: Finding Kansas jobs that pay a living wage can be a challenge

By MIKE CORN, The Hays Daily News

Joe Ranker would love nothing more than to return to his hometown of Ellsworth with his fiancé, Katie Denny, and put down roots after the two are married in October.

But the prospect of earning a wage high enough to support a family is slim.

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