Guard bonuses rise to boost Army enlistment efforts
Local recruiters report higher bonuses to attract guardsmen amid ongoing Iraq war and post 9 11 activity. Sergeant Bill Witzke notes shortages, while David Medina re enlisted for three more years but missed a new 13 000 bonus. Scott Taylor cites 20000 bonus for three to six years and raises education reimbursements to 70000, aiming to fill transport, infantry and medicine roles.
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Bill Witzke
Pete Rios
Iraq
America
Witzke
Guard
Rios
David
Medina
Garden City
U.S. Army
Scott Taylor
State Board member urges change in immigration study
Kansas State Board member Connie Morris pushes to adjust social science standards to address immigration topics. criticism from Kansas Families United for Public Education and Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission notes division. Garden City district supports teaching the state curriculum while ensuring education quality for all students.
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Morris
Connie Morris
John Martellaro
Kansas Families United For Public Education
Elias Garcia
Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission
Garcia
Garden City
Garden City Usd 457
Jim Lentz
U.S. Supreme Court
Toll climbs in Asia tsunami death toll soars
Across Indonesia Sri Lanka India Thailand Malaysia and other nations thousands are dead and tens of thousands missing after a massive quake driven wave. Meulaboh in Sumatra reports thousands of bodies as authorities race to bury the dead and search for survivors. German officials say about a thousand citizens are unaccounted for with many feared dead.
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Endang Suwarya
Meulaboh
Sumatra
Indonesia
Health Ministry
Sri Lanka
India
Thailand
Malaysia
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Maldives
Somalia
Tanzania
Kenya
East Africa
Asia
Gerhardt Schroeder
Schroeder
Jean-Marc Espalioux
Accor Hotel Group
Banda Aceh
Aceh
Halloran contract renewal prompts commission scrutiny
Garden City officials debate Halloran renewal amid late provision of an appropriations ordinance and questions about the evaluation sheet. Fuller challenges the combined rating, noting Halloran’s city knowledge and leadership while colleagues credit his assertiveness and budget handling. The retreat and open administration shape ongoing city guidance and council input.
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Fuller
Halloran
Reynaldo Mesa
Bob
Garden City
Mesa
City Commission
Morris Bolden Named Senate President by Southwest Kansas Leaders
A reception lauded Morris Bolden as Senate president designate with local officials from Garden City and Morton County praising his ties to southwest Kansas and potential to advance rural issues including wind power. They referenced Senate Bill 487, a proposed oil and gas depletion trust fund, and urged passage to aid 14 counties facing declines in resource supplies.
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Bolden
Morris
Bob Bolden
Morton County
Southwest Kansas
Senate
Luther Fry
Garden City
Western Kansas
Kansas
House
Kathleen Sebelius
Finney, Barber
Comanche
Grant
Hamilton
Haskell
Kearny
Kingman
Kiowa
Meade
Morton
Seward
Stanton
Stevens
Bill Clifford
Ward Loyd
Southwest
Loyd
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Sherrill Cruz
Fiesta Courtyard
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
All Aesumes
Oni
Telegram
Bob Halloran
Matt (Allen
Matt
Janie Perkins
Perkins
Main Street
Downtown
Mon
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