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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 2012
Page
3
Overland Park mayor says open carry law, approved by city council, will not likely lead to more guns visible in public. The ordinance allows legal gun owners to openly display firearms in public while kept in holsters with safety engaged in areas not posted with weapon prohibitions.
About 100 people gathered outside the Statehouse in Topeka to back marijuana legalization. City Councilman Andrew Gray cited tax revenue and broader pain management options, while Jon Hauxwell of Hays urged balancing access with protection for youth brains. He argued denying medical use is unconscionable.
In Manhattan, AP reports business owners near Perry, Tuttle Creek, and Milford reservoirs say summer releases to aid Missouri River barge traffic lowered lake levels. The Army Corps cites a congressional mandate for the releases as Turtle Creek runs six to seven feet below normal and Milford ramps shut, hurting marinas and docks.
Lawrence AP reports KU microbiologist Joe Lutkenhaus has been named a recipient of Columbia University's 2012 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for work on bacterial cell biology. He shares the award with Richard M. Losick and Lucy Shapiro. The prize highlights his work showing bacteria resemble larger plant and animal cells more than thought.
Former lawmakers including Dennis McKinney aim to reclaim state seats in the November election amid redistricting changes and voter backlash against Obama era policies. McKinney, once minority leader and state treasurer, faces John Ewy in a newly drawn 117th District with rivals across both parties seeking Senate and House seats.
Adrian McElroy won the inaugural Garden City Gauntlet a nearly 5K obstacle race south of the Finney County Fairgrounds. Fifty four runners tackled boot camp style obstacles as Meghan McFee and local organizers promoted the event as an annual Western Kansas showcase for any participant.
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