Kansas 150th birthday celebration goes grassroots
Kansas marks its sesquicentennial with no state funding and no central organization as private citizens organize roughly 200 events across the year. A Topeka museum exhibit and a Hutchinson concert are planned, while officials consider limited funding to support later events.
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Ringer
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State Senate
U.S
State Museum
Capitol
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Wichita State University
Obama to address economy amid House spending clash
President Obama plans a sober address on the economy as Republicans control the House and threaten to block changes. He will defend his budget while lawmakers vote to set rest of year spending at 2008 levels, risking a $100 billion cut. The speech follows the Tucson attack and seeks unity amid partisan tensions.
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Senate
Obama
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Iraq
Gabrielle Giffords
Tucson
Ariz
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Giffords
Supreme Court
Samuel Alito
Russell Riley
Miller Center of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
Ballot crowded as last minute filings rise
At 11 30 a m Crist joins incumbent GCCC trustees Terri Worf Steven Sterling and Della Brandenburger seeking re election Holcomb USD 3863 Board of Education incumbent Tom Schuetz filed for Position 2 Sean Sheets and Todd Winters vie for Position 1 Incumbent Board President Tim Miller filed in Position 8 Julie Chamberlain holds at large seat Position 7 with Michael Pfeifer listed as candidate
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GCCC
Terri Worf
Steven Sterling
Della Brandenburger
Holcomb
Board of Education
Tom Schuetz
Sean Sheets
Todd Winters
Tim Miller
Julie Chamberlain
Michael Pfeifer
Kansas City Zoo plans new events and Cat Canyon project
The Kansas City Zoo previews a program What’s Old and New at the Zoo plus Tales from the Tundra, with February membership month and $10 all day passes for driving, FOLRZ members free. Cat Canyon needs $210,155.81 to reach bid. will add jaguar puma and bobcat yards and a viewing building for safety and space. Kathy Sexson notes updated habitats and safety standards over 30 years. For FOLAZ membership call 276-6243 or visit FOLRZ.com.
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Palmer
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Zoo Mem
Cat Canyon
FOLAZ
Kathy Sexson
Sexson
Folrz.com
Kansas Origins in Bleeding Kansas Tour Highlights Turmoil
Timed field trips trace the state’s 1854 to 1861 clashes from Shawnee Mission to Lecompton and Fort Scott. Visitors explore the pro slavery and anti slavery rivalries, the Lecompton constitution fight, Brown’s Kansas ties, mass killings at Osawatomie and Pottawatomie, and the dual Fort Scott hotels that symbolized the era’s divisions.
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South Carolina
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