Water plan for Ogallala Aquifer gains early support
The Kansas Water Authority receives a positive first step proposal from the Ogallala Aquifer Management Advisory Committee. It suggests subdividing the aquifer into units with local oversight based on groundwater levels, plus incentives, conservation, and technology to extend the aquifer life. Rex Buchanan calls the lifeblood of western Kansas essential, while Garden City farmer Cliff Mayo says the plan offers a decent starting point and has western support to prove effective.
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Bush and Byrd Clash Over Anti-Terror Plans and Drug Research
President Bush warns of Armageddon if Congress blocks anti-terror funding while Senate Appropriations Chair Byrd cautions on opposing efforts. Dr. Mithoefer argues for Ecstasy PTSD research as FDA approves tests, signaling a policy shift after years of bans.
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Thought for the Day Quote on History and Action
A reflective quote attributed to Otto von Bismarck discusses history as mere print while stressing the importance of making history through action rather than simply recording it.
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Otto von Bismarck
Today in History November seventh highlights notable events
On this date in 2001 the day after election 2000 remembered indecision in Florida. It notes Hillary Clinton winning Senate in 2000, and earlier milestones including Colorado women’s suffrage in 1893, Jeannette Rankin’s 1916 election, Lenin’s 1917 revolution, Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse in 1940, and Nixon’s 1962 “last press conference.”
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George W. Bush
al Gore
Florida
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Rick Lazio
U.S. Senate
New York
Colorado
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Russia
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Alexander Kerensky
Tacoma Narrows
Washington State
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
Bleeding Kansas Chautauqua to open Kansas history
Kansas Humanities Council will sponsor a four city Chautauqua on the 150th anniversary of the Kansas Territory with Abraham Lincoln John Brown Frederick Douglass Stephen F Douglas and others. The event costs 200000 and seeks half from the State Legislature.
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Lawrence
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
David Atchison
U.S
Missouri
Clarina Nichols
Stephen F Douglas
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Letter Home From New York Firefighter Daughter
Dill, a Garden City High School alumna and Adweek editor, writes to family about life near Ground Zero six weeks after the 9 11 attacks. She describes smell of smoke, Bowery U Engine 33 Ladder 9, fallen colleagues, morale, and efforts to support families through a dedicated commissary and funds.
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Sandy and
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Adweek Magazine
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University of Tennessee
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