Deputy faces questions over shooting of Encarnacion Nevarez
The incident in a dark fenced yard led to Deputy Quint firing a pistol in defense of a deputy struck by a board. Encarnacion Nevarez attacked Widows with a wooden board, and Quint shot after hearing pain and perceiving a threat of great bodily harm. Wheeler cited limited taser options and described Quint’s uncertain recollection of drawing or firing his weapon.
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Encarnacion Nevarez
Widows
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Dunstan
Encarnacion
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AIDS vigil highlights changing perceptions and stigma
At a Sunday vigil diverse participants reflect on HIV and AIDS as a heterosexual disease, addressing fear and secrecy. Carolyn and Dutch Claus of Liberal share their coming out, while Hahn notes 40 000 new US infections yearly and urges a new approach to fight stigma and transmission.
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Bush skeptical Saddam will comply with disarmament demands
After a week of UN weapons inspections in Iraq President Bush remains skeptical Saddam Hussein will fully disclose weapons and avert war. Ari Fleischer said the Sunday deadline starts a process to verify accuracy and that Bush will not review the disclosure himself. If noncompliant, Bush vows to lead allies into war.
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Faith and Adoption Through Trials of Beth Latta
The Latta family faced job loss and a daughter's drug addiction in Oklahoma before moving to Garden City in 1985. They found strength in faith and Salvation Army programs, helped Beth recover, and now Beth, 18, serves in the Army Reserves while working and studying. The couple volunteers to support troubled teens and share their experience with others seeking guidance.
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Beth
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Budget cuts ripple as Graves departs Kansas
The piece details how Governor Graves leaves office on January 13 and Kansas faces a $600 million budget shortfall for the year starting July 1. Kathleen Sebelius will revise the FY2003 budget to reflect August and November cuts, with a precarious FY2004 outlook. KDHE and SRS plan cost shifts and program eliminations, while schools may escape direct cuts though funded by a shrinking base.
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Duane Goossen
Kansas Department of Health and Environ
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Sharon Watson
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KDHE
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Hensley
Topeka
Wreck Claims Two Women in Separate Kansas Crashes
An Oxford woman Tina Catlin, 31, died from injuries after a one car overturn on U S 77 south of Arkansas City in Cowley County. A Missouri woman Diana Whitaker, 50, of Nixa, was killed in a two car collision on Kansas 18 near Kansas 15 in Dickinson County when a vehicle ran a stop sign at about 6 30 p m.
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Tina Catlin
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Arkansas City
Cowley
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Dickinson County
Diana Whitaker
Nixa
Kansas
Kansas 15
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