Da Vinci Code draws moviegoers despite controversy
Garden City filmgoers attend the Da Vinci Code premiere amid debate over its portrayal of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Clergy and locals urge separating fiction from faith while noting strong box office on opening weekend and varied audience interest.
June 22 Debate Set as Finance Plan Faces Glitch
Debate on funding is scheduled for June 22 as lawmakers handle a school finance glitch that cuts about 1.4 million in aid to Hutchinson Kansas City Turner and Leavenworth districts over two years. Leaders plan to fix the provision with a brief reconvened session and consider an override of Governor Sebelius's veto on abortion information.
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Doug Mays
Topeka
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Ethics Panel Sets Justice Inquiry Over School Funding
The ethics panel plans hearings on a school funding dispute involving Morris and court officials. Nuss, a Salina native, recused after questions about communications with lawmakers. Governors aide Sebelius acknowledged Morris mentioned contact with a court official but not who. O'Neal says the panel will compare accounts and may issue subpoenas. Pauls weighs direction of hearings.
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O'Neal
Jan Pauls
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Senate rejects Feinstein plan to let illegal immigrants stay
The Senate voted down a proposal by Sen. Dianne Feinstein to let about 12 million illegal immigrants stay and work toward citizenship. Several GOP and Democratic lawmakers backed a bipartisan compromise to keep the broader immigration bill alive, with passage seen possible midweek. Sen. Arlen Specter warned the measure remains on the edge of failure.
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Garden City Airport Eyes Tourists With Marketing Drive
Speake outlined a plan to raise air travel demand at Garden City Regional Airport through local TV print radio and billboard campaigns. He noted potential cost advantages of flying locally vs driving to Kansas City and highlighted the airport's dual hub connections to Denver and Kansas City with service from Great Lakes and Air Midwest under EAS funding. The consortium hopes for federal grant decisions by late July or early August to expand routes and funding.
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Education cutbacks hit English programs in district
Even Start literacy plans to assist 25 to 30 families yearly may rise slightly after August. Garden City USD 457 notes loss of federal funds will halve the program, impacting immigrant families in Finney County. The district will continue teaching English via the migrant family literacy program, serving 80 to 100 families now.
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Kathy Irvin
Garden City
Finney County
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