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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 2005
Page
1
Garden City firefighter works a simulated structure in the University of Kansas Burn Trailer on April 26 at the Labrador Fire Station. Photo by John Bemis.
A Census Bureau report says Hispanics accounted for half of the 2.9 million growth from 2003 to 2004 and now make up one seventh of Americans. It notes ongoing immigration and birth rates outpacing non-Hispanic blacks and whites. In Finney County the Hispanic population fell 4 percent from 17,548 in 2000 to 16,837 in 2003, amid economic downturns and plant closures. Grant County remained nearly flat.
Garden City Community College hosts the annual Kids College with nine day sessions for elementary and middle school students. In Cooking Around the World Abbi Shaddix and peers learn recipes from different countries while teachers guide safe kitchen activities.
Holcomb may levy a city sales tax to increase revenue. Council member Ron Schreibvogel noted towns in Kansas commonly set a 1 percent tax and pointed out Holcomb currently shares Finney County’s rate of 6.3 percent. The discussion follows similar practices in nearby cities like Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, and Gar den City.
Kansas House Speaker Doug Mays said the Supreme Court appears out of touch as legislators debate how to fund schools. Conservatives urge defying the ruling while some see tax increases or program cuts as options. Supporters call the court's action a constitutional crisis, with broad debate and uncertain votes ahead.
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