Art in the Park draws crowds for 36th annual fair
Fresh strawberry lemonade delighted attendees at the 36th Art in the Park where vendors offered crafts from stuffed animals to pretzels. Garden City residents June Harrison and Sherry Soreson chatted on a bench while vendors from Stevens Park reported strong sales, and the Hess family noted a busy day serving limeade and lemonade to visitors from across the United States.
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June Harrison
Sherry Soreson
Soreson
Hess
Marian
Sherry
Keith Hess
Keith
Connie Foster
Diane Crosby
Mary Jo Sherwood
Stevens Park
Experts evaluate promise of highly qualified teachers
Washington experts assess the No Child Left Behind Act's goal that every teacher be highly qualified by year end. Independent reviews find broad state leeway, vague standards, and weak penalties, casting doubt on true classroom quality despite most states claiming over 90 percent qualified.
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Bush
Congress
Education Department
Vietnam Veteran Learns Faith Amid Combat and Cancer
Darrell North, an 18-year-old private in the Americal Division, recalls a Vietnam jungle LZ under fire when a voice he claims was God told him he would not die there and to remember that death is only a night. He later faced cancer and now reflects on faith strengthened by war and music.
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21St Infantry
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North of Garden City man finds prayer fuels life
Darrell North, guitarist for Bible Christian Church, credits prayer with carrying him through the toughest times in life, saying sleep is the living’s daily posture and faith sustains his days.
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Darrell North
Garden City
Bible Christian Church
Shiite negotiator vows draft constitution for Iraq
In Baghdad a Shiite negotiator said a draft constitution would be presented to parliament before the midnight deadline. A Sunni Arab delegate questioned progress and doubted a deal by midnight. The central hurdle remains federalism amid Sunni opposition.
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Hagel likens Iraq conflict to Vietnam in Middle East
Senate Republican Chuck Hagel, veteran of Vietnam with Purple Hearts, warns Iraq war destabilizes the region and calls for a strategy to depart. He rejects staying past 100,000 troops and says stay the course is not policy, urging avoidance of a power vacuum and further upheaval.
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