Honor Flights for Kansas WWI vets put on hold
In Kansas efforts to send World War II veterans to Washington memorials are in flux. The Wichita Eagle notes Central Prairie Honor Flights in Great Bend may collapse while another group seeks to replace it. Disputes with Honor Flight of Springfield, Ohio include a veteran rib injury, late reports, and long-uncashed checks, with no 2012 flights so far.
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Deportation stay comes late for some immigrants
In Honduras, Marlon Cortes, a 20 year old Honduran, faced an immediate deportation after lacking an ID while working in a Boston supermarket. He was sent home in March, missing Obama’s late decision to allow hundreds of thousands of young illegals with high school degrees to stay and work.
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Boston
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Cardboard Canoe Race thrills Big Pool crowd
Makeshift boats built from cardboard and tape race in the Big Pool on Father's Day weekend. Two main entries, the Macaw and the S S Titanic, vie for design honors as lifeguards oversee a safe, fun event with Jennifer Morisse and Denise Musil among the familiar faces.
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Kellee O'Neal
Big Pool
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Donna Gerstner
Jennifer Morisse
Morisse
S.S. Titanic
Denise Musil
Musil
Gerstner
My Diamonds in the Rough A mother daughter memoir
Sarah Avila and her daughter Anna recount their adoption journey in a shared memoir detailing struggles and the path to family. The book covers Anna’s early foster care experiences, varied foster homes, and the loss of parental rights, highlighting two sides of the foster story.
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Sarah Avila
Mother & Daughter
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Anna
Avilas
Joy
Weather Outlook: Sunny Today and Breezy Tuesday
Today and Tuesday bring mainly sunny skies with warm to hot highs. Highs reach 102 today and 97 Tuesday, with overnight lows near 68 and 66. Details on page A8.
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