Modest mill hikes set for Finney County budgets
Frugal spenders welcome small increases as Garden City councilors consider a 1 mill rise and the City College trustees cap budget growth at 2 mills. Finney County faces a 5.5 mill hike if hearings approve the proposed 35.7 mill figure, with USD 457 and Holcomb weighing modest changes. Public hearings invite citizen input before final budgets.
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Garden City
Garden City Community College
Holcomb
Squabbling Over Tax Credit And AmeriCorps Aid
The House and Senate clash over two broad proposals touching AmeriCorps funding and child tax credits for low income families. The Senate restored the child credit while the House seeks to fragment it into a larger tax package, delaying action. AmeriCorps faces budget cuts and program shutdowns despite White House support and bipartisan praise.
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Shalom urges EU role in Middle East peace effort
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom tells EU counterparts in Brussels that Europe and Israel depend on each other for peace urging the EU to play a key role. Translator George Kazour says U.S. troops assist Iraqis to help them stand on their feet amid security concerns. Lance Armstrong notes a crisis-filled Tour de France marked by spills and heat.
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Habitat For Humanity
Laura Bush
Congress
Teach For America
Israel
Europe
Silvan Shalom
European Union
Brussels
George Kazour
U.S
Iraq
Lance Armstrong
July 22 in History Affects World Events
On this date Wiley Post completed the first solo flight around the world in seven days and 18 3/4 hours in 1933. Cleveland was founded by Gen. Moses Cleaveland in 1796. A 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day parade bombing killed 10. Dillinger was shot in 1934 outside the Biograph Theater. Roosevelt’s court-packing plan failed in 1937. Gasoline coupons began rationing on the Atlantic seaboard in 1942. Patton captured Palermo in 1943. A King David Hotel blast in 1946 killed 90. Congress restored Confederate Gen. Lee's citizenship in 1975.
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Cleveland
Moses Cleaveland
San Francisco
John Dillinger
Chicago
Senate
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Atlantic Seaboard
George S. Patton
Palermo
Sicily
King David
Jerusalem
House of Representatives
Robert E. Lee
Religious Rights and Free Speech Boundaries Cited
A fragment cites constitutional language protecting religion free exercise speech and press and the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances. This excerpt references core amendments without context or dates. Named entities include the Constitution and government.
New York Schools Need Both Accountability and Funds
Joel Klein, New York City schools chancellor, argues for aggressive accountability and more federal funding to reform a system focused on adults over students. He cites budget constraints, union rules, and weak outcomes while detailing efforts like Leadership Academy, coach programs, and consolidating districts to boost results.
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Joel I. Klein
Michael Bloomberg
New York
Klein
Washington
Bush
America
California
John Edwards
D-N.c
Arizona
al Gore
Bill Clinton
Richard A. Gephardt
D-Mo
Vermont
Howard Dean
Clinton
City Hall
William Tweed
Tweed
Princi
Joel Klein
Kansas seeks designs for 2005 commemorative quarter
Designers invited through Sept 10 to submit Kansas quarter ideas for a coin to be released in August 2005. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius emphasized showcasing Kansas agriculture and heritage with potential imagery such as a wheat field and a buffalo, or Dwight D. Eisenhower as a noted Kansan.
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Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas State Historical Society
Kansas Commemorative Coin Commission
Coin Commission
Mint
Associated Press
Ethel Peterson
Dodge City
Salina
Topeka
Lindsborg
Kansas City
Wichita
California
Minnesota
Oregon
West Virginia
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State Historical Society
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