Kansas food inspectors struggle with underfunded system
Kansas employs 23 full time inspectors for about 12 000 food service facilities a ratio of one per 522. With three vacancies the gap widens to one per 600. A third of restaurants failed yearly inspections last year raising public health concerns about mouse droppings flies and unsafe temperatures. Without more inspectors the system may not improve, and budget constraints likely delay action until a health incident occurs.
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Ansas
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Inspection Department
Kansas
Olympic judge suspension fuels debate on Salt Lake scandal
Jon Jackson calls Marie Reine Le Gougne's suspension a light sentence amid allegations she tipped votes to the Russian pair over Canada. Mary Jean Pearle taunts ex-husband John Battaglia after a death sentence for killing their two daughters. Jorge Lopes, a New Jersey restaurant manager, explains why he keeps working after winning 58.9 million in the Big Game lottery.
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Jon Jackson
U.S
Marie-Reine le Gougne
Salt Lake City
Mary Jean Pearle
John Battaglia
Jorge Lopes
New Jersey
May Day milestones from history and world events
Highlights on this date recall Mozart premiering The Marriage of Figaro in Vienna in 1786 and Chicago opening the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Other notable entries include Dewey’s Manila Bay command in 1898, the Empire State Building dedication in 1931, Kate Smith’s CBS radio debut the same year, Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane premiere in 1941, and the 1948 proclamation of North Korea.
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Soviet Union
Sverdlovsk
Francis Gary Powers
Mozart
Vienna
Chicago
Cleveland
Commodore George
Dewey
Gridley
Manila Bay
New York
Empire State Building
Kate Smith
CBS
Orson Welles
Catholic Leaders Respond to Priest Abuse Scandals
Community poll asks readers if church leaders are doing enough to root out sexually abusive priests. Vote or comment by emailing gctelegram com or calling 276-6862 ext 304.
Home on the Range Conference at Fort Hays State May 9 10
A series of lectures and events highlight the Home on the Range Conference at Fort Hays State University on May 9 and 10 with Cheryl Brown Henderson as keynote. Topics cover education equity, Native American learning, Hispanic giftedness, and global contexts for the Brown decision.
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Plains
Fort Hays State University
Cheryl Brown Henderson
Oliver L. Brown
Brown
The
Board of Education of
Military pork season drives 2003 budget controversy
Jonathan Reingold analyzes the 2003 defense budget as the House approves a 393.8 billion package amid Senate scrutiny. He traces pork barrel concerns tied to Boeing lease deals for KC-135 tankers and newer VIP jet leases, with ties to lawmakers Murray Cantwell Stevens and Hastert. The piece notes 44 percent of new spending funds non war efforts and cites industry influence on policy.
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House of Representatives
Senate Budget Committee
John McCain
Congress
Air Force
McCain
Boeing
Washington State
Patty Murray
Maria Cantwell
Alaska
Ted Stevens
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Sen. Murray
Public Citizen
Sen. Stevens
Dennis Hastert
Navy
Defense Week
Bush
House
Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
John Warner
R-Va
Gene Taylor
America
Henry Stonecipher
Gore Bush debate sparks renewed climate clash
The piece contrasts Al Gore and George Bush after a debate with Gore accusing Bush’s Clear Skies plan of loopholes and neglecting carbon dioxide. Bush defends his record and energy push, defending environmental stewardship amid criticism of policy and industry ties.
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al Gore
George Bush
Bush
Gore
Upstate
New York
Adirondacks
Richard Nixon
Teddy Roosevelt
Dan Quayle
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