Parkinsons party switch sparks watershed political debate in Kansas
Former Kansas Republican Party chair Mark Parkinson’s decision to run as Governor Kathleen Sebelius’s running mate this November drew sharp reactions across the GOP. Dennis Jones of Lakin called it a watershed event signaling conservative exodus, while other party members labeled Parkinson a traitor and hypocrite as debate over party direction intensifies.
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Books on the Bus Bring Summer Learning to Kids
Garden City USC 457 launches the fifth annual Books on the Bus B O B program to reach students not in summer activities. Literacy coordinator Leigh Ann Roderick says the bus brings books to locations including Towns Riverview and Stevens Park to prevent learning loss. Suzanne Smith notes students lose 15 to 20 percent of material over summer, and ESL students struggle more.
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Stevens Park
East Garden Village
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Gertrude Walker Elementary School
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Ulysses camp focuses on academics
A federal grant funds Ulysses USD 214 summer program after school instruction time. Led by Sharee Madsen, the camp runs 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Hickok Elementary through June 22, focusing on academics, enrichment, and recreation with grade level groups and hands on activities.
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Sharee Madsen
Hickok
Madsen
Government kept farms profitable in Kansas in 2005
A Kansas Farm Management Association study shows government subsidies boosted average net income per farm to 569,982 in 2005, despite high energy costs and low crop prices. Subsidies rose 70 percent to an average 542,708 per farm, offsetting higher irrigation and fuel costs and leaving incomes down from 2004.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Farm Management Association
Bird flu concerns top health officials' planning agenda
Kansas event features U S health secretary Azar Sen Roberts Brownback Gov Sebelius warning bird flu could emerge from global birds and require large scale care. Azar cites 1918 outbreak as cautionary example guiding emergency planning and public education for a potential human to human transmission.
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Roberts
Kansas
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