Doctors on Call Examines Colorectal Cancer Topic
Smoky Hills Public Television will air Doctors on Call at 7 p.m. Tuesday focusing on colorectal cancer with guests Gary Slavens M.D. and Muzaffar Iqbal M.D. Viewers may call in questions. an encore airs 3:30 p.m. Sunday. SHPTV serves 70 Kansas counties and one Nebraska county.
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Garden City alumni sale offers hot cross buns Saturday
The Garden City Catholic Schools Alumni and Friends Association will sell fresh hot cross buns from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in St. Dominic School cafeteria. Each nine bun package costs 10 dollars. two packages are 15 dollars. Proceeds support St. Mary School and St. Dominic School projects. To order, call Jean Clifford at 275-4317.
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Garden City Catholic Schools Alumni and Friends Association
St. Dominic School
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Kansas traffic stops seize pot Ecstasy and meth
Three separate interstate stops in Kansas yielded drugs and arrests. Five pounds of marijuana and 97 Ecstasy tablets were found after a tint violation on I 135 south of McPherson. Ten pounds of cannabis were discovered in a trunk on I 70 in Lincoln County. About 2.5 pounds of meth were recovered from a gas tank in Ellsworth County with a $50 000 value. One Phoenix man and two Wichita men were detained. The piece also notes Kansas House debate over a 2010 school funding budget with a proposed 26 million cut amid federal stimulus arguments.
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Wichita
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Kansas panel weighs expanded unemployment aid amid stimulus plan
Kansas lawmakers consider changing how benefit eligibility is calculated to unlock nearly 69 million in federal stimulus funds for the unemployment trust. The plan shifts to four quarters of wages and requires two of four extra provisions, with bipartisan support and business opposition from the Kansas Chamber.
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Ray Goyle
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Gayle
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
New exhibit soars at Montezuma museum with Asia kites
Stauth Memorial Museum in Montezuma opens Art on a String, a traveling exhibit of ancient and replica kites from Asia. Director Kim Legleiter reports a large, visually striking collection with fights and demonstrations, on display through May 3 at 111 N. Aztec. Admission is free with donations welcome.
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Smoking bill revived in Kansas legislature
In Topeka the House committee revived a smoking ban proposal by gutting and rerouting a Senate bill. The Senate passed a scenic roads act 40 to 0, prompting questions about awards and population concerns as lawmakers debate subject changes.
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Lee
Bill to dock pay for missing Friday legislative work
Kansas senators and representatives face a proposed budget rider requiring paid absences only with written excusal. State Sen. Carolyn McGinn says lawmakers must be present in chambers during session days, including pro forma Fridays, to earn pay. Attendance has varied, with House members excused and many senators present on recent Fridays. The 90 day session pays lawmakers 88.66 per day plus 109 for expenses.
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