Former Leoti resident dies in K State bus crash
Lawrence AP report identifies John P Green 27 of Shawnee as the killed rider after a bus carrying Kansas State fans struck an overpass. Christian D. Orr 34 of Salina, a former Salina Journal sports writer, is listed with life threatening injuries. Police say the one vehicle wreck occurred before the KU versus K State game.
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Lawrence
Kansas State University
John P Green
Shawnee
Green
Northeast
Syngenta Corp
Wichita County High
Christian D. Orr
Salina
University of Kansas
K-State
Orr
Bush undecided on troop changes in Iraq visit
President Bush said he has not decided whether to deploy more troops or start withdrawing them, awaiting military recommendations. He brushed off protests in Indonesia as a sign of a healthy democracy while Indonesian President Yudhoyono urged global effort toward a timetable for disengagement.
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Indonesia
Bush
Iraq
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Israel
United States
Yudhoyono
U.S
Congress
John McCain
R-Ariz
Stevens Park Tree Lighting Starts Garden City Christmas
In Stevens Park and along Main Street the countdown by Santa Claus lit about 50 trees as Garden City prepared for Christmas during the seventh annual Stevens Park Tree Lighting. Five days before Thanksgiving the holiday display brightened downtown, drawing attendees and: See Event, Page AS.
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Stevens Park
Amanda Gonzalez
Santa Claus
Main Street
Garden City
Iraq policy split widens on Capitol Hill and Baghdad
Congress debated Iraq strategy after the elections with leaders calling for both more troops and phased withdrawals. Rep. Charles Rangel proposed a draft, Sen. McCain urged heightened troop levels, and Sen. Levin backed withdrawals within four to six months. A Pentagon study outlined go big, go long or go home options. The debate underscores rising doubt about the war’s course.
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Iraq
Congress
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Charles Rangel
New York
John McCain
R-Ariz
Carl Levin
D-Mich
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
McCain
Iran
Israel
Komlofske Shapes Western Kansas Community Foundation
Michelle Komlofske has long prioritized community service. Raised on a Holcomb farm and Holcomb High School graduate, she later led the Western Kansas Community Foundation in Garden City, reflecting a career rooted in philanthropy and local support.
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Western Kansas Community Foundation
Garden City
Komlofske
Holcomb
Garden City Community College
Michelle Komlofske
Western Community Foundation
Weekly look at area people who make our community special
A feature on Komlofske and her family highlights local roots and career path. Komlofske pursued business studies at GCCC while her husband Russell farmed, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1989. She valued numbers and community, choosing to raise her children locally.
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Michelle Komlofske
United Way
Unicef
United Nations Children’s Fund
Russell
Komlofske
GCCC
St. Mary of the Plains Business Administration
Founding official pictured near photographs in office
A brief line notes a person seated near photographs in her office, suggesting a setting tied to the founding moment. The description emphasizes posture and placement without detailing the event or identities.
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