Tyson brings in chaplains for Holcomb plant
Tyson Fresh Meats adds four part time chaplains to its Holcomb plant staff of over 3,000 workers. Executives emphasize this is pastoral support not proselytizing as part of a broader faith friendly ethos. Local chaplains join 120 in 76 Tyson locations across 28 Christian denominations and one Muslim chaplain. Thomas Tran, a familiar Garden City figure, is among the local appointees.
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Tyson Fresh Meats
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Holcomb
Charles White
Tyson
White
Garden City
Thomas Tran
No Insurance Proof Citations Drop in Garden City
Garden City police report 289 citations for no proof of insurance in Q1 2005 down from 434 in Q1 2004 and 294 in Q1 2003. Capt. Mike Utz notes some cited lacked proof despite having valid insurance, while Chief James Hawkins questions why totals remain high. People are reminded insurance proof is required when purchasing vehicle tags.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
James Hawkins
Stark
House targets high court in Kansas short session
In Topeka the House, after a failed day, plans to send a message to the Kansas Supreme Court over public school funding. Two proposed constitutional amendments aim to limit court and executive review of spending, with debate postponed to the afternoon as Rep. Lance Kinzer seeks alignment with Senate language. The special session follows the court-ordered funding boost and disputes over additional money for schools.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Lance Kinzer
Senate
Kinzer
Rolathe
Supreme Court
Lawmaker pushes guest worker tax in Kansas
Rep. Bill Otto proposes a 3 percent state income tax on noncitizen guest workers to fund bilingual education in public schools. The measure exempts active military and diplomats, but Roos questions its legality and impact while critics note many bilingual students are citizens.
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Topeka
U.S
Bill Otto
R-Leroy
Otto
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Supreme Court
Peter Roos
Oakland
Calif
Grain elevators push safety training in Kansas
Four grain elevator deaths were reported in Kansas in 2003 per the U S Labor Bureau of Statistics. Locally Merle Koehn of the Dodge City Co op in Montezuma notes hazards and details on safety training while Eric Van Doren at Garden City Co op works to prepare for the 2005 wheat harvest as crews receive grain.
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Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics
Kansas
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics
Merle Koehn
Dodge City Co-op
Montezuma
Koehn
Eric van Doren
Garden City Co-op
South Sixth Street
van Doren
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