Parents arrange custody plans as deportation fear grows
In Calhoun Georgia illegal immigrants increasingly sign power of attorney and notarized custody instructions designating trusted carers for their children. Activists push carrying these documents to avoid child separations during raids, with examples from New Bedford and notes on U S immigration policy and Georgia law taking effect July 1.
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Capitol Hill
Georgia
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Kentucky
Corn planting nearing completion in Finney County fields
Finney County farmers report near completion of corn planting with producer George Rapp stating one circle remains to silage. Rapp irrigates about 1,300 acres and aims for balanced annual acreage in wheat corn and hay to manage risk. Optimism grows as rain and no hail are hoped for, with daylight spraying improving field work.
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Rapp
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas
Boyd Lear
Finney
Haskell
Gray Counties
Lear
Kansas Age Statistics Service
Whitehill
Curtis Thompson
Kansas State University
Farm bill seeks to boost new farmer entry and grass fed products
Bi partisan sponsors including Senator Grassley and Senator Harkin of Iowa back a 2007 Farm Bill to aid beginning farmers and ranchers with markets and transfer incentives. Kansas lawmakers and officials foresee new programs, with a $25 million grant plan and a $5 million pilot for savings accounts to help moderate income aspiring farmers. Nationally 400 million acres may change hands in coming decades.
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Chuck Grassley
Senate Agriculture
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Hoefner
Kansas
Nancy Boyda
Boyda
Jerry Moran
House
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Thomas Seay
Congress
Kansas Agriculture
Adrian Polansky
Bush Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Polansky
New GPS monitor tracks offenders in Garden City
Beasley notes the GPS ankle monitor helps track 170 probationers daily by linking tracking with a phone feature. Lumley adds one juvenile offender uses the unit and maps show location. Activation costs run 110 dollars with 17 dollars per day after, cheaper than juvenile detention at 160 dollars daily. Andrews compares equipment, emphasizes alerts for tampering and limits of GPS to prevent violations.
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Community Corrections
Youth Services
Michelle Lumley
John Andrews
Finney County
Lumley
Garden City
Andrews
Gas prices fuel driver frustration in rural Kansas
Nichols and local residents express frustration as pump costs climb amid tightening supply and rising demand. Garden City residents discuss impact on travel, vehicle choices, and summer plans while economist Chip Marcy notes higher demand and reduced refinery output. Gas remains cheaper than many regions, but prices bite incomes. Local updates include reactions from Amanda Martinez and others, with Terrance Vestal contributing.
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A.J. Griffin
Garden City
Garden City Community College Economics
Chip Marcy
Marcy
Kansas
Hewlett
Amanda Martinez
Martinez
Yolanda King Honored On Martin Luther King Jr Day
Yolanda King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King, performed one act plays at Ebenezer Baptist in Atlanta, honoring her parents legacy on the MLK Day. She died in Santa Monica at 51 after a sudden illness, with family citing possible heart problems. Family members and friends recall her life tied to civil rights and nonviolent action.
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Ala
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Calif
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King Center
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Andrew Young
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Farris
Dexter King
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Montgomery
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