Picture This A giraffe munches on a bar around its exhibit
A giraffe at Lee Richardson Zoo nibbles on a bar around its enclosure, offering visitors a close look at the animal during viewing hours. Zoo staff monitor the scene to ensure safety for both animal and guests.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
U S pushes to seize Mosul as Tikrit stays Iraqi holdout
U S forces took Mosul without a fight and prepared for further battles as Saddam’s era weakened. Looting flared in Baghdad and Kirkuk while Bush suggested Saddam may be dead or displaced. Gen Myers expected Western battles to end soon as authorities planned for Qaim.
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Mosul
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Baghdad
Bush
Tikrit
Saddam
Richard Myers
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Qaim
Syria
Kirkuk
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Shaking off the dust for spraying
In Johnson City pilots adopt GPS guided aerial spraying. The shift from paper flags to GPS marks and two weather screens guide Windell Hambrick near Stanton County Airport. Weather, wind speed, and temperature inversions drive spray decisions for effective field treatment.
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Johnson City
Windell Hambrick
Stanton County
Wagnon Leads GOP Budget Warning Over Tax Refund Delays
Kansas Revenue Secretary Joan Wagnon criticizes a Republican balancing plan that would cap refunds at 415 million dollars in the current budget year and push excess payments into the next, potentially delaying refunds by 2 1/2 months for tens of thousands of taxpayers into 2004 and 2005.
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Topeka
Joan Wagnon
House
Senate
Wagnon
HIPAA rules tighten at St Catherine Hospital
Hospital enforces HIPAA privacy rules ahead of Monday deadline. Visitors must provide full patient name to obtain information and may opt out of listing in the patient directory. Officials note patients can withhold information, potentially angering visitors. staff will judge releases if a patient is incapacitated.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Roy Cessna
Ellen McCauliffe
St. Catherine
McCauliffe
Victor Hawkins
Filing Deadline Nears for Tax Returns in Garden City
The Garden City Post Office extends last pickup to 8 p.m. Tuesday for tax filers to meet the April 15 postmark. Drop boxes will not be pulled at 8 p.m. and staff will work to move lines faster. Filers are urged to prefill forms and certify where needed. Farmers and others rush to finish returns amid high activity in the post office.
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Garden City
Terry Hornbeck
Dillon’s
Hornbeck
Marion Lobmeyer
Lobmeyer
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