Rural town clings to life as residents return
In a Midwest county, a 1500 person town struggles with migration to cities, dwindling farms, and a shifted economy. Mayor Gary Gantz laments federal programs paying farmers to leave acreage, while locals praise neighborliness and safety amid parched fields and rising oil activity. The sheriff notes tight controls on urban temptations and recalls a high profile drug-lab arrest.
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Midwest
Great Plains
America
Gary Gantz
D.E. Bondurant Grain Co
Gantz
Dalton
Sheriff Whipple
Vigils mark antiwar protest near Bush ranch
More than 200 gathered with candles around a flag-draped coffin near Crawford as part of a nationwide antiwar vigil sparked by Cindy Sheehan. Organizers said tens of thousands joined over 1,600 planned vigils from coast to coast. Sheehan demands meeting with Bush over her son Casey's death in Iraq. The event echoed in Paris and Oklahoma City, with participants urging an end to the war and honoring fallen soldiers.
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Crawford
Texas
President Bush
Iraq
Cindy Sheehan
Casey
Sheehan
MoveOn.org
True Majority
Democracy For America
France
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Cindy
Gigi Gaskins
Nashville
Vacaville
Calif
Bush
Gary Qualls
Temple
U.S
Qualls
Louis
Benjamin Hart
Austin
Los Angeles
Local students return to school in Garden City
About 2000 students turn up at Garden City High School as USD 457 reopens. Second grader studies with tired, restless pupils while teachers like Kathy Gonzales plan short breaks. Transfer student Billy Shank and senior Kayla Lee describe confusion and adjustment to the new school day.
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Kathy Gonzales
Georgia Matthews
Gonzales
Maria Lozano
Janet
Garden City High School
Billy Shank
Logan
Shank
Kayla Lee
Impact Poll Finds Teachers Leave Lasting Imprint
A Riverside poll finds nearly half of respondents credit teachers with changing their lives from elementary to college. Stories span grades and subjects, with students recalling mentors who offered guidance during tough times. Teachers recount start-of-year routines as schools reopen and students reunite.
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David Inaba
Riverside
Calif
Family victims testify as BTK killer case unfolds
Court hearings reveal prosecutors show Polaroid images of BTK wearing a feminine mask and a dress, linked to the 10 murders. Lt. Ken Landwehr testified on the Wichita police probe, with family members set to confront Dennis Rader, who pled guilty to killings from 1974 to 1991. The judge weighs consecutive versus concurrent life sentences in a case once tied to Kansas’ no death penalty policy.
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Kansas
Kline
Marsh
Reginald
Jonathan Carr
John Robinson Sr
Douglas Belt
Gavin Scott
Carrs
Wichita
Robinson
Belt
Lucille Gallegos
Scott
Doug
Elizabeth Brittain
Gary W. Kleypas
Rader
Davis’ House
Ken Landwehr
Wichita Police Department
BTK
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Oklahoma
Tenn
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Inaba
GCHS
Melissa Savolt
Glen Sonderegger
Sonderegger
Tim
Mosaic
Tim Albertson
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