Changes coming to Obama's team after re election
Washington AP reports major White House changes are on the way with a focus on averting the fiscal cliff. Treasury Secretary Geithner and Secretary of State Clinton plan to depart next year or after successors are in place, and Defense Secretary Panetta intends to retire.
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Washington
Barack Obama
White House
Obama
Treasury
Timothy Geithner
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Defense
Leon Panetta
Tom Daschle
Senate
Congress
Trio of teachers honored with Crystal Apple award
Rod Willis joined Adam Cassellius and Andree Baker as Crystal Apple recipients at a USL 457 awards banquet held at the Clarion Inn. Willis, a Buffalo Jones Elementary math coach with 45 years in education, praised the students while Cassellius thanked district staff and his parents from Wisconsin. Baker expressed gratitude to God and her supporters.
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Adam Cassellius
Garden City High School
Andrea Baker
Garfield
Rod Willis
Buffalo Jones
Willis
Garden
Debbie Adler
Jennie Barker
Cassellius
GCHS
Glenwood City
Wisc
Garden City
Baker
God
Gov Kan to Have Federally Run Health Exchange
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback says the state will have a federally run health insurance exchange after declining to back a state federal partnership. He cites costs and says the issue will be debated in the 2013 legislative session. States have until Nov 16 to choose among exchange options.
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Topeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
Sandy Praeger
Barack Obama
Drought worsens in Kansas and Oklahoma amid dry spell
The U S Drought Monitor shows 60 percent of the lower 48 in some drought with extreme or exceptional drought covering 18 states. Kansas sees extreme or exceptional drought rise to 83.8 percent while Oklahoma has 75 percent in the two worst categories. Oklahoma winter wheat is stressed with 30 percent in poor to very poor condition as topsoil moisture declines.
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ST. Louis
U.S
Kansas
Oklahoma
U.S. Drought Monitor
National
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Oklahoma Mesonet
David Miskus
Climate Prediction Center
Miskus
Nebraska
Iowa
Arkansas
Weather Forecast Winds Highs Near 80
Today is windy with a daytime high near 80 and a low around 46. Saturday remains windy with possible thunderstorms and a high near 73 and a low about 32. Details on page A8.
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Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie’s
Garden City Co-op
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