Picture This The Karkiainen Dogs At Christmas
Brandy Cody Precious and Peanut the Karkiainen family's dogs enjoy a festive Christmas scene. The pets lounge and play near a decorated tree as twinkling lights glow and a cheerful holiday vibe fills the room.
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Brandy
Cody
Precious
Peanut
US ag officials reaffirm open border stance on Canadian beef
TORONTO AP US agriculture officials reaffirmed support for lifting the ban on Canadian beef despite a second confirmed case of mad cow disease in Alberta. The dairy cow born in 1996 tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy but did not enter human or animal food supplies. Officials noted public health safeguards and said the United States planned to reopen the border to Canadian beef in March.
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Toronto
Canada
Food Inspection Agency
Alberta
United States
U.S. Agriculture Department
Massive relief effort expands in Sumatra and beyond
US military relief operations accelerate as helicopters drop food in Sumatra and 2200 Marines arrive in the Malacca Straits to ferry supplies. Powell and Gov. Jeb Bush lead a US delegation visiting Thailand Indonesia and possibly Sri Lanka to assess the disaster. Death toll nears 139253 with Indonesia at 94081 and total deaths forecast to 150000. Many still unaccounted for as search efforts wane in the wake of the December 26 tsunami.
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Banda Aceh
Indonesia
Sumatra
Malacca Straits
U.S
Colin Powell
Florida
Jeb Bush
Thailand
Sri Lanka
India
G C man charged in alleged murder for hire scheme
A Garden City man, James D. Naab, 38, was arrested for two counts of solicitation to commit first degree murder after police say he tried to arrange a murder for hire. He was taken into custody at 11 10 p m Saturday at 212 Washington Ave Apt 7. Read more on page AS.
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Garden City
James D. Naab
16 Mile Road
Washington Ave
Apt. 7
Mike Utz
Naab
Naah
Christopher and
Tabitha Russell
C St
Kansas Supreme Court orders higher funding for public schools
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature must provide more money to public schools to meet constitutional requirements. It did not specify the exact amount or other changes, stressing that increased funding is necessary but not sufficient alone to render the financing formula constitutional.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas school finance ruling calls for higher state funding
Kansas high court ruled the state must continually improve public education funding and spend enough to address costs? including special education bilingual programs and aid for poor and minority students. It found the current formula flawed though not intentionally discriminatory. The decision pressures legislators to align funds with actual education costs.
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Kansas
Alan Rupe
Dodge City
Salina
Sauer gives dead tree second life
Curtis Sauer transforms a dead front yard tree into a wildlife habitat with four carved bears peering in four directions. The whimsical sculpture, featuring black and yellow bears with stone eyes, brings a smile despite its serious, stoic faces.
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Sauer
Curtis Sauer
Garden City
Neighbor crafts pride in yard project with Sauer
Neighbors pulled up to the yard at 2004 Arapaho Drive and spoke with Sauer on Wednesday. He smiled and said he’s glad the effort is going well. The October gun piece marked a first for him as he continues his carving craft.
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