Garden City weighs Main Street investment in downtown program
Main Street board member Blake Waters said the chamber agreed to supply 7500 dollars plus in kind services for Garden City’s downtown program including a local manager salary. The state funds 316000 dollars from the Economic Development Initiatives Fund with 216000 dollars directed to member cities. only two cities can be funded annually.
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Blake Waters
Chamber
Stinson
Garden City
Duane West
State Economic Development Initia
Finney County
Irv Stephens
Buxton Co
Fort Worth
Texas
Buxton
Lou Boultinghouse
Boultinghouse Rentals
Main Street
Downtown Vision
Sebelius vetoes Kansas concealed carry bill in statehouse
Governor Sebelius vetoed a concealed carry proposal saying it would force officers to assume anyone stopped could be armed and endanger public safety. The bill, backed by supporters who argue it would aid self defense, failed to secure a two thirds override vote in the House.
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Sebelius
Kansas
Illinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Bill Graves
Graves
Ruff
House
Bush Blair press briefings push UN role in Iraq
In a sunlit White House Rose Garden briefing Bush and Blair urged United Nations involvement as Iraq faces a June 30 sovereignty handover. Bush reaffirmed no occupation aim and stated coalition forces will help the new government while Brahimi coordinates a path to a broadly acceptable interim regime and elections in January 2005. Blair stressed unity and a Palestinian state viable through renewed Middle East talks.
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Bush
White House
Rose Garden
Tony Blair
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Blair
Muqtada al-Sadr
United Nations
Lakhdar Brahimi
America
Britain
United States
Coalition Provisional Authority
Brahimi
Middle East
Sharon
Israel
Gaza
West Bank
Direct US Iraqi talks in Fallujah mark new diplomacy
US military and civilian officials met Fallujah leaders in the first known direct negotiations since the siege began. Nine civilians died elsewhere in Iraq as clashes continued near Kufa and across Najaf and Karbala, where Grand Ayatollah Sistani warned of a strong Shiite response if forces enter the holy cities.
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Fallujah
Iraq
South
Najaf
Karbala
U.S
Kufa
T.V. Johnson
Ayatollah
Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani
al-Sadr
Mahdi al
Fingerprinting tech aids local law enforcement rollout
The county adopts Live Scan to improve print accuracy and speed up sharing data with FBI and sheriffs offices. Officials say the system reduces multiple print sets, enables quick email transfer, and helps prevent criminals using false names, with initial costs around 80,000 dollars plus ongoing maintenance and replacements.
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Topeka
Welch
Hahn
FBI
Sheriff’s Office
Kassebaum Pushes Private Mad Cow Tests For Beef
Former Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker urges USDA to revisit its denial of Creekstone Farms request to test all cattle for mad cow disease. She argues 100 percent testing could boost consumer confidence and aid exports despite Japan and other nations bans. Creekstone says Japanese buyers would accept fully tested beef. USDA cited lack of scientific need.
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Washington
Nancy Kassebaum Baker
U.S
Japan
Agriculture Department
Baker
Agriculture
Ann Veneman
Howard Baker
Tokyo
Kansas Republican
Creekstone Farms
Kansas
USDA
Bill Kassebaum
Ed Loyd
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Downtown Worth Investment
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Downtown Vision Board
Mesa
Dianna
St. Catherine Hospital
Joanne D. Rink
Garden Medical Clinic
P.A
East Spruce
Garden City, Kansas
Gardenmedical.com
Kassebaum
Cornerstone Church
Cornerstone
8Th Street
Saxony
L & L Floor Covering Inc
N. Main
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