City approves subdivision and annexation plans amid growth
Sunflower Electric plans an 895 megawatt coal unit south of Holcomb prompting county wide development. City approves 2.8 acre annexation near East Mary Street Jennie Barker Road realignment. License fee waivers for The Garden City Telegram eyed to boost newspaper circulation and youth subs program. Waste Connections signs 15 year deal for disposal at Finney County Landfill with a 4 percent tripling schedule and a $0.59 rate cut for 2011 to fund a new household hazardous waste facility.
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Holcomb
East Mary Street
Jennie Barker
Garden City
Finney County
Curran
Enrollment climbs at GCCC as fall term begins
GCCC reports full time equivalency at 1332.8 up from 1311.3 as fall classes start. Tuition remains steady while fees rise $2 per credit hour, with GCCC’s cost lower than state schools. Overflow dorm space prompts motel housing for 25 to 30 students and extended service-center hours for late enrollment.
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GCCC
Mann
Bartel
Swank
Student and Community Services Center
EduKon Online
Kansas
Deerfield
Dighton
Healy
Holcomb
Lakin
Scon
Scott City
Syracuse
Tribune
Brownback offers ideas for state fiscal and education reforms
In a campaign outline Brownback proposes to freeze state spending while creating an office to repeal rules and regulations. He backs local option taxes for schools and aims for fourth graders to read at grade level. Holland links deregulation to the national recession and notes Brownback’s votes on Wall Street bailouts.
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Brownback
Holland
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Kathleen Sebelius
U.S
Congress
Wall Street
Pakistan floods fuel insurgent clashes and aid struggle
Insurgents clashed with police overnight amid Pakistan’s flood chaos as relief efforts intensify. Officials say floods have submerged tens of thousands of villages, killed about 1,500 people and affected 20 million, with a fifth of the country inundated. The Northwest remains volatile as militants attacked Peshawar police posts while aid agencies urge faster international donations. United Nations reports 54.5 percent of $459 million needed has arrived, with relief work focused on shelter, tents, and plastic sheeting for 4.6 million in Punjab and Sindh. President Zardari travels to Russia for a regional summit amid criticism of the response.
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Pakistan
Arif Mahmood
Hyderabad
Sukkur
al-Qaida
Taliban
Aderai
Peshawar
Liaqat Ali Khan
Khyber
Sarband
Khan
U.N
Maurizio Giuliano
Punjab
Sindh
Asif Ali Zardari
Russia
Europe
Zardari
Education officials warn dire funding for Kansas schools
Education official Dennis projects a multi hundred million shortfall in base state aid and capital, with $415 million needed to fund all required levels. He warns of a looming budget hole, ARRA funding ending, and possible cuts that could hit teachers and programs, urging local boards to plan carefully.
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Dennis
Johnson County
Kansas
Congress
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Legislative Division of Post
Buhler
David Brax
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