Hospital mill levy vote leaves question about next steps
Provisional ballots do not change the result as hospital supporters discuss next moves. John Loebl notes uncertainty about how to proceed and that the hospital will keep evaluating options in coming weeks. The measure failed, leaving the hospital to continue under last year’s 3.455 mill levy or about $1 million. Melissa Gerritzen organized the petition. no one campaigned for or against. County officials set a noon Monday deadline for recount requests, which may or may not be pursued.
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Melissa Gerritzen
Register of Deeds
Kearny County
Culate
Moran Begins Raising Money For Senate Bid
Moran, after winning a seventh House term with 82 percent, moves to raise funds and boost name recognition for a U.S. Senate bid. He has about 2.4 million in House coffers potentially transferable, while Rep. Todd Tiahrt contemplates a statewide run and Democrat options remain unsettled as Gov. Kathleen Sebelius faces possible national service.
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Moran
U.S. Senate
House
Senate
Congress
Kansas
Todd Tiahrt
Wichita
Tiahrt
Pat Roberts
Jim Slattery
Roberts
Abbie Hodgson
Kathleen Sebelius
Barack Obama
Asian Mutual Aid Aids Finney County Immigrants
The Southeast Asians Mutual Assistance Association helps newcomers adapt to life in Finney County. Dinh describes aiding seniors, translating, doctor visits, and citizen tests while guiding families from Vietnam. The agency, funded entirely by United Way, served 52 clients monthly on a 30000 budget, but 2009 gifts were cut by 5700 to 24300, prompting calls for grants and community support.
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Finney County
Nguyen
Dinh
La-La Land
Vietnam
United Way
Garden City
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney and Kearny Counties
Emmaus House
Santa Fe Trail Council
Boy Scouts
Russell Child Development Center
Smart Start
Salvation Army
Miles of Smiles
American Red Cross
Catholic Social Service
Family Crisis Services Inc
Meals On Wheels
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries Clinic
Garden City Family Ymca
Garden City Recreation Commission
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Kansas Children’s Service League
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
Spirit of the Plains Casa
Barakisms and Obamania in the Obama era glossary
A compact glossary of Barachisms and variants like OBAMAPHOBIA OBAMANATION OBAMARAMA OBAMANOS OBAMATOPIA OBAMALUJAH and OBAMATRONS drawn from websites reports and blogs as Obama prepares to take the White House with change rhetoric resonating worldwide.
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Barack Obama
White House
Obama
Mexico
Holcomb plans public input on future map guided plan
Holcomb updates the plan a guide to the future in map form as Robin Pena notes public input at Monday’s meeting. A spring review will finalize a long-range comprehensive plan to guide land use and potentially unlock state grant funds. Contact Pera at 277-2265 for details.
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Holcomb
Robin Pena
Pena
Pera
Taliban sought wedding party deaths in Afghan clash
A U S official says Taliban fighters captured a wedding party and fired on U S forces to lure airstrikes on civilians, amid a raid in Wedh Baghta Kandahar that killed dozens of civilians and insurgents. Afghan officials report 37 civilians and 26 insurgents died, with differing civilian tallies.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
U.S
Wedh Baghta
Washington
Hamid Karzai
Barack Obama
Lage
Kandahar
Azizabad
Iruq
Associated Press
United States
Sarah Holewinski
Campaign For
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John Loebl
Loebl
Jana Jenkinson
Loebs
Taliban
Haxaat
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming
Pablo
FCHS
Finneycohs.org
Hubris Communications
Bobby Wild
Q97
9Th & Isabele
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