Mesa Responds to Controversial Immigration Comment
State Rep. Reynaldo Mesa of Garden City says it is time to move on from Virgil Peck's remark about shooting illegal immigrants from helicopters. Mesa, Mario Coico, and Ramon Gonzales accepted Peck's apology, calling it a misjudged joke and noting Peck is a friend they know well.
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Reynaldo Mesa
Rgarden City
Virgil Peck
R-Tyro
House Appropriations Committee
Topeka
Peck
Immigration, Sunflower discussed at Legislative Coffee
At the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce event, Republican Topeka delegation members spoke on immigration policy, Sunflower Electric Power plant expansion at Holcomb, Kansas budget deficit, and a proposed 75 mph speed limit. They cautioned on immigration laws, noted labor needs in agriculture, and discussed the Sierra Club suit affecting Sunflower’s 895 megawatt coal plant.
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Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Holcomb
Kansas
Garden City Area
Sierra Club
Morris
Sunflower
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Sunflower Electric
Legis
Rodriguez runs for USD 457 board amid budget cuts
Garden City candidate Conrad Rodriguez says safeguarding school funding is vital for about 7,500 students. He is one of 10 running April 5 for four board seats as Kansas faces multi million dollar cuts and Gov Brownback weighs budget adjustments. He stresses keeping No Child Left Behind and warns that reduced education harms futures and could lead to trouble.
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Conrad Rodriguez
Board of Education
Garden City
Kansas
Rodriguez
Topeka
Sam Brownback
Garden City teacher pursues Fulbright teaching exchange
Garden City High School teacher Sidni Musick has long dreamed of a Fulbright teaching exchange. The program would send instructors to swap classrooms with colleagues from other countries, offering a rare cross cultural teaching experience.
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Garden City
Sidni Musick
English teacher travels abroad on Fulbright grant
Garden City educator Musick, inspired by a former exchange teacher, pursued a Fulbright application and spent time in a Czech Republic classroom. She reflects on the odds of being chosen among 59 U.S. teachers and notes her birth year совпадающее with the tiger year.
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Garden City
Germany
Musick
Czech Republic
United States
Tonight and Tuesday Weather Forecast Summary
Tonight mainly clear with a low of 48. Tuesday offers mostly sunny skies and breezy conditions with a high of 74 and a low of 33. Details on page A8.
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USD 457
Jeff Crist
Gail Dunford
Bruce Reichmuth
Mike Utz
Crist
Reichmuth
Utz
Dunford
John Scheppner
Jean Clifford
Gloria Hopkins
Nading
Telegraf
Garden City High School
Shajia Ahmad Sahmad
Gctelegram
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
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