Late senator Wellstone papers packed for museum archive
Staffers from Paul Wellstone’s office are quietly packing photographs speeches and records from his 12 year Senate career to fulfill his wish of donating them to the Minnesota Historical Society. The move comes after his sudden death Oct 25 in a plane crash that also claimed his wife daughter and five others.
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ST. Paul
Paul Wellstone
Wellstone
Senate
Minnesota Historical Society
Washington
Pool upgrades near $430K of $600K funded
City plans further improvements to Big Pool including bathhouse repair painting pipeline cleaning and electrical checks with $40 000 remaining bonded funds. Possible additions include shade structures grass areas a slide inner tube movie nights and enhanced security with cameras and police presence to create a safer more active facility by May 15 opening and ongoing improvements over time.
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Cottrell
Recreation Commission Su
John Washington
Washington
Garden City Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
AIDS education push by Liberal couple in Alabama
Dutch and Carolyn Claus disclosed their HIV positive status to help educate others. They began treatment, attend church, and plan to speak at Worlds AIDS Day vigil at the Finney County Courthouse with free Ora-Sure tests offered that evening. They urge honesty to combat complacency and rising costs of HIV meds.
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Alabama
Dutch Claus
Carolyn Claus
Dutch
Liberal
Finney County
N. 8Th St
Hahn
Wekare
Time Out
Taylor Ave
Arturo Ponce
Kdhe
Ponce
After Thanksgiving rush fills stores across town
Shoppers flocked to outlets as stores opened early for post holiday sales. Wal-Mart and Sears saw crowds double or more than a typical Saturday while cashiers and stock were stretched to meet demand. Online shopping and cautious buying remained common as shoppers pursued practical gifts amid a slower year.
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John Ostom
Wal-Mart
Ostom
Millie Zimmerman
Stage Department Store
Local Gov Faces Budget Hit From State Cutbacks
Finney County faces about $220 000 and Garden City about $200 000 in 2003 transfers not funded by state cuts. The cuts total 48 million, with 43 million from revenue sharing and ad valorem tax reductions to cities and counties, and 5 million from highway fund money KDOT receives.
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Finney County
Legislature disputes power of advisory opinion on local taxes
A Kansas legal dispute splits lawmakers and the Attorney General over whether an allotment law allows transfers to cover budget gaps. Officials note advisory opinions lack binding force while taxes already set cannot be changed. State aid cuts will hit Wichita 3.1 million, Lawrence 1.3 million, Lenexa 600 thousand, Johnson County 10.2 million, Sedgwick 5.2 million, and Wyandotte/Kansas City 2.2 million. Local leaders question how cities and counties will balance the losses.
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Stephan
Carla Stovall
Don Moler
League of Kansas Municipalities
Wichita
Lawrence
Lenexa
Johnson County
Sedgwick County
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
Goossen
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Bob Hubers
Schulman Ave
Hastings
Ramona Haney
Sears
Gary Hart
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Jeanette Wineinger
Holcomb
J.C. Penny
Nicole
Melissa Cruz
Amarillo
Texas
Becky Emig
Danbury, Neb
Wal- Mart
Halloran
Olson
KDOT
Mark Ohlemeier
College
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