Kansas lawmakers face blunt education funding plans
Kansas superintendents dismiss House and Senate proposals to boost education spending from existing revenues as shortsighted. The House plan adds 113 million and the Senate 145 million for the coming year, with gains in special education bilingual education and aid to districts. Critics urge a three year plan and new funding sources, while officials note the Supreme Court deadline and potential tax implications.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Kansas Supreme Court
Baldwin
James White
Garden City
Jim Lentz
Lentz
Supreme Court
Doug Mays
Holcomb
Skip Landis
Landis
Commotion over locomotion at Fiesta Courtyard model trains
Craig Barlow and his daughters Kyllie and Wrae from Holcomb joined hundreds of spectators at Fiesta Courtyard in Buffalo Jones Ave for two days of model train displays. Visitors praised the Pike's Peak N Gineers for detailed backdrops and inventive scenery as they explored the evolving layouts. See Trains, Page AS
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Cole Thompson
Cimarron
Thomas
Raven Rhodes
Johnson City
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Craig Barlow
Kyllie
Wrae
Holcomb
Craig
Hagel May Raise Social Security Age to 68
The plan proposes raising the full-benefit eligibility age from 67 to 68 beginning in 2023 citing longer lifespans. Democrats warn funding private accounts by borrowing would widen the deficit and threaten seniors, while President Bush presses a 60 day campaign to win support for private retirement accounts.
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Washington
Nebraska
Chuck Hagel
Hagel
CBS
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
ABC
Bush
White House
Dan Bartlett
Fox News
Bartlett
Alcohol violations found at eight Garden City stores
Agencies cited alcohol violations after a joint operation by Alcoholic Beverage Control and Garden City Police. Thirty-two local businesses were checked. eight were cited for selling to minors. Clerks were cited and released. fines totaled 200 dollars plus 60 dollars in costs. Administrative action will be taken by the Department of Revenue.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control
Garden City Police Department
Garden City
Mike Utz
Department of Revenue
Utz
Calihan Liquor
E. Mary St
Patricia Hoffman
Beardsley essay honors veterans in state VFW contest
Shari Beardsley of Tribune earned the Voice of Democracy award state level honor for an essay on celebrating veterans services. She describes family ties to the VFW and the importance of exercising rights, noting her twin brother’s National Guard service and her belief in voting as tribute to veterans.
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Shari Beardsley
Lakin
Kansas
The
VFW
Tribune Vfw
Lakin Post
Kansas National Guard
Beardsley
Voice of Democracy
United States
National Guard
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