Candidates Sprint to the Finish in Kansas General Vote
Kansas officials predict a record turnout of about 1.4 million voters for the Tuesday general election, about 150000 more than 2004. The piece notes long running presidential race history and references Obama and McCain, with local voters like Lauren Gleason of Garden City supporting the Republican ticket.
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Kansas
Secretary of State
Barack Obama
John McCain
R-Ariz
U.S. Congress
White House
America
Lauren Gleason
Garden City
Obama seeks landslide in final weekend push
In Des Moines and other battleground states Barack Obama expanded his lead as early voting begins and TV ads flood key regions. McCain argued Obama overshot in his liberal stance while noting the challenging economy. Analysts consider the race tense and volatile as the election nears.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John McCain
Barack Obama
McCain
Obama
Hanoverton
Ohio
Sen
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Time to fall back this weekend in Mississippi
The clock change in Jackson, Mississippi, marks standard time returning at 2 a.m. Sunday as clocks are set back one hour. Daylight saving time resumes in March. The shift does not apply in Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Jackson, Miss
Arizona
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Halloween on Gillespie Place Delivers Epic Fright Night
Lynn Boitano and Cole Thompson join hundreds of trick or treaters on Gillespie Place as houses glow with spooky props. Costumes feature grim reapers, zombies, skeletons, and flying ghosts while families parade through a block described as an epicenter of Halloween.
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Lisa Griffin
Center Street
Gillespie Place
Griffin
Paul
Lynn Boitano
Cole Thompson
Incredible Hulk
Desiree Webb
Cole
Boitano
Heather Koehn
Kim Partin
Partin
Jacob
Jasper
Koehn
Luke
Jack
Grim Reaper
Dead City
Meals on Wheels Dishes Up Food and Company
Joe Paulson, director of the Meals on Wheels program in Finney County, says volunteers are called food angels by recipients who appreciate the meals and social contact. The program adapts to dietary orders, aims to keep homebound seniors in their homes, and serves about 27,000 meals yearly with 90 to 100 delivered daily from St. Catherine between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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Food Angels
Joe Paulson
Finney County
Meals On Wheels
Paulson
St. Catherine
Joy Anstaett
Garden City
United Way Finney County raises 154865 toward goal
The Finney County United Way reports fundraising of 154865, about 31 percent of its 500000 goal by Oct. 31. Major donors include George and Sherry Rapp, Garland Funeral Home, and an anonymous donor. Additional gifts range from 500 to 1999, with various agencies listed as 2009 campaign recipients.
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Finney County
United Way
George
Sherry Rapp
Garland Funeral Home
Duane
Kathy Koster
Myers Ice Co
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney and Kearny
Emmaus House
Santa Fe Trail Council
Boy Scouts
Russell Child Development Center
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