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Writer and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips explores the paradox of dissatisfaction: Although not getting what we want may cause us pain, Phillips concedes, we should think of frustration as a natural part of existence, and one that can provide us pleasure if we let it.

A prominent Kansas advocacy group is getting a new leader.

The Lawrence Humane Society is playing host to a large number of animals...especially cats and kittens. Kayse (KAY-see) Aschenbrenner (ASH-en-brenn-ur) is with Lawrence Humane, and says the group hopes a special promotion will help convince more people to adopt a pet: The no-adoption-fee promotion will run until the shelter's cat population has stabilized. More information is available online at lawrencehumane.org.

On this edition of Conversations, David Alexander talks with host Dan Skinner about "Pictures of Time." Alexander examines the similarities in all living things.

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines.

The KPERS building in downtown Topeka. (Photo by Stephen Koranda)Opposition has been mounting against a proposal to change the state pension plan. The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, or KPERS (KAY-pers), covers more than 250,000 working and retired Kansans. But the fund faces an $8 billion shortfall over the coming decades. Statehouse reporter Stephen Koranda has more on the controversy.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7a8540000

The Kansas House has given first-round approval to a bill that would overhaul the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, or KPERS (KAY-pers). The goal is to pay down an $8 billion deficit in KPERS and reduce financial risks to the state. The plan currently offers a traditional pension, with retirement benefits based on salary and years of service. But as KPR’s Stephen Koranda tells us, the bill would mean big changes to KPERS.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7aa470000

The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, or KPERS (KAY-pers), faces a huge challenge in the coming years. The system is projected to go 7.7 billion dollars into the red over the next 30 years. That means there won’t be enough money to pay state retirees the benefits they've been promised. As KPR’s Stephen Koranda reports, lawmakers have been working on legislation to solve that problem.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa793d10000

A legislative commission is studying how to overhaul KPERS (KAY-pers), the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System. Members are searching for ways to fix a huge deficit in the state pension plan. This week, the group looked at how other states are dealing with their own pension problems. Republican Representative Mitch Holmes, of St. John, co-chairs the commission.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7a07a0000While current retiree benefits are safe, KPERS is facing a long-term deficit of more than $8 billion. The commission will make recommendations to the Legislature on how the state can fix the shortfall.

The Lawrence Humane Society is currently waiving adoption fees for cats and kittens as the shelter's population of these animals has surged. Kayse (KAY-see) Aschenbrenner (ASH-en-brenn-ur) with Lawrence Humane says that summer traditionally heralds a significant uptick in the number of animals that the shelter takes in. There will still be a charge for spaying or neutering. The no-adoption-fee promotion will run until the shelter's cat population has stabilized. More information is available online at lawrencehumane.org.