Brownback presses Kansas school finance rewrite plan
Gov. Sam Brownback urged lawmakers at session start to pursue his plan to overhaul Kansas school finance. He argues the current system is broken, hurts academics, and leads to litigation, seeking more district budget flexibility without cutting spending. He favors action now rather than awaiting a Shawnee County lawsuit result.
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Topeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
Shawnee County
Harvard study claims ovarian stem cells in young women
Harvard researchers led by Jonathan Tilly report that ovaries of young women contain rare stem cells capable of producing new eggs, challenging 60 year belief that women are born with all eggs. If confirmed, this could spur new treatments for infertility and aging-related egg decline.
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Washington
Harvard
Jonathan Tilly
Massachusetts General Hospital
Navajo Taco Dinner Draws Big Crowd At Garden City Church
The First Christian Church on 306 N Seventh St drew hundreds for its 13th annual Navajo Taco Dinner fundraiser. Volunteers sold over 1,000 tickets by noon as cooks prepared fried Navajo bread topped with hamburger bean mix cheese lettuce onion and tomatoes and pastry sides. Pastor Scott Schurle noted the event’s growth since 2000 and highlighted hand kneaded bread and upstairs dough pressing as distinct touches.
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Garden City
N. Seventh St
Scott Schurle
Schurle
Cook Shack
Gerald Belknap
Scott City woman recalls escape from Vietnam
Leha Angela Lam, an 82 year old Scott City resident since 2008, recalls escaping Vietnam on May 31 1991 to start a new life in the United States. Born August 29 1958 in Hue she is the eldest of six siblings and moved to Saigon at age 10 with her family. Her father Phuoc Lam held a high rank in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. She continues her story from Vietnam to Scott City, reflecting on years of fear and upheaval.
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Scott City
Leha Angela Lam
Lam
United States
Vietnam
Hue
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon
South Vietnam
Phuoc Lam
Republic of Vietnam
Lam recalls father leading thousands before Saigon fall
In Saigon, Lam recounts her father commanded about 4,000 soldiers, roughly a brigade, possibly attaining a colonel’s rank. He was often away, sometimes returning on weekends. Life before 1975 seemed peaceful, with trips to Vung Tau, until the war intensified after 1972, 1974 bringing fear and disruption as she watched for danger from their three story home.
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Lam
Saigon
Vung Tau
Vietnam
Sam
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