Science fair teaches replication and hypothesis testing
Seventh graders Alan Caro and Junior Salas test 20 students to see who responds best to optical illusions, predicting girls may outperform boys though results show girls leading in hand eye tasks. They also study foot conditions, teen depression, and the effects of video games on problem solving while building bridges and roller coasters in Lee's class.
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Lee
Alan Caro
Junior Salas
Salas
Aubree Young
Kelsey Blair
Alee Young
Richard Chack
Soldier Dunlap awarded Purple Heart in Iraq attack
Kansas National Guard sergeant Bruce Dunlap earned the Purple Heart after an IED shattered his unit’s convoy near Scania 62 miles south of Baghdad on December 11, 2006. Clinically dead for a minute, he survived with multiple injuries and extensive surgery, later meeting President Bush twice and planning a family celebration in Holt, Missouri.
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Kansas National Guard
161St Field Artillery
Pratt
Iraq
Scania
U.S
Baghdad
Garden City
Garden City Family Ymca
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney County
Garden City Community College
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Molonge House
Bush
Walter Reed
Leta Dunlap
Bruce
Dunlaps
Kansas City
Bruce Dunlap
Holt
Immigrant Families Brace For Raids In Kansas Workshops
In Liberal Kansas and nearby meatpacking towns immigrant workers and families attend workshops on raids and power of attorney to safeguard children. Families prepare documents and savings of 3000 to 10000 dollars to cover bail bonds while legal residents assist with custody plans as groups push for legal aid and information.
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UFCW
Dodge City
National Beef
Liberal
United States
James Austin
Kansas City
Kansas
Ed Hayes
Minutemen Civil Defense Corps
Austin
Colorado
Nebraska
Texas
Utah
Iowa
Minnesota
John Fahey
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Hispanos Unidos
United Methodist
Storm strands Finney County roads with closures and snow
Sheriff Kevin Bascue reports four early morning accidents with no injuries as a winter storm blankets Finney County. Snow and wind cause power outages, road crews battle slush and traffic, and highways 50 160 see closures before partial reopening. Forecast calls for near 39 Saturday and 50 Sunday with clearing weather.
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Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Lincoln Road
U.S. Highway 50
U.S. Highway 83
Richard Delarosa
Wheatland Electric Co
Kearny
Finney
Sam Curran
Garden City
Curran
Ruthi
Kansas
Hamilton County
Montezuma
Ulysses
Johnson
Dodge City
Mike Keating
Mile Post 27
Kearny County
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Lakin
Syracuse
Kendall
Johnson City
Colorado State Line
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