Diversions Offer Brief Respite From War News
Readers tune to the Academy Awards and NCAA tournaments for relief from grim headlines. Local fans celebrate Garden City Community College and area teams at state and national events while war, taxes, and gas prices loom. The piece notes Emporia’s third place and GCCC women’s NJCAA fourth place, and suggests watching sports and awards as mental medicine amid real life stresses.
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Michael Moore
Southwest Kansas
Garden City Community College
Iraq
Emporia
GCCC
Salina
War toll and protest mix at Oscars and Iraq killings
General Myers warned of tougher times after nine Marines were killed and Americans captured in Iraq. Filmmaker Moore faced boos while criticizing Bush at the Oscars. Mark Drill mourned the loss of Capt. Christopher Seifert in Kuwait, alleging a fellow soldier was involved.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Iraq
Mr. Bush
Michael Moore
Mark Drill
Christopher Scott Seifert
Kuwait
Timeline of historical events on March 24
Highlights include Britain's 1765 Quartering Act, Koch's TB bacillus 1882, 1883 transcontinental telephony, Dewey born 1902, Philippines independence 1934, Rome reprisals 1944, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Broadway debut 1955, Elvis drafted 1958, Isabel Peron ousted 1976, Romero slain 1980, Exxon Valdez spill 1989, Weizman presidency 1990, and Mahmoud Abouhalima repatriation.
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Britain
Robert Koch
Berlin
Chicago
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Owosso
Roosevelt
Philippines
Rome
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Tenn
Argentina
Isabel Peron
el Salvador
Oscar Arnulfo Romero
San Salvador
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Ezer Weizman
Israel
Mahmoud Abouhalima
World Trade Center
United States
Egypt
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Policy vacuum in 2003 Kansas budget debates deepens
As the 2003 session nears midterm the Legislature pursues Gov Sebelius budget path with few deviations and many unresolved issues. Budget committees largely cling to Sebelius plan while drafting for fiscal year starting July 1 and expecting major talks in late April. Critics warn idle committees threaten timely action and politics fill the gap as economists predict a possible $229 million deficit for 2004 if the plan passes.
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Kathleen Sebelius
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Melvin Neufeld
Rengalls
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Budget politics split over Kansas Sebelius plan
House committee removes pay raises for most state workers amid budget drafting disputes. Democrats accuse Republicans of political games to undermine a balanced budget, while GOP factions and leadership urge end of campaign tactics and focus on policy. Nebulous forecast dates spark further tension.
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Sebelius
House Committee
Rocky Nichols
Topeka
Appropriations Committee
Nichols
Kenny Wilk
Lansing
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Dave Kerr
Kerr
R Hutchinson
House
Two forecasts debated in Kansas budget talks
In Topeka, Rep Wilk and Rep O Neal pushed a two forecast plan to shape the 04 budget. Kerr Neufeld and others warned it would slow debate and confuse leaders while aiming to limit input from rank and file. Political writer John Hanna notes shared frustration on fiscal detail.
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Kerr
Wilk
Mike O'Neal
R Hutchinson
Neufeld
O'Neal
Diplomatic critique of wartime US coalition building
The author argues that patriotic support for troops should not erase criticism of how the Iraq war was pursued. He notes US diplomacy was unfocused, unilateral, and heavy handed, harming alliance building and legitimacy. He urges reengaging traditional allies and convincing others their interests align with America’s to share the burden of reconstruction.
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America
Saddam
Middle East
United Nations
United States
Iraq
Security Council
Bush
Glossary and Genial Ramblings From Margins and Minds
A fragmentary column mixing overheard quotes and casual notes on culture from common life. It features modern terms like Google and blog, casual definitions such as schlemiel and hottie, plus a brief note on a Kansas Legislature proposal for financial literacy in schools and typical student debt figures.
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Google
Google.com
Kansas
State Board of Education
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