Labor unrest grows as Egypt protests demand higher pay
Cairo amid a wave of labor unrest thousands of state workers from ambulance drivers to police demonstrate for better pay. The military council warns against strikes and gatherings as soldiers clear Tahrir Square, where protests once occupied the plaza with tents, blankets, clinics and banners demanding regime removal. The few remaining marchers call for release of political prisoners.
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Educators weigh fate of school budget over coffee
At Wheat Lands Convention Center educators and community members heard Senate President Steve Morris and state Rep. Reynaldo Mesa warn that education cuts are likely as they cited education consuming 60 percent of the Kansas budget. Mesa urged broad participation and said districts seek flexibility to use capital funds for teacher salaries while Morris suggested exploring spending latitude with districts.
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Garden City couple keeps motoring along together
David Paasch recalls a late 1950s Holcomb evening at a baseball game with Gladys, his future wife since March 8 1957. They met at church, planned an officers meeting that failed to convene, and after a first date they married and now cruise town on a white moped, waving to drivers and collecting bolts and nails.
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Neighbors of metal collect pests and trinkets in town
A feature profiles Gladys and David, longtime residents who magnet-scan streets for scrap and hoard a wide mix of items. The couple once ran a Christian supply store on North Main Street, preserving Bibles and memorabilia alongside Coca-Cola and McDonald’s collectibles. See page A5.
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Towns linked to Horace Greeley in historic Kansas county
Greeley County in Kansas preserves Horace Greeley’s legacy with a county seat and a town named for him. The region includes ghost towns Whitelaw Reid and Hector after the Tribune editor and his dog, reflecting the 1841 founding of the publication by Greeley.
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