Kansas 4-H Coloring Book Teaches Farm Facts At Fair
At the Finney County Fairgrounds a Farmer For a Day booth offers a coloring and puzzle booklet teaching Kansas facts. The event highlights cattle and hog production, dairy output, egg laying, and meat from cattle, with 4-H Exchange sponsorship by Kansas Farm Bureau. Kids also rode sheep at McClain’s Mutton Busters as part of the rodeo.
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Flying Debris Act Delights Finney County Fairgoers
Holmgren performs Flying Debris at Finney County Fairgrounds with juggling tricks that mystify children and fascinate adults. He began in 1994 and has appeared at festivals fairs basketball games and corporate events. Shows are at 7 p.m. today and 9 30 a m 2 p m and 7 p m Saturday.
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Senate OKs lead ban on toys widening health safeguards
The Senate approved the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act by 89 to 3 and sent it to the White House after the House backed it 424 to 1. The bill would ban lead in children's items and set strict limits, aiming to prevent recalls linked to lead paint. President Bush expected to sign despite White House objections. China-produced toys were among recalled items.
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Light faces Schwein in race over domestic partnership registry stance
Election pits Light, a Morton County farmer with two daughters, against Schwein, a longtime Grant County official, in a contest shaped by positions on a domestic partnership registry and the broader issue of marriage definitions. Both candidates speak to local control, state fiscal pressures, and energy mandates amid the Sunflower session.
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Wind energy tax credits become election issue in Kansas
Abbie Hodgson, spokeswoman for former Rep. Jim Slattery, blames Sen. Pat Roberts for not backing renewable energy tax credits. Roberts says Democrats blocked debate on expanding domestic energy and notes he cosponsored a wind energy tax credit extension later stripped from a housing bill. wind could create Kansas jobs and rural investment while debates over oil drilling loom nationwide.
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Congress Sends Major Higher Education Overhaul to Bush
Congress sent to President Bush a bipartisan overhaul of the federal higher education act aimed at expanding access and reducing costs for low income minority military and disabled students. The bill would offer clearer college cost information simplify applications and make Pell Grants available year round. Senate approval came hours after the House vote amid White House concerns about cost and duplication and Kennedy praised the measure as expanding college access.
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