Women in Engineering Gap Highlighted by Student Paths
A Wichita State student Ana Larazin, moving from Mexico to Ulysses at 13, earns a bachelor’s in engineering amid low female doctorate shares. Kansas programs aim career planning from middle school, promoting early exploration and hands on aviation and athletic training workshops to broaden opportunities for girls.
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National Science Foundation
Ana Larazin
Wichita State University
Mexico
Ulysses
Larazin
Crumble
Crymble
United States
Garden City Community College
Kansas State Department of Education
USC 457
State Department
USD 457 Board of Education
Deb Jarmer
Kansas
GCCC
Greg Greathouse
Rachelle Powell
Garden City Regional Airport
Bernoulli
Powell
Coal plants at center as Kansas lawmakers face budget crunch
Lawmakers, split along party lines, open session amid a $141 million budget gap and a potential $1 billion shortfall by 2010. Debate focuses on whether to pursue a comprehensive energy bill or a coal plant only approach. Sunflower Energy aims to build 1,400 MW of capacity, selling about 86 percent to out-of-state cooperatives, with Midwest Energy and Sunflower serving 400,000 customers in 55 Kansas counties.
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Emler
Senate
Steve Morris
House
Ray Merrick
Stilwell
Paul Davis
Sunflower
Brembey
Kansas
Morris
Davis
Lawrence
Congress
Cindy Hertel
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc
Westminster, Colo
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative
Amarillo
Texas
Midwest Energy Inc
Kansas pension fund losses trigger future funding action
Kansas lawmakers heard that KPERS remains funded for now but faces the need to boost contributions as market declines persist. Sen Laura Kelly and Senate President Morris weighed potential timelines and the difficulty of funding raises while budget strains and a possible cost of living increase for retirees loom.
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Deck
Laura Kelly
D-Topeka
Pennsylvania
Wall Street Journal
KPERS
Kansas
Senate
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Morris
Scott City appoints travel tourism director to boost promotion
Winderlin, new director, will focus on travel and tourism as Julie Eikenberry notes Scott City has historic sites from Paleolithic era to 1800s and Lake Scott. City officials aim to host bird watching tours, fishing contests, harvest experiences, and brochures for shops to attract visitors. She previously worked in Junction City and runs a home travel business in Scott City.
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Winderlin
Scott City
Davis
Lake Scott
Scott County
Lindsborg
Junction City
Eikenberry
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Mark McCandless
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