Wyandotte County’s Consolidation Spurs Growth and Debate
The piece examines how consolidation in Wyandotte County reduced government jobs by attrition and united city and county governance. It highlights Village West as a boom spawned by consolidation, with Kansas Speedway and a major tourist district. It notes mixed views elsewhere in Kansas, including Franklin County and Hutchinson, on the value and feasibility of broader mergers.
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University of Kansas
League of Kansas Municipalities
Don Moler
Carol Marinovich
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
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Marinovich
Village West
Kansas Speedway
Weigand
Franklin County
Kansas
Hutchinson
Reno County
Meryl Dye
Central Dispatch
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Education board reserves evolution in Kansas standards draft
Kansas education board moves to keep creationism out of state science standards. Five-year shift will place conservatives in the majority in January when Kathy Martin joins, with a revised draft due February and a final by summer. Proponents urge teaching origins of life, while opponents cite church state separation concerns and Intelligent Design.
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State Education Board
Kathy Martin
Clay Center
William Harris
University of Missouri- Kansas City
Harris
Kansas International
ACLU
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Pennsylvania
State agency consolidation aims for 44 centers by 2005
State plans to run 44 public service centers across Kansas by July 1, 2005 and merge 11 regional offices into six to cut annual administrative costs by as much as 2 million dollars. The move reduces county offices to access points in public buildings and clinics, sparking debate over rural service loss. Governor Sebelius backs continued consolidation with BEST teams studying further options.
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Kansas
Senate
Topeka
Parsons
Rainbow Mental Health
Kansas City
Kan
Osawatomie State Hospital
Corcoran
Sebelius
Army to rush armored vehicles to Iraq amid armor shortfall
The Army plans to spend more than four billion dollars in the coming months to speed extra armored vehicles to Iraq to shield troops from insurgent bombs. Officials defend fast action and reject claims of poor planning, warning that the enemy adapts as U.S. armor evolves and that there may never be a perfect solution. Brig. Gen. Jeffery Sorenson stresses the process, while Lt. Gen. Lance Smith cautions about evolving threats and changing tactics. Both spoke at separate Pentagon briefings amid controversy over troops lacking armor 21 months into the Iraq campaign.
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Iraq
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Lance Smith
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U.S
Middle East
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Sorenson
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Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
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