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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 2002
Page
3
The Finney County United Way will hold its annual meeting at 5 30 p m January 31 in Classroom One at St Catherine Hospital. The public is invited. Afterward the 2002 board will hold its first monthly meeting of the year.
Garden City High School Holcomb Lakin Deerfield and Garden City Community College participate in the Partners in Education program and accept grant applications with a January 31 deadline. For grant requests contact Ann Price at 276 3246 or e mail aprice at s d g e dot net.
In Topeka lawmakers debate the No Child Left Behind Act amid concerns it could lower Kansas standards. Senator Pat Roberts urged caution on the teacher aide training requirement while state officials warn of costs and burdens for districts like Olathe.
More than 100 legislators traveled from the Statehouse to the Kansas State student union to hear KU, KState, and Wichita State pitch proposals for new life sciences, food safety, and aviation centers. Lawmakers and Regents leaders outlined a plan to issue 100 million dollars in bonds over five years starting in 2004 to attract federal matching funds, while defense against agroterrorism and post 9/11 technology reliance framed the appeal.
PAT ROBERTS urges renewed U S investment in science and technology to boost quality of life and strengthen security following the September 11 attacks. He frames research as essential to resilience and public welfare.
The Net page lists official sites for the Kansas Legislature and the State Board of Regents with links to legislative information and Regents governance. It directs readers to primary sources for laws sessions and higher education oversight.
The Big Chief Mobile Home Park owners seek over 12.5 million in damages in Reno County District Court against Kansas Gas Service, Western Resources, ONEOK and others. They accuse failing to maintain Yaggy gas storage field leading to gas leaks that caused two blasts and killed two residents, Bob and Sue Kinder, in downtown Hutchinson.
In his eighth and final year as governor, Bill Graves cites the high road as his proudest accomplishment, saying he has not embarrassed Kansas while critics warn of modest impact. The piece also notes Rep. Jim Morrison’s pacemaker update, Rep. Carl Krehbiel’s KU watch trip, and other statehouse scenes including lobbyist directory measures and energy policy aims.
The Kansas House Redistricting Committee schedules a 6 pm public hearing on HB 2625 at the Statehouse to weigh a Republican drawn map that would pair 10 incumbent Democrats head to head while inviting rural input via email or fax Democrats plan counterproposal today Speaker pro Tem Aurand says accommodations likely Graves questions map points to 49 Democrats 76 Republicans and potential court challenges for the plan Kansans may submit written testimony with names addresses and 50 copies of statements for distribution Senators set a separate 6 pm hearing January 29 at the Statehouse
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