Obama aims to boost economy with focus on jobs
Obama pushes a New York visit and new policy moves to project optimism about job growth amid 9.4 percent unemployment. He named GE chief Jeffrey Immelt to head a new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness as Volcker exits. The trip followed Hu Jintao’s visit and growth pledges, with polls showing 53 percent disapprove of his economic handling.
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Paul Volcker
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Immelt
Hu Jintao
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China
Farming program teaches the importance of agriculture in Kansas
Finney County students visit Friends on the Farm to learn agriculture basics through hands on stations. Dean Whitehill notes the program educates youth on farming, its role in the food supply and the economy. Ruth Drees describes the event’s September start, classroom materials, and interactive displays about embryology chickens and crop facts.
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FFA
Alva Burch
Hermann
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Finney County Extension
Ruth Drees
Finney County Farm Bureau
Kansas
United States
Whitehill
Barbara Addison
Finney County 4-H
Addison
Local Kansas districts set for spring board and city races
Cruz and Sosa file for USD 457 board while incumbents seek re election across USD 3863 and USD 363. Tim Miller at large Position 8 and Jay Powers Position 2 face term expirations. Michael Utz Bruce Reichmuth Gail Dunford and Crist up for GCCC board seats. Crist leaves USD 457. Garden City Commission sees four candidates Sosa Roy Cessna Dan Fankhauser Nancy Harness. Behan mayor undecided. Holcomb council has no filings yet. Robins Gaede Rupp and Cox term ends.
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USD 363 Board of Education
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Jay Powers
Julie Chamberlain
Cruz
USD 457
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Bruce Reichmuth
Gail Dunford
Crist
Gccc Board of Trustees
GCCC
Terri Worf
Steven Sterling
Garden City
Giffords Reaches Milestone In Recovery Journey
Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly greet supporters as she remains in intensive care at Memorial Hermann after surgery to relieve brain fluid buildup. Doctors plan rehab soon with tests by therapists and specialists to gauge movement, speech, swallowing, and cognition.
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Arizona
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Dong Kim
University of Texas Health
Kim
Memorial Hermann
Tucson
UMC
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