Cross curricular field studies boost student engagement
Kansas students participate in cross curricular field studies to connect classroom learning with real world sites. Ninth graders visit Holcim Cement Plant Mollie Kathleen mine and Cresson Mine with reflection and assessments to measure understanding, while seventh graders explore Oklahoma sites.
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Destiny Wendt
Stud
Kansas
Kansas Board of Education
Mike Govert
Colorado
Holcim
Govert
Brown
Mollie Kathleen
Darrell Vandike
Cresson Mine
Vandike
Leah Houston
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Biological Station
EE Horse Ranch
Cedar Mill Marina
Carly Roberton
Dodge City eyes casino boost to tourism and economy
Boot Hill Gaming Inc plans a 64 acre site south of the Santa Fe tracks by the Arkansas River to house a casino and hotel tied to a $35 million convention center. Law requires at least $50 million investment and voters in Ford County must approve. Officials say a casino could diversify agriculture driven economy and lift tourism from 70,000 to higher levels, with debates on impact and feasibility continuing.
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Boot Hill Gaming Inc
Dodge City
Boot Hill Museum
County Commission
Arkansas River
Kim Goodnight
Boot Hill
Charlie Meade
The
Associated Press
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S
Kansas
Colorado
Miss Kitty
Marshal Dillon
Front Street
Andy
Vera Holman
Raton
N.M
Andy Holman
Ford County
William Thompson
UNLV
Witness says he was coached at White House meeting
A senior Justice official testified he was coached March 5 at a White House dinner attended by Karl Rove to spell out specific reasons for firing five U.S. attorneys. William Moschella, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty recalled the meeting. The testimony follows days of debate over whether the firings were political.
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Justice Department
U.S
Congressional
White House
Karl Rove
William Moschella
House
Moschella
Paul McNulty
Rove
McNulty
Associated Press
Newsweek
MSNBC
County Commission to consider consolidation opposition
The JCAB opposes merging Youth Services with the detention center citing differing missions and service areas. They oppose combining juvenile services with adult offender systems, arguing the district has a strong juvenile focus. Local officials Rich Harp John Ellermann and Kaleb Kentner attend Monday's agenda.
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JCAB
Relay for Life rally honors survivors in Dodge City
Deerfield resident Patti Ansley in her seventh year of breast cancer recovery says the event shows survivors can return to normal life. Dennis Mesa, a former Garden City mayor and Brownback aide, notes his mother’s relapse and vows to fight the disease with others.
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Patti Ansley
Deerfield
Anlsey
Dodge City
Dennis Mesa
U.S
Sam Brownback
Garden City
Relay For Life
Mesa
Ann
Agencies halt 20 million chickens over tainted feed
Federal officials from USDA FDA and EPA ordered a halt on 20 million market chickens raised in several states after feed tainted with pet food containing melamine was found. A risk assessment to gauge human health impact is underway with possible completion by Monday.
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Agriculture Department
The
Food and Drug Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
USDA
Keith Williams
United States
Williams
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