Garden City riders tout Dump the Pump Day impact
Bonnie Burgardt, Finney County Transit Director, downplays the day’s effect on gas pumps while noting City Link’s ridership doubled. On Dump the Pump Day 257 riders used four City Link routes and Mini Bus service, aided by free rides for the general public and ADA certified riders amid showers.
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Finney County Transit
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Garden City
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Head Start budget may force service cuts in Kansas
GeoReta Jones, director of the Kansas Children’s Service League Head Start program serving 13 western Kansas counties, warns a steady budget amid rising costs could reduce some services though she reports no current plan to drop 577 slots. National Head Start chair Ron Herndon says cash strapped Head Start could face up to 14 000 fewer children served due to an $11 million FY 2008 cut. The program offers pre kindergarten education, parent support, medical and dental screenings, and developmental assessments in Garden City and surrounding sites with home visits as an option.
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GeoReta Jones
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Kansas
Ron Herndon
National Head Start Association Board
Head Start
Southwest Kansas
Garden City
Refugee student in Garden City plans medical career
Dwa Tho, a 22 year old Myanmar refugee, moved through Thailand camps to the United States and now attends Garden City Community College ESL classes. He aims to become a doctor to serve people near Myanmar borders and relieve poverty. He credits English as a Second Language courses and the college transition class for preparing him for higher education.
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Dwa Tho
Myanmar
Burma
Thailand
Garden City
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Garden City Community College
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Obama Tests Broad Campaign With Self-Financed Ads
Barack Obama rejects public campaign funds to maximize spending for a general election strategy. The 60 second ad, airing in 18 states, casts him as a centrist with family values while highlighting his mixed race heritage and middle-class upbringing, aiming for broad battleground appeal.
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Barack Obama
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Kansas
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