Census analyzes Hispanic incomes with Gini in Kansas counties
The Associated Press notes that Kansas counties with at least 3 percent Hispanic population show smaller income disparity between Hispanics and whites, with statewide Gini 40.7 for Hispanics versus 43.0 for whites. Finney, Seward, and Ford counties, hosting meatpacking jobs, show varied gaps. metropolitan areas lessen the gap further in Johnson and Sedgwick counties.
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Kansas
Burress
Finney County
Garden City
Seward County
Ford County
Johnson County
Kansas City
Sedgwick County
Wichita
Hamilton
Haskell
Kearny
Stanton
Stevens
Families mail care packages to soldiers in Iraq
Local volunteers pack boxes for the unit deployed May 4, taking turns at a packing table. Mothers, spouses, and children assemble items, share news, and provide a steady flow of supplies costing hundreds monthly. They hope for homecomings before Christmas, while noting long separations and routine shipments.
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Iraq
Scot Rose
Sanders
Jennifer Tuttle
Guymon
Okla
Cheyenn
Tuttle
Bemis
Qatar
Kathy Howard
Iraqi insurgency spreads as Mosul attack shocks witnesses
Witness Omar Hamed says fear grows the insurgency is spreading. Sunni leader Adnan al Duleimi urges a one week Eid cease fire for Ramadan celebrations and asks guerrillas to halt ops while coalition forces stop house raids. In Mosul gunmen assault two US soldiers, dragging them from a wrecked vehicle and beating them with blocks.
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Omar Hamed
U.S
Adnan al-Duleimi
Iraq
Sunni Endowments
Mosul
Dri
Bahaa Jassim
Local artist Lebbin finds light in watercolor studio on dining room table
Ellinwood artist Linda Lebbin, living in Hays with her husband Keith Lebbin, pursues watercolor landscapes and fruit scenes. Morning sickness paused plans to study art, but she paints when time allows, sharing work at Southwest Arts and Humanities Council center in Garden City and at the Art Gallery hours. Her pieces, praised as bright and neatly framed, attract gifts and sales though marketing remains her challenge.
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Chris
Kathy Howard
Tom
Tom Howard
Unruh
Rose
Garden City
Scott
Hermosa Beach
Cali
Lebbins
Jake
Michael
Scott City
Manhattan
Lebbin
Southwest Arts and Humanities Council
Arts Center
N Main
Carol Geier
Lebbia
Geier
Linda
Holiday Trees Raise Funds At Region Christmas Auction
The 2002 fundraiser for Russell Child Development Center topped 38 thousand dollars with nine decorated trees, jewelry, and a Las Vegas trip. A 7-foot upside down “Uh-Oh” tree won best of show donated by Garden Pharmacy.
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ACDC
Las Vegas
Garden Pharmacy
Dick Monical
Shelia Hendershot
Christopher Cruz
Warren
Sharon Hixson
Cruz
Security Savings Bank
Bryna Sandstrom
Sheila Juhl
Lakin
Sandstrom
Jack
Mason
Juhl
RCDC
Russell
Finney, Grant
Greeley
Hamilton
Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Morton
Scott Stevens
Stanton
Wichita Counties
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U.S. Census Bureau
Edwards County
Wichita County
Customs
Kathy Sanders
Ann Unruh
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Boyds Bears
Charming Tails
Seraphim Angels
Himshi
Dewees King
Garden City Co
Duane Heeke
C&d Moving
Duane
King
Deb Martin
Moscow
Hugoton
Martin
Alexa
Santa
Russell Child Development
Hilton
Hilton Wichita Airport
Airport Road
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