District eyes KHMS uniform plan amid cost and discipline debate
About a dozen Kenneth Henderson staff displayed uniform examples at a board meeting. KHMS eighth grader Aubrey Whippo supports uniforms citing fewer teasing incidents and less gang hassle. Some board members balk at costs, while Principal Lori Peister notes cheaper options and a near 100 percent parental approval goal from a prior survey.
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Aubrey Whippo
Gap
Target
Rocky Welton
Lori Peister
Peister
Dollar General
Wal-Mart
Sears
J.C. Penney
Buckle
KHMS Considers School Uniforms Amid Parental Debate
KHMS surveyed parents with 86 percent in favor of uniforms proposed by Principal Lori Peister. The plan includes gray black navy khaki or white pants with a collared shirt, allowed to be bought anywhere, aimed at reducing dress code violations and improving discipline while sparing families extra clothing costs.
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Kenneth Henderson
KHMS
Lori Peister
USD 457 Board of Education
Cheryl Garcia
Betty Hines
Budget clash as Sebelius signs plan with GOP leaders
Lawmakers reject most of Sebelius proposal yet ignore the GOP plan. Fifteen House freshmen discuss an alternative. Some members talk taxes, with three legislators at a Salina forum backing higher income taxes for the wealthy. Brungardt and Svaty note concerns with tax tricks. Horst again favors an income tax rise.
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R-Lenexa
Lawrence Journal-World
Salina
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GOP
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D-Ellsworth
Swaty
Deena Horst
Rsalina
Saddam lieutenant al Zubaydi captured in Iraq
The Shiite feared lieutenant Muhammad Hamza al Zubaydi, labelled Saddam’s Shiite thug, was captured and handed to U S authorities for war crimes trial. The INC said he was hiding in Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, as hundreds of thousands crowd holy cities in a long banned pilgrimage and U S forces report millions in cash found behind a wall amid looting.
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Saddam
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Central Command
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Al-Zubaydi
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State Department
Haider Ahmad
Iraqi National Congress
Kansas Manufacturers Show Opens With Textile and Quilt Demos
The Kansas Manufacturers Show Association hosts a multi day event featuring irrigation and industrial displays plus consumer programs sponsored by Kansas State Research and Extension Finney County. Thursday through Saturday offer demonstrations on recycled crafts cheese baking fleece quilts and textile preservation with several culinary and decorative topics. Shuttle buses from Wal Mart Plaza Hotel Westlake Ace Hardware and municipal lots run 8 a.m. to 5 30 p m to ease parking. Accessibility noted with handicapped parking at the fairgrounds.
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Fairgrounds
Wal-Mart
E. Kansas Ave
Plaza Hotel
Westlake Ace Hardware
Fleming St
Eighth and
Fulton Streets
Lee Richardson Zoo
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