Habitat for Humanity Builds Sixth Garden City Home
Margarita Reyes and her family near Wallace Street near Buffalo Jones Elementary will move into a new Habitat for Humanity house at 1207 Wallace St. The two bedroom, one bath home is under construction with 18 volunteers and a 500 hour commitment from Reyes. Habitat’s selection committee weighs income and housing needs as it chooses families.
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Garden City
Habitat For Humanity
Wallace Street
Margarita Reyes
Reyes
Buffalo Jones Elementary
Miguel Gonzalez
Marcus Garcia
Elisa Martinez
Habitat
Wallace St
Bev Miller
Dena Clodfelter
Habitat Selection Committee
Clodfelter
Chuck Canby
Deputy Returns to Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Hector Medina rejoined the Finney County Sheriff’s Office after leaving in 2007 to pursue schooling and other careers. A former jail deputy and patrol officer, he served in Iraq with the US Army, and now serves as a deputy on the street gang unit, joining a team that shrank when two members left in 2009 and two more positions were frozen in 2011 due to budget concerns.
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Hector Medina
Finney County
Iraq
Medina
Sheriff's Office
Boot Hill
Dodge City
Kevin Bascue
Finney County Sheriff's
Census forms start arriving in mail nationwide
More than 120 million U S census forms begin arriving as the decennial count determines congressional seats and over 400 billion dollars in federal aid. South and West states may lose ground due to low participation and higher Hispanic and young adult shares. Census Director Groves urges mail return, notes potential savings of 1 5 billion in follow ups, and stresses motivating young adults to participate.
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Washington
U.S
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Phoenix
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Lawmakers sharpen China critique before November elections
U S lawmakers attack China ahead of elections amid worries Chinese currency policy undercuts American jobs. Critics say Beijing subsidies and dumping hurt workers while ties fray after arms sales to Taiwan and Obama Dalai Lama meeting. Senator Specter labels it international banditry as China pushes back.
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Barack Obama
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Obama
Taiwan
Dalai Lama
Beijing
White House
Arlen Specter
Specter
Pennsylvania
Wang Baodong
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