Garden City school board to discuss facilities naming and high school access
Garden City USD 457 board meets Monday at the Educational Support Center to decide on the entrance and exit for the new high school and to consider naming facilities affected by the bond project. Superintendent Rick Atha says a final decision on the high school entry is likely. The meeting will also review Schools for Fair Funding and honor schools with 2008 09 Standards of Excellence.
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Rick Atha
Garden City
Pioneer Road
Atha
City of
Garfield
Abe Hubert
Board
Schools For
Schools For Fair
Kansas Supreme Court
Plymell
Georgia Matthews
Budget strains loom over Kansas taxes and services
Kansas faces a looming budget clash with a July 1 start in view as lawmakers weigh tax hikes including tobacco. Critics say cuts have hollowed state functions after a 651 million drop in general tax revenue over two years, with public schools trimmed and Medicaid and dental care curbed. Proposals target tax exemptions and corporate breaks while Republicans warn of hurting working families and seek consolidation and private-sector outsourcing. The revenue shortfall contrasts with higher school aid in 2008 amid court rulings, fueling blame on tax cuts.
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Kansas
Mark Desetti
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
House Appropriations Committee
Kevin Yoder
Overland Park
Cal
Kansas Supreme Court
Derrick Sontag
Americans For Prosperity
Department of Revenue
House
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Unruly passengers trigger flights to divert and divert
Disruptive travelers forced two commercial jets to divert with military jets scrambling to escort a San Francisco bound AirTran flight into Colorado Springs. An additional Hawaii bound flight diverted to Los Angeles after a man harassed a woman. The incidents followed a foiled Christmas Day terror attempt and a separate Maui diversion earlier in the week. Federal charges for interference with a flight crew were expected.
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San Francisco
AirTran Airways
Atlanta
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Colorado Springs
AirTran
NORAD
Stacey Knott
Muhammad Abu Tahir
Virginia
el Paso
FBI
Hawaii
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Jim Holcomb
Holcomb
Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu
Mentoring programs spark national Mentoring Month effort
Davis executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney and Kearny counties says the program helps hundreds of children yearly through school based and community programs. General Colin L Powell headlining the campaign urges volunteering as a mentor to shape America's future. Kansans can learn more at KansasMentors.org or call (785) 296-8873 to mentor locally.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney and
Kearny Counties
Colin L. Powell
Powell
KansasMentors.org
KansasMentors. Org
Kansas Mentors Office
Obama shifts focus to jobs with tax credits
President Obama outlines job growth plans highlighting 180 projects across 40 states receiving tax credits for domestic manufacturing. White House economist Romer cautions against overinterpreting one monthly jobs report, noting volatility and potential revisions. She says stabilization is visible and spring may bring growth, while Boehner criticizes policy shifts and calls for job-focused reforms. The economy shows gains in November after a two-year decline, with losses moderating as recovery begins.
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Obama
White House
Christina Romer
Romer
Associated Press
Romero
House
John Boehner
Ohio
Washington
Boehner
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