ESL program covers child care and abuse across cultures
Immigrant students in Garden City heard from Robben and other experts on child care and abuse, focusing on laws, safe homes, and reporting abuse. Speakers emphasized humane treatment, nonphysical discipline, and supervision, with attendees from Mexico, Ethiopia, El Salvador, Burma, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.
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Robben
United States
Villacis
Linda Miller
GCCC
Garden City
Mexico
Ethiopia
el Salvador
Burma
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Farah Ali
Legislature weighs soda tax and higher tobacco levies
State Senate tax committee heard support for Gov. Parkinsons cigarette tax increase to 1.84 per pack and a 40 percent tax on other tobacco products to fund health programs while opponents warn taxes will hurt economic recovery. Advocates for in home services highlighted deaths among wait list recipients amid budget crisis.
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Senate
Mark Parkinson
Tim Huelskamp
Fowler
Senate Tax Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Statehouse
Greg Jones
Southeast
Kansas
Kansas House weighs forced school district consolidation plan
The Kansas House advances a bill to allow forced consolidation of small rural districts to merge operations. Lawmakers debate fairness and note the plan could require districts with low enrollments to combine, while provisions allow three or more districts to discuss voluntary mergers and form two districts.
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Kansas
Aurand
Courtland Republican
Jeff King
King
Retiring Anderson to Step Down as United Way Director
Garden City longtime resident and United Way director Anderson announces retirement moving to Texas with plans to assist her husband’s business. Lamlee Josserand to serve interim director as a community reception is set for April 1 at Wheat Lands Convention Center.
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Anderson
Garden City
Kansas Children’s Service League
United Way
Fort Hays State University
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Leadership
Garden City Board
Chamber
Phil Escareno
The
United
Lamlee Josserand
Wheat Lands Convention Center
E. Fulton St
Minority births near majority as nation nears tipping point
Washington AP reports minorities may outnumber white births this year, signaling a trend toward a minority-majority country by mid century. About 48 percent of 2008 U.S. births were minorities, with 52 percent white, 25 percent Hispanic, 15 percent Black, 4 percent Asian, and 4 percent multiracial. The shift influenced by immigration and age patterns prompts policy and census implications.
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Washington
U.S
America
Kenneth Johnson
University of New Hampshire
Johnson
Census Bureau
Nickelodeon
Dora the Explorer
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Fripay
Call Finney County Exhibition Building
Ls Ieee Patna Leopold
Lea Otey
Garden City Community College Endowment Association
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