GEMS career fair shows students fields in STEM
Sevenths graders at Abe Hubert Middle School explored math science and engineering at GEMS with hands on demonstrations led by Bob and Linder Sander at the Church of the Nazarene. 18 year old Michael Garcia dissected a cow eyeball and plans to be a surgical doctor. USD 457 coordinator Steve Nordby said the event broadens awareness of STEM paths and required coursework.
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Daniel Carrasco
Church of the Nazarene
Carrasco
Kenneth Henderson
Jose Ortiz
Michael Garcia
Abe Hubert Middle School
Campus
Garcia
Bob and
Linder Sander
Steve Nordby
USD 457
GEMS
Nordby
Panel member questions Brownback's role in pension deliberations
A Kansas legislator on the pension commission questioned Gov. Sam Brownback's involvement as the panel debated a 401(k) style plan for new public employees. The commission voted 8-5 to urge lawmakers to require teachers and government workers hired after June 2013 into a 401(k)-style plan, while Brownback’s influence and Open Meetings compliance were debated.
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Brownback
Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Ed Trimmer
Winfield
Commission
Trimmer
Wichita Eagle
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Hearing on Greeley Co hog farm proposed permit
A public hearing in Greeley County addressed Seaboard Foods planned swine farm with ten sites and up to 1,200 hogs per site. KDHE officials Dan Wells and David Friese presented the proposed wastewater permit and opened public comment.
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Greeley
Seaboard Foods
Kansas Department of Health and Environment District
Dan Wells
David Friese
KDHE
State justices hear smoking ban case
Kansas Supreme Court justices debated reversing a lower court injunction that blocked enforcement of a narrow part of the 2010 smoking ban. Downtown Bar and Grill attorney Mike Merriam argued the decision would end the club’s case moves forward, saying practical consequences would cripple litigation.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Mike Merriam
Bar and Grill
Tonganoxie
Kansas
Merriam
Downtown Bar and Grill
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