Holiday costumes shine at Satanta Elementary
Families reflect this holiday season as Jose Aragon Tiffany Tunis and Tevin Oller dress in costumes at Satanta Elementary School. Ingalls slides by South Gray in a local athletic update highlighting scores and school spirit.
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Jose Aragon, Tiffany Tunis
Tevin Oller
Satanta Elementary School
Salvation Army fund drive faces shortfall in Finney County
Salvation Army Captain Harold Frost reports the Finney County Red Kettle drive trails last year and a $100,000 goal. Friday totals around $46,000 lag behind $60,000 last year and $68,000 by year’s end. Three events, including an 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Law Enforcement Kettle Showdown at Wal Mart, aim to boost donations. Kettles at Dillons, Target, Sears, and JC Penny run today through Monday with hours listed. toys for Angel Trees moved to Wal-Mart and Appliance & Furniture Mart. tax-deductible donations accepted at the Corps Community Center through Jan 15, 2002.
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Salvation Army
Harold Frost
Frost
Wal-Mart
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Garden City Police Department
Dillons
Target
Sears
JC Penny
Corps Community Center
N. Ninth St
Appliance & Furniture Mart
More Hispanic immigrants graduating nationwide
A Pew Hispanic Center report shows rising high school and college completion among Hispanic immigrants, but a persistent gap vs US natives. Education levels vary by country of origin, with Mexico and Central America lagging behind South America and the Caribbean.
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Washington
Pew Hispanic Center
Mexico
Central American
el Salvador
Honduras
South America
Caribbean
United States
B. Lindsay Lowell
Center
Census Bureau
State's money woes top Kansas story in 2002
The 2002 Kansas year in review highlights budget crisis as the top story, with politics dominant as Kathleen Sebelius won the governor’s chair. Economists warn revenues lag and tax measures fail to ease the shortfall, while crime figures including the Burnhams’ kidnapping rank high in the year’s other major events.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kansas News
Associated Press
Statehouse
Kathleen Sebelius
Tim Shallenburger
Sebelius
Joan Finney
Bill Graves
Graves
Martin and
Gracia Burnham
Philippines
Paul and
Greta Burnham
Rose Hill
Drought and layoffs hit Kansas economy in 2002
Drought squeezed farmers and a wave of layoffs hit Wichita and other Kansas industries. Boeing cut 4,800 Wichita workers since the Sept 11 attacks. Cessna Raytheon and Bombardier Learjet all trimmed staff in the past year, with a December 5 announced layoff.
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Kansas
Wichita
Boeing Co
Cessna Aircraft
Raytheon Aircraft
Bombardier Learjet
Cessna
Sebelius taps five teams with 100 ideas on state cuts
TOPEKA AP Five teams appointed by Gov elect Kathleen Sebelius forwarded more than 100 ideas to cut administration costs reduce services and raise fees Senate President Dave Kerr said Friday the list shows the state cannot come
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Senate
Dave Kerr
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