KDHE seeks input from area residents
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment led by Secretary Roderick Bremby tours the state to gather input on health and environment issues. Stops include Dodge City Hays Salina Wichita Chanute Frontenac and Lawrence with sessions on budget funding and programs like Healthy Kansas Initiative Pandemic Influenza and Immunize Kansas Kids. Also USD 457 seeks substitute teachers for 2006 07 with an August 4 in service at St Dominic Parish Center and licensing requirements.
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Roderick Bremby
KDHE
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Hays
Salina
Wichita
Chanute
Frontenac
Lawrence
Kansas
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Northwest District
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S. Market
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Pittsburg
Parkview Drive
West 24Th St
St. Dominic Parish Center
JC St
Office of Instruction
USD 457 Announces 2006 07 Early Childhood Screenings
USD 457 outlines its 2006 07 schedule for Early Childhood Screening for ages 3 to 5 to gauge developmental level. Screenings occur at Trinity Lutheran Church 1010 Fleming on listed dates with appointment windows. call 276 5149 to book.
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USD 457
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming
Garden City CC nets full state funding for 2007
Garden City Community College secured 100 percent of its eligible state funding for fiscal year 2007 by meeting most performance goals through collaborative health programs with western Kansas schools and boosted Hispanic enrollment. The college receives about $2.7 million, with roughly $32,000 tied to last summer’s goal achievements.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Kansas Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Clayton Tatro
Kansas
Tatro
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Regents
Finney County Community Learning Center
Kansas State University
Highland Community College
Independence Community College
Salina Area Technical School
Scientist critic to tour western Kansas on new science standards
Kansas Citizens for Science president Jack Krebs travels to Hays Garden City and Dodge City to discuss high school biology testing standards. He criticizes the Discovery Institute for promoting anti evolution rules and defends mainstream science and the writing committee's rejected standards. He aims to answer challenging questions and explain intelligent design concerns.
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Topeka
Hns
Jack Krebs
Kansas Citizens For Science
Kansas
Krebs
Hays
Garden City
Dodge City
Discovery Institute
Johnson County
Why Kansas Defends Its Science Standards
A Kansas debate centers on state science standards as a multi million dollar think tank funds opposition. Krebs questions the group’s ties to Kansas while institute spokesman Robert Crowther accuses reformers of censorship and pushing Darwin only science. Flyers and radio ads precede upcoming state school board primaries.
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Krebs
Robert Crowther
Institute
County Swift clash over taxes owed on local plant
Finney County Commission in emergency session authorized County Counselor Linda Terrill to negotiate with Swift & Co. over appealed taxes on the 900 S. Farmland Road site in Garden City. The dormant plant, once ConAgra owned and later sold to Swift in 2002, faced disputed values from 2003 to 2005 after a 2000 Christmas fire.
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Finney County Commission
Linda Terrill
Swift & Co
Garden City
Terrill
Swift
Topeka
S. Farmland Road
Wendy Dunagan
ConAgra
County Commission
Roman Halbur
Cliff Mayo
Mayo
Outsider money fuels conservatives in state school board race
In Kansas, conservatives for the state school board rely heavily on outside donors as moderates accumulate local funds. Ken Willard seeks reelection amid contributions including 1,000-plus from John and Trudy Calvert tied to the Intelligent Design Network. Moderate Harry McDonald reports about 35,000 raised mostly from local residents, stressing a return of sanity to the board ahead of next Tuesday’s GOP primary.
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Hns
State School Board
State Board
Ken Willard
Hutchinson
Willard
John
Trudy Calvert
Lake Quivira
John Calvert
Intelligent Design Network
GOP Pri
Donna Viola
McPherson
M.T. Liggett
Mullinville
Harry McDonald
Johnson County
McDonald
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