Picture This Big Pool Draws Crowd in Garden City
A hot afternoon scene at Garden City’s popular Big Pool shows families and individuals enjoying shade, water splashes, and sunbaked relaxation. Lifeguards monitor the area as locals and visitors alike soak up the day.
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Rural air service costs rise threaten Kansas subsidies
Five southwest Kansas airports may keep Denver and Kansas City service as Great Lakes Aviation and Air Midwest seek higher subsidies amid a tighter federal budget. Garden City leader says rural essential air service faces cutbacks. fuel cost surges drive price requests, with total asked funds around 3.13 million.
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Reservist ready for duty amid personal family ties
Mark Nansel prepares for a U S Army Reserve deployment to the Middle East starting July 26. A Gulf War veteran, he recalls heat and culture while noting changes this time as he balances teaching at Garden City High School with renewing his commercial driver's license. He shares memories of leaving his wife Nikki on his first deployment and describes limited time at home since June 20, including caring for children Sara, 10, and Luke and Rachel, ages 7.
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Nikki” Nansel
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Spoof E-mails Target eBay Users Cited in Report
City antiques owner Mary K Chandler warns buyers and sellers about spoof e mails using eBay logos and fake From lines like From ounnart Alabatranm. She urges smart use of eBay resources and protection measures, noting the feedback forum helps assess buyer seller histories. This item appears on page AS.
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Tips for safe eBay trading guidance
Advice from ebay.com urges checking feedback forums and comments from prior trading partners. It recommends using the Ask Seller a Question feature for uncertainties and paying via PayPal. Exercise caution with escrow services and avoid listings that accept only cash.
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Tax cuts fuel budget pressures in Kansas
Budget officials warn that the red ink grows as lawmakers confront a dire forecast for 1998 after a short session that added 148 million dollars for public schools. Kansas collected 615 million less in the last year than it would have without 1990s tax cuts, a figure that could cover new education spending demanded by the state Supreme Court. Over a decade the foregone revenue totals 5.8 billion. Representative Tom Thull cautions the cuts worsened fiscal pressures while urging alternative uses for the funds.
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Garden City Debates 2006 Budget and Tax Levy
Garden City commissioners reviewed a proposed 2006 budget at a workshop and eyed a 33.66 mill property tax levy, down slightly from 33.695. The city projects assessed value rise to about 133.94 million and notes the budget aims for conservatism to cover emergencies.
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