Regional airports weigh consolidation to preserve air service
City officials including airport director Gus Esquivel push talks to merge Garden City Dodge City and Liberal airports as Essential Air Service funding wavers and Washington debates future support. Garden City seen as base with potential Federal Express tenant, aiming to keep Amtrak and air links for regional economic health.
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Kansas
Gus Esquivel
Garden City
Dodge City
Liberal
Washington
Cility
Federal Express
Amtrak
Tornadoes Rip Through Marble Hill Area Killing Boy
A tornado tore four miles through Marble Hill Missouri near St Louis, sweeping a family from their home and killing a 12 year old boy. Separate storms hit the Tennessee and Ohio valleys bringing high winds hail and possible tornadoes as the system moved east.
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Marble Hill
Dennis Willis
St. Louis
Tennessee
Ohio
Highlighted Historical Dates On April 29
Today's history highlights anniversaries from 1829 Joan of Arc's Orleans victory to 1945 Dachau liberation and Hitler marriage. Other notes recall 1861 Maryland secession vote, 1862 New Orleans fall, 1899 Duke Ellington birth, 1916 Easter Rising surrender, and 1974 Nixon Watergate tapes disclosure.
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Los Angeles
Simi Valley
Calif
Rodney King
Joan of Arc
Orleans
Maryland
House of Delegates
New Orleans
Duke Ellington
Washington, D.C
Dublin
Dachau
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Karl Doenitz
Nixon
White House
Catholic leaders judged on handling abuse cases
Readers weigh in on whether church leaders are doing enough to root out sexually abusive priests. The poll prompts responses by email or telephone, with a point system to vote Yes Not sure.
One State One Book reads The Grapes of Wrath in California
A jumbled column surveys cultural topics from gender coming out responses to greeting cards, bookish campaigns, and caustic humor about media, politics, and everyday life. It notes California inviting the state to read Steinbeck and questions Kansas choices while listing assorted bands and cultural quips.
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California
John Steinbeck
Jim Quay
California Council For the Humanities
Kansas Humanities Council
Kansas
Castro calls Fox a liar over Monterrey tape
Cuban leader Fidel Castro labeled Mexican President Vicente Fox a liar after Fox denied asking Castro to depart Monterrey in advance of a U N development conference. Castro released a private telephone recording to prove his claim, highlighting a sharp diplomatic feud influenced by Mexico's Geneva Human Rights Commission vote. Roger Hernandez. columnist.
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Cuba
Mexico
Fidel Castro
Vicente Fox
U.N
Monterrey
Bush
Castro
Fox
Jorge Castaneda
U.N. Human Rights Commission
Geneva
United States
George Bush
What Religion Means to Me and Our Global Path
Pinkesh Katariwala argues religion is diverse paths to a single God but current conflicts cloud progress. He urges respecting cultures and beliefs, urging peaceful coexistence and continued scientific and moral advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Christ
God
Mohammed
Buddha
Jai Hind Pinkesh
Katariwala
Garden City
Reading Carousel committee shines in growth and planning
Suzanne Smith thanks all members for yearly growth of the Reading Carousel. She highlights planning activities including brochure design, a summer Bookmobile concept, gym layouts, and fundraising from businesses. She credits Becky Bird, Karan Long, Sharon Parks, Jeanette Claassen, Cheryl Dizmang, Michelle Wells, Sharon Hixson, Melva Barlow, Linda Motley, Elaine Killer, Todd Humble, and directors Barb and Leigh Ann for the success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becky Bird
Karan Long
Sharon Parks
Jeanette Claassen
Cheryl Dizmang
Michelle Wells
Sharon Hixson
Melva Barlow
Linda Motley
Elaine Killer
Todd Humble
Barb
Leigh Ann
Suzanne Smith
Garden City
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Bill Draper
Delaney
Draper
ATC EL
U.S. Army
Dennis Reimer
Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute For the Prevention of Terrorism
President Bush
Middle East
Sohrt Moin
Iain Seas
Alos
The
Ces
Bessy
Hallmark
Bottle Rockets
Festus, Mo
Miscaleros
Dream Theatre
Rinoceros
le Tigre
Faun Fables
Dressy Bessy
Swearing At Motorists
My Morning Jacket
Tin Hat Trio
Demolition
Wolves
Odetta
Pleasant Valley Sunday
Mendoza Line
E Double
Lonelies
Shuffle Kings
Network
Screaming Trees
el Gate
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hollywood
Bruce Feirstein
Vanity Fair
Eiffel Tower
Paris
New York City
Lloyd's List
Daily Gazette
World Shipping News
Randon
Dolores Hope Garden City Telegram
Roger Hernandez
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Rogered
Prodigy.net
Roger Hernando
King Features Syndicate
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