Huelskamp Honored With Open Government Award
State Senator Tim Huelskamp received a 2005 Friends of Open Government Award from the Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government for advancing transparency. The group praised his efforts to require reports on open records and meetings complaints, disclose compensation agreements, and publicize private research contracts by Kansas universities. KDHE certified 38 water and 54 wastewater operators from July to December 2005, including renewals for Randall Cummins, Robert L. Martin, and Edward Bergman, to ensure safe drinking water and proper wastewater treatment.
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Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Friends of
Kansas Sunshine Coalition
Huelskamp
Kay O’connor
R-Olathe
Anthony Hensley
Dtopeka
Kansas
Kansas Sunshine Coalition For
Wichita State University
Elliott School of Communications
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Roderick L. Bremby
Department
Randall Cummins
City of
Cimarron
Robert L. Martin
Garden City Company
Cummins
H&R Block Sues TurboTax Over Ads in Kansas City Bench
H&R Block Inc files a federal suit in Kansas City alleging TurboTax misled consumers with a $25 million ad campaign. The complaint seeks to halt nationwide radio and TV ads airing since January 9 and demands unspecified actual and punitive damages for false advertising and unfair competition.
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Kansas City, Mo
H&r Block Inc
TurboTax
Kansas City
Sublette post office building on the market
Sublette’s brick post office, built in 1960 by the Orth family, is for sale at 135000. The building houses a five year lease to the postal service and remains in active use with residents stressing its community role as a gathering place.
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Miles of Smiles
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Sublette Post Office
Sublette
Jake Wilkinson
Rose Crum
Orth
Richard Orth
Robert Orth
Martin Nusser
Garden City Coldwell
Nusser
Jane Myers
Haskell County
Wilkinson
Myers
Wichita
Ivanhoe
Finney County
Christian A. Nafziger
Garden City
Girls Scouts Kick Off Cookie Sales With Trefoils Eating Contest
Kayla Norton, 12 of Syracuse, helped the Trefoils theme shine at the Tumbleweed Girl Scouts Council Cookie Kickoff. Scouts baked up energy with contests and campfire songs while preparing for cookie sales running through January 29 with deliveries beginning February 17.
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Kayla Norton
Girl Scouts Council
Tumbleweed Girl Scouts Council
Janice Brown
de la Rosa
First United Methodist Church
Norton
Syracuse
Abby Herlan
Tumbleweed Girl Scout Council
Herlan
Garden City
Lawrence mulls shifting first time marijuana cases to municipal court
Lawrence city commissioners weigh a plan to keep first time marijuana possession offenses out of state court and off student records to protect federal financial aid. The measure would raise the offense fine to 300 dollars, keep marijuana illegal, and draw support from police and prosecutors seeking court efficiency. It aims to connect offenders with treatment rather than purely punitive penalties.
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Lawrence
Lawrence City Commission
Eral
Boog Highberger
Dan Ward
Kansas
Overland Park
Manhattan
Kansas district adds ballroom dancing to offerings
Kansas City Kansas school district launches Ballroom Dance Blast for elementary grades inspired by the film Mad Hot Ballroom. Officials say the program aims to boost self esteem and crossing social lines in a district with few students taking private music lessons. Local dancer Mark Harris notes growing demand for dance in American households.
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Kansas
Kansas City, Kan
Tve
Gram
New York
Jean Ney
Kansas City
Kan
Mark Harris
Walters Dance Center
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H&r
Brown
Manuel Asebedo
Vita de la Rosa
Brad Nading
Charles Branson
Laura Green
Drug Policy Forum of
University of Kansas
Kevin Corcoran
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