Kansas Lawmakers Scrutinize 13 Billion Transport Plan Cuts
Lawmakers in Kansas weigh trimming the 10 year transportation plan as a revenue shortfall looms. Rep Gary Hayzlett chairs the House Transportation Committee and says bids are being examined to economize. Finney County official Irv Stephens urges realism in project planning citing costly highway relocation and grade separation at Spruce Street.
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Kansas
Southwest
Chamber of Commerce
KDOT
Gary Hayzlett
R-Lakin
House Transportation Committee
Finney County
Irv Stephens
Stephens
Spruce Street
Hayzlett
Transportation Department
Winter Games end with harmony despite controversy
Salt Lake City Olympics chief Mitt Romney says the Games closed on a harmonious note after two weeks of memorable performances and scandal. Ernesto Blanco, 74, a mailroom worker at American Media Inc., survived inhaled anthrax and returned to work after 23 days in hospital. Nevada preservation officer Ron James notes the challenge of piecing together white male life in 19th century Virginia City as scientists use DNA testing to study Old West life.
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Myre Slaignen
Salt Lake City
Mitt Romney
Ernesto Blanco
American Media Inc
Blanco
Virginia City
Ron James
Nevada
Old West
February 26 in History Highlight of Pronounced Events
Today marks February 26, a Tuesday in 2002, with notable past events including Victor Hugo's birth in Besancon in 1802, Napoleon's Elba escape in 1815, the proclamation of the Second French Republic in 1848, Grand Canyon National Park creation in 1919, and other milestones such as Grand Teton National Park funding in 1929, Churchill's atomic bomb reveal in 1952, John Glenn's 1962 speech, the 1987 Tower Commission report, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
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Besancon
Napoleon Bonaparte
Island
Elba
France
Congress
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona
Coolidge
Winston Churchill
Britain
John Glenn
Tower Commission
Reagan
New York
World Trade Center
Olympic pairs scandal taints Salt Lake Games memories
The Salt Lake City Winter Olympics faced a lasting controversy over the pairs figure skating results. A Canadian couple initially won silver but were upgraded to gold after a French judge admitted improprieties. the judge now retracts that claim as scrutiny continues.
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Salt Lake City
DLR Wen Aneneneses Prunes Ceaawe
Olympic Movement
Congress caves on campaign reform bill benefiting broadcasters
A House vote 327 to 101 stripped a Torricelli provision from the Shays Meehan reform bill, preventing required ad time rates for federal candidates. NAB praised the move, as broadcasters profit from premium spots and soft money. The outcome leaves reform incomplete while highlighting the influence of TV ads in politics.
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Shays-Meehan
Senate
White House
Broadcasting & Cable Magazine
National Association of Broadcasters
Torricelli
NAB
Eddie Fritts
New Jersey
Bob Torricelli
Public Airways
Nonpartisan Alliance For Better Campaigns
America
House
International Foundation For Election Systems
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky
Britain
Paul Taylor
Alliance For Better Campaigns
Taylor
The Choice Between Schools and a Strong Constitution
The Cleveland voucher case tests church and state boundaries as justices weigh public funds for private religious schools. The piece argues vouchers risk state support for religion while noting limited real escape from public schools and calls for preserving constitutional separation amid debate on education reform.
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Supreme Court
Cleveland
Ohio
Actu
Elliot Mincberg
People
Sandra Day O'Connor
Patricia Graham
End the 7 1/2 year bond hangover at Garden City CC
Contributing columnist Ron Isham argues the 1994 bond defeat lingered, urging a comprehensive long term building plan funded beyond voter-approved bonds. He cites the John Collins Annex’s utility and the need for broader space to meet future college needs, calling for voter support.
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Garden City Community College
College Board of Trustees
John Collins Vocational
John Collins Annex
John Deere
Ford
Ron Isham
ThreJay Marketing
Garden City
Kiul Radio
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