Enclosing Courtyard Lunch Debate at Garden City High
Garden City High School grapples with whether to enclose the courtyard for lunch. Board members weigh open lunch vs confinement while noting cost estimates of about $120 per square foot and a 14 to 30 week completion window. Superintendent Atha cites 85 percent of surveyed parents favor freshmen staying in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scheppner
Rick Atha
GCHS
Junction City
Topeka
Mike Utz
Atha
Garden City
Utz
Stewart Nelson
Gibson
Nelson
Gail Dunford
Memorial Stadium
Jacob Gouldie
FFA
Manhattan
Marvin Knoeber
Pat Ven John
Kansas Technical Review
Linda Holmquist
National Tech Prep
Lambert
First Assembly of God Church
Barry Baugust
Wichita East High School
Kansas debates whether evolution teaching should change
Kansans are split over new educational standards on evolution and intelligent design. Some applaud calls for equal time while critics label the move a nudge to creationists. Local boards would control teaching decisions despite federal clashes and Bush support for teaching intelligent design.
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George Lambert
Silver Lake
Bingman
US Supreme Court
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Dover
After-School Program Expands in Local District
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center and Edith Scheuerman Elementary School launch an after-school program in 2004 05, serving about 1 100 students with 90 percent at risk. Funded largely by new state money for at risk students, 10 percent paid from the district general fund. Students highlight snacks and activities with a focus on preventing academic failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Stones
Edith Scheuerman
Guyman
Towns
Victor Ornelas
Yesenia Felix
Saddam defense lawyers hit as attack raises fear
An Iraqi attack killed another Saddam defense attorney and wounded a second, with officials blaming an armed group using government vehicles. The violence follows the trial’s suspension to November 28 and raises concerns for security of lawyers and the next session.
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Iraq
Saddam
Al-Jazeera Television
al-Dulaimi
United Nations
Dujail
Baghdad
Saadoun al-Janabi
Al-Zubeidi
Abdullah Kazim Ruwayyid
Baath Party
al- Khuzaie
Barazan Ibrahim
Khalid Hassan
Adil
Jaafar al- Mousawi
al-Mousawi
Polls Report Steady Early Turnout in Finney County Election
Election judge Donna Collins at the Finney County Public Library reported 41 votes by 8 15 a m for Wards 3 and 4 with a steady flow expected through the day. Voter Janie Fisher from Holcomb said she planned to vote later and urged action, noting ongoing discussion at home and among friends.
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Donna Collins
Finney County Public Library
East Walnut St
Collins
Janie Fisher
Holcomb
Alito respects Roe but won’t commit to future stance
Senate discussions note Samuel Alito told Sen Lieberman Roe v Wade deserved great respect as precedent yet offered no assurance he would not overturn it. Abortion policy looms large in January hearings as President Bush nominates him to replace retiring Justice O Connor.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Samuel Alito
Joseph Lieberman
D-Conn
Alito
Lieberman
Roe
Bush
Sandra Day O’connor
Garden City sponsors local school programs and community groups
Community organizations receive support from multiple corporate sponsors including Garden City Teachers Federal Credit Union, Home Depot, McDonald's, Walmart, Walgreens, Target and Staples. The list features local merchants such as Kentucky Fried Chicken, Lone Star Steakhouse, Mosaic Pizza Hut and Saloor, with involvement from unions and volunteer groups like Wendler & Volunteers and the Singing Witches. The sponsor network aims to bolster education and after school activities across the area.
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Halo Holcomb Foreign Language Club
Home Depot
Johannes’ Family Eye Care
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Lone Star Steakhouse
Saloor
McDonna Wendler & Volunteers
McDonald's Mosaic
Pizza Hut
Singing Witches Staples Target
Unice
Walgreens
Walmart
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Kent Swartz
Kiowa
Barber County
Felix
Fice
Awad al-Bandar
Al-Janabi
Fisher
Lee Richardson
Friends of
Lee Richardson Zoo
the Zoo
Garden City Teachers Federal Credit Union Wards
Scarecrow
Golden Plains Credit Uniform Credit of
Southwest Kansas
Bank of America
Plaza Medical Center
The
Garden City Company
Targe Holiday Inn Express
Webb, Inc
Keller-Leopold Inc. Inc
Pepsi Bottling Group
Scheopner’s Water
TREAT
29Th Judicial District
Youth Services Abete of
American Red Cross
Auto Glass
FCCLA
Finney Co
EMS
Finney County Farm Bureau Assoc
Food Mart
Phillips 66
Garden City Teachers
FCI
Garden City Telegram Garden Pharmacy
Gchs Stucco
GCPD
Golden Corral
Sted
Sandhill Orthopaedic & Sportsmedicine
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