Kansas Faces Climate Shift Threatening Agriculture and Water
A Salina Journal report cites a University of Maryland study predicting over 1 billion in Kansas agriculture losses by 2017 due to higher temperatures and reduced rainfall. The model emphasizes water from the Ogallala Aquifer and surface sources, with a 6 inch statewide moisture drop by 2050.
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University of Maryland
Center For Integrative Environmental Research
Ogallala
University of Kansas
Johannes Feddema
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Environmental Defense Fund
Neufeld
Feddema
Salina
Scrutinizing scientists for safety at military labs
Rep Elijah Cummings calls for reexamination of standards to ensure those with power and potential mental health or behavioral risks are not allowed to work at military labs where dangerous agents like anthrax are developed. He emphasizes preemptive scrutiny of personnel.
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Elijah Cummings
House
Armed Services Committee
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First Amendment text as constitutional provision
The First Amendment declares Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting free exercise. It also protects freedom of speech and of the press and the right to assemble and to petition the Government for redress of grievances.
Roberts pounces on Slattery in Kansas Senate race ads
Republican Pat Roberts launched early ads in Kansas to blunt Democratic challenger Jim Slattery. Slattery, trailing in fundraising, hopes for DSCC help as polls show Roberts with a lead. Analysts note Roberts frames his record on energy and national policy while attacking Slattery, who campaigns amid lower funds and strong GOP advantage.
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Pat Roberts
Roberts
Jim Slattery
Slattery
Senator Roberts
Christian Morgan
Kansas Republican Party
Washington
Kansas
Lee Jones
Overland Park
Lyndon Johnson
George McGill
Bush
Senate Intelligence Committee
Burdett Loomis
University of Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
DSCC
Matt Miller
Senate
Loomis
McCain Dole parallels in Hispanic voting appeal
A comparison of McCain and Dole shows how a respected war hero faces stiff Hispanic support, with Dole scoring a record 21 percent. The piece notes Cuban Americans split, Obama polling around 21 percent there, and McCain employing Spanish ads and outreach while facing GOP xenophobia and funding boosts from Democrats.
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Bill Clinton
Bob Dole
Pat Buchanan
Dole
Miami
Hialeah
Little Havana
Bush
Reagan
Dario Moreno
Florida International University
Pew Hispanic Center
Obama
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Cuba
Dole-McCain
McCain
Calle Ocho
National Association of Latino
Balart
Raul Martinez
Joe Garcia
Pew
Clinton
Democratic National Committee
John McCain
Short Takes From Harvest Remembrances and Local Notes
A digest of passages on harvest memories by Coral Mancini with quotes from Sharon Steele and Curtis Perez photographs, plus Garden City notices on BMPs water usage zoo hours and local governance. Business and cultural items list musicians, bands, and music acts alongside civic, grocery savings, and hunger relief notes.
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Skip” Mancini
Haskell County
Garden City
Grant County
Thomas County
Frahm
Sharon Steele
Curtis Perez
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