Memorial draws veterans to distant dedication ceremony
Bronze Star and Purple Heart holders recall Okinawa wounds and a fallen comrade as WWII veterans travel to attend a long awaited memorial. Relatives of Roger Durbin push for remembrance, while others reflect on Band of Brothers ties and the enduring need to honor the fallen.
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Okinawa
Burke
Roger Durbin
Berkey
Toledo
Marcy Kaptur
Ohio
Veterans Affairs Department
Joe Lesniewski
Harborcreek
Band of Brothers
Easy Company
Army
101St Airborne Division
Bastogne
Belgium
Holland
Stephen Ambrose
Jim Evans
Iraq
Evans
2Nd Marine Division
Pacific
Saipan
Colorful addition at Dighton pool opens Saturday
The Dighton pool at 300 West Annabella St opens at 1 p.m. Saturday after a cost under 200 dollars and praise from Fullmer for the finished project. Several other area pools announce openings this weekend or next with varying hours, including Garden City Finnup Park and Cimarron pools, among many towns from Copeland to Ulysses and beyond.
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Fullmer
Dighton
Annabella St
Garden City
Finnup Park
Cimarron Pool
Main Street
Leoti
Earl Street
Montezuma
W. Cortez St
Moscow
Satanta Pool
Ojibwa
Tuscarora
Scott City
12Th and
Jefferson
Sublette
North Inman
Syracuse
Tribune Pool
Eighth Street
Ulysses Outdoor Pool
E. Wheat St
Bush promises full sovereignty for Iraq caretaker government
President Bush pledged that the U S led coalition will transfer complete sovereignty to an Iraqi caretaker government, saying the move will be to a government chosen by UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. He spoke with Vladimir Putin by phone and with Danish PM Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Rose Garden, noting 135,000 U S troops remain under American command for security after the June 30 transfer.
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Washington
Bush
Iraq
Vladimir Putin
Anders Fogh
Rasmussen
U.S
White House
U.N
Lakhdar Brahimi
Bush split over terror warnings as officials clash over public alert
In Washington the FBI and Justice Department defend alerting the public to a possible terrorist attack while some lawmakers say the announcement overstates threat levels. Rep Christopher Cox criticized the news conference and Ridge said there is no interagency turf war. Officials note corroborated intelligence and a focused counterterrorism effort to prevent an attack.
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Washington
FBI
Justice Department
Congress
John Ashcroft
Robert Mueller
Christopher Cox
Rcalif
House Homeland Security Committee
Ashcroft- Mueller
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Ashcroft
Mueller
Cox
Ridge
Cassandra Chandler
Chandler
al-Qaida
Bush
bin Laden
U.S
Independent Commission
Michael Greenberger
Clinton
University of Maryland
Ex-teacher appeals district court over tenured status and layoffs
The appeal challenges a GCCC board decision to replace tenured instructors with adjuncts as a cost saving move. Barker, a tenured faculty member, seeks reinstatement, back wages, and benefits. The district court heard that two rehired staff filled enrollment and program needs, while Barker and another tenured instructor were not. A June 28 ruling was promised.
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GCCC
Barker
Grisell
Anderson
Winsom Lamb
Ed Porter
Phil Mayer
Leigh Covington
Philosphy
Lamb
Porter
Covington
Quint
Legislature Eyes Slow Climb As Budget Pressures Build
House Budget Vice Chairman Clark Shultz says growth remains limited while a turnaround appears underway after three sluggish years. Sen Derek Schmidt warns the 2005 2006 budgets face escalating costs including school finance overhaul and higher retirement and medical expenses for the poor and disabled. State budget chief Goossen notes a 108 million ending balance but tighter finances ahead with new commitments.
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House
Clark Shultz
Shultz
Morris
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Schmidt
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Duane Goossen
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San Marcos
Calif
Eugene Baker
Blackshear
Baker
101St Army Airborne
Utah Beach
Normandy
Washington Monument
Washington, D.C
Clude
Copeland Pool
Thatcher St
Deerfield
Ninth
Walnut Streets
Holcomb Pool
Bedford Drive
Hugoton Pool
East Fourth St
Ingalls
Johnson City
Greenwood South St
Lakin Outdoor Pool
Russell St
Emoric
W. Mary
Thelma
Sunday Ae
Whhartonzs
Garden Center
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