Karen community in Garden City eyed for organized groups
Karen and other Burma ethnic groups in Garden City meet at Grace Bible Church as Karen leaders plan a New Year celebration and local organizers push for refugee outreach. Velia Mendoza notes about 800 adults and 230 children from Burma live in town, with many identifying as Karen and needing language and social services.
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Bathin
Burma
Grace Bible
Nic
U.S
Myanmar
Ne Win
Daw
Tlement
Finney County
Garden City Community College
Kansas
Velia Mendoza
The
Community College
Garden City
Mendoza
John Zoschke
Grace Bible Church
Zoschke
Jonathan Galia
Finney County Tyson Fresh Meats
Galia
Duckwall stores close as company restructures nationwide
Duckwall stores will close permanently, with 43 outlets shuttering and one Hettinger North Carolina store reopening as ALCO. The company cites lack of profit across stores and plans to redeploy about 4 million in capital to ALCO stores after an 1.8 million shutdown cost. Denise Finlay of the Syracuse Chamber notes job losses and the loss of a local resource, while officials deny Dollar General as a factor.
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Denise Finlay
Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
Duckwall
Finlay
Syracuse Journal
Syracuse
Wilson
Hagen
Dollar
Johnson City
Dollar General
Hettinger
N.C
ALCO
Duckwall-Alco
Seaboard hog farm proposal prompts county vote in Greeley
Greeley County eyes a formal election to lift the confined hog prohibition as Seaboard pushes to expand its hog operations. A community meeting is set for December 18 at the 4-H Building, with officials noting state procedure and job hopes amid a soft economy. Seaboard, a major pork producer, argues the plan will bring investment while avoiding a negative view of the process.
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Greeley County
Young
Secretary of State
Michael A. Thon
Unified Board of Supervisors
Greeley County Fairgrounds
Tribune
Seaboard
Thon
United States
Japan
Mexico
Russia
Korea
North Carolina
Guymon
Okla
Immigrant students donate blood to prove citizenship at Harvard
Immigrant students at Harvard organized a blood drive to promote citizenship and community service. DREAMers like Renata Teodoro say they love the country and seek acknowledgement as Americans while highlighting broader volunteer efforts. Critics question policy implications and parallels to immigration enforcement. Senator Kerry praised the act as citizenship in action.
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Red Cross
Stephanie Millian
Steve Kropper
Massachusetts Coalition For Immigration Reform
Kropper
Renata Teodoro
Harvard University
Teodoro
U.S
Brazil
Orozco
Kentucky
Elizabeth Ponce
Harvard
John Kerry
D-Mass
Marie Parente
Massachusetts
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Greg Waggoner
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Milford
Garnand Funeral Home
Garden City, KS
Garnand
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