Wichita air subsidies boost Hesston College enrollment
Subsidized fares at Mid-Continent Airport are credited with aiding travel for students and visitors and helped Hesston College, a two year Mennonite school 30 miles away, land its largest freshman class in 16 years. Officials say the Fair Fares program, launched in 2002 with AirTran, reduced travel cost barriers for out of state recruits.
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Hesston
Wichita
Mid- Continent
Kansas
John Waltner
Hesston College
Oregon
Ohio
Clark Roth
AirTran Airways
Kansas City
Man appeals ticket over anti war signs in yard
Prairie Village Kansas man appeals a $300 ticket for homemade anti war yard signs. The ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri assists David Quinly in Johnson County District Court, arguing the ordinance restricts First Amendment rights. Quinly had used signs since before the Iraq war, two of which violated size limits.
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Prairie Village
Kansas City
Iraq
American Civil Liberties Union of
Kansas
Missouri
David Quinly
Johnson County
Quinly
ACLU
John Simpson
U.S
Lawrence mayor to declare International Dadaism Month
Lawrence mayor Boog Highberger will proclaim International Dadaism Month at a city commission meeting. Dates will be chosen by dice from a set: February 4 April 1 March 28 July 15 August 2 August 7 August 16 August 26 September 18 September 22 October 1 October 17 October 26. He will recite Hugo Ball’s Dada line during the proclamation.
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Lawrence
Boog Highberger
Highberger
Commission
Hugo Ball
Dada
Zimzim
Urallala
Zanzibar
Zimzalla Zam
Judicial Council proposes evaluations for judges
The Kansas Judicial Council urged evaluations for judges up for retention elections and for those facing political contests. Evaluations would be public for retention votes but private for politically elected judges. Sources could include judges, attorneys, jurors, and others, with anonymous input to voters.
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Judicial Council
Randy Hearrell
The
Hearrell
Kansas Court of Appeals
Stephen Hill
Traditions of Christmas Keep Faithful Local Observance
In Garden City Kansas the Waters family keeps Christmas tradition alive amid national debate. James Waters 58 and his wife Jane emphasize family gatherings and celebrating Jesus Christ. They pass down recipes and cooking customs to two daughters and two sons, planning days in advance for a warm Christmas dinner with kids and grandchildren.
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Kansas
Garden City
James Waters
Waters
Jane
Jane Waters
Canada
University of
Germany
Outpouring Enables Transplant for Hays Man
Jarrett Basgall, 20, received a stomach small intestine and pancreas transplant in January after years of illness from a digestive tract disorder. Funds from Kansas donors via the Children’s Organ Transplant Association covered much of the cost, with Medicaid coverage limited to Pittsburgh. Basgall now enjoys swimming, sports and college plans while continuing medical follow ups.
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HAYS
Jarrett Basgall
Hays High School
Basgall
Steve Basgall
Sharon Basgall
Jarrett
Medicaid
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Children’s Organ Transplant Association
City council adopts funeral protest ban in St Joseph
Anti gang Westboro Baptist protests funeral of Spc Edward Myers prompt St Joseph Missouri ordinance banning protests in front of or about any church cemetery or funeral within one hour of service. Westboro leader Rev Fred Phelps calls US Iraq deaths divine punishment. church argues First Amendment rights and vague terms. Margie Phelps seeks precise definition of or about distance.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph City
Westboro Baptist Church
Topeka
Kan
Spc
Edward Myers
Fred Phelps
Iraq
Phelps
Ing
St. Joseph
Margie Phelps
Woman makes toothpick memorial for tsunami victims
Nancy Lawson of Lawrence built a complex memorial from 300000 toothpicks to honor the more than 216000 people killed in the December 26 2004 tsunami. The piece blends pairs and triples to symbolize couples and families, paired with bark shells and weeds.
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Lawrence
Nancy Lawson
Asia
Lawson
Explosion lawsuit filed over Triumph Foods plant blast
Melinda Fisher, mother of 24 year old Masonry worker Andrew Bauer of Stewartsville, sues Triumph Foods plant owner and five firms for wrongful death. The Oct 12 explosion at the nearly finished $130 million facility, caused by a gas leak from an open valve, injured 14 others and prompted 11 earlier suits.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Andrew Bauer
Stewartsville
Triumph Foods
Bauer
Melinda Fisher
Kansas City
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