Cinco de Mayo celebration grows in Garden City crowd
In Garden City residents gathered for the Fiesta Courtyard after a Main Street parade. Jim Gilbert plans to celebrate again in Chicago and cites family fun and free children’s admission as hallmarks of this year’s event. Oscar Fonseca recalls the celebration’s community-driven growth over 40 years and the role of Los Hermanos Ortiz Y Amigos.
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Nebraska
Garden City
Fiesta Courtyard
Main Street
Gilbert
Chicago
Oscar Fonseca
Los Hermanos Ortiz Y Amigos
Fonseca
Holcomb
Ismael
Gay marriage amendment nears ballot after Senate approval
In Kansas a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, once considered dead, moves toward a House vote that could place the measure on the November ballot. Supporters say it reflects moral and policy goals, while opponents warn of civil rights implications as conservatives press for the change.
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Senate
House
Budget talks stalemate over immigrant tuition plan in Kansas
Negotiations on a $10.3 billion fiscal year budget deadlock over a proposal to grant in state tuition to illegal immigrants who attended Kansas high school for at least three years and seek legal status. House backs the idea for one year, while the Senate supports a separate bill. Rep. Melvin Neufeld opposes subsidies for foreign students.
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Doug Mays
Melvin Neufeld
Neufeld
R Ingalls
Kansas State University
Lawmakers Split Over School Finance In Budget Fight
In Topeka lawmakers dig in on education funding with House favored 155 million tax hike and Senate no new taxes 72 million package. Votes show sharp, insurmountable divides as conference committee plans proceed.
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Sterling named top St Catherine volunteer of 2003
Betty Sterling 74 received the St Catherine Siena Award for 2003 at a luncheon two weeks earlier. She downplays the honor saying volunteers are part of a larger team and recalls starting at the hospital gift shop in 1988 after moving from the Finney County family farm.
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Betty Sterling
Sterling
Tually
Melinda Stewart
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