Crowds Gather for Beef Empire Chuckwagons at Stevens Park
The United Wireless Chuckwagons in the Park Community Feed drew a large crowd after the Beef Empire Days parade. Volunteers including Ray White cut and grilled about 1,100 pounds of beef for free samples, with organizers expecting near 2,000 attendees to enjoy the event at Stevens Park.
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Loree Lopez
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Dale Corbett
Longest Kansas Legislature records mixed pay choices in overtime
As the 2015 session extended to 113 days, 129 of 165 legislators took full daily pay and expense allowances while 26 House members and 10 senators filed to decline parts of their compensation. Three reps and one senator rejected all pay, citing frustration with the prolonged session and tax bills.
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Becky Hutchins
Holton
Fred Patton
Topeka
Lane Hemsley
Les Donovan
Wichita
Disabled advocate Alice Sutton meets State Sen Garrett Love
Alice Sutton of Garden City, who endured over thirty years in institutions due to intellectual disability, becomes a public advocate for others with disabilities after meeting last year with State Senator Garrett Love.
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Garden City
Sutton
Garrett Love
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Alice Sutton Overcomes Adversity To Advocate For Others
Alice Sutton spent 32 years in the Kansas Mental Institute after losing both parents by age 21. Now with Mosaic in Garden City since 1985 she uses her experience with intellectual disability to help others who cannot speak for themselves and she secured guardianship in 2000.
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Sutton
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Mosaic
Garden City
Alice
Vickie Harshbarger
Sutton’s advocacy drives Mosaic guardian journey
At 88, Sutton becomes her own guardian and speaks for rights of people with intellectual disabilities. She attends conferences in Topeka and Washington DC with Mosaic aides to discuss advocacy with representatives. Her guardian and supporters say conferences boost her confidence to speak up and meet new people.
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Sutton
Topeka
Washington D.C
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