Immigrants rally nationwide on economic protest day
Immigrants and allies staged marches and prayers with a planned economic boycott. In Homestead about 1200 people joined the rally as workers took time off, many citing the value of obtaining papers over losing jobs. Church services, vigils, and picnics were also planned as activists pressed Congress on immigration laws.
Community Day Care Fun Night raises funds for center upgrades
Garden City readers learn the Community Day Care Center hosted its first annual Fun Night at 505 College Drive. Organizers aimed for a thousand dollars but early figures suggested the total could double. Prizes included soda, cupcakes, fish, and toys while raffles and a silent auction boosted donations for roof, carpet, paint, and a new playground center.
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Anika Garcia
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Law enforcement runs in Cole's veins
Sgt. Matt Cole, 29, born in Texas and raised in Holcomb, followed a family path into law enforcement inspired by his father Lt. Lary Cole of the Kansas Highway Patrol. His wife Kerri works as a district court service officer, and the couple has two children Randy and Kourtney. Cole, a Holcomb High School graduate of 1995, earned an associate degree in general agriculture at Garden City.
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Randy
Kourtney
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Cop path from KHP to rural Kansas departments
Cole, a Garden City and Holcomb police officer since November 2001, reflects on his career move from Kansas Highway Patrol where he served as a communications specialist for two years after college. He notes smaller communities offer closer relationships with residents.
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den City Community College
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Kansas House backs 401 million school finance package
A House committee slashed 65 million from a Senate school finance plan and sent a revised 401 million package to the House. The package would phase in funding over three years, alter allocations to Kansas's 300 districts, and aim to satisfy the 1999 state Supreme Court schooling order. Negotiations with the Senate are expected to begin soon.
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Garden City
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Hugoton
Kansas Supreme Court
Kathe Decker
School Finance Committee
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