Medicare privatization fears fuel Kansas compact debate
About 100 residents heard Medicare privatization worries linked to the Health Care Compact at a League of Women Voters event in Prairie Village. Larry Weigel said Leo Linbeck III promotes privatizing Medicare, citing a 2011 Mother Jones interview and the American Legislative Exchange Council’s model for state run plans.
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Kansas
Johnson County
Larry Weigel
Manhattan
League of Women Voters
Leo Linbeck III
Health Care Compact Alliance
Weigel
Mother Jones
Linbeck
American Legislative Exchange Council
Barack Obama
Asbury United Methodist Church
Linda Sheppard
Kansas Insurance Department
Kansas Health Institute
KHI
Kansas City Star
Dave Helling
Sheppard
Congress
Leave A Legacy Run returns to Garden City with 5k and 10k
The annual Leave A Legacy Run in Garden City raises funds for cancer care in southwest Kansas. It features 5k and 10k races starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Lee Richardson Zoo, with a kids run at 10 a.m. and proceeds supporting cancer care.
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Garden City
Laura Kleysteuber
Legacy Foundation
Leave A Legacy Foundation
USA Track and Field Organization
Paige Kraus
Lee Richardson Zoo
Chris
Kraus
Kansas
Roundup at Victor Ornelas Elementary Parents Night
Victor Ornelas Elementary School schedules a grade level parent night at 6 p m Monday to explain the skills students need for the next grade. Daycare and a sack dinner are provided and Live Well Finney County will give a gift basket to each crossing guard. In Garden City David Coltrain is named to the Local Food and Farm Task Force by Gov Brownback for a term ending December 31 2015. Coltrain holds a bachelor's and master's from Kansas State University and acts as an Extension agent in Finney County.
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Victor Ornelas
Live Well Finney County Committee
David Coltrain
Garden City
Sam Brownback
Coltrain
Kansas State University
Finney County
Safety assembly at Jennie Wilson Elementary School
Jennie Wilson Elementary School will hold an all school assembly at 8 15 a m Friday. Garden City Police Department will provide information on walking and biking to school in safety. Crossing guards will be recognized during the assembly. Finney County Health Coalition is involved.
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Jennie Wilson
Garden City Police Department
Finney County Health Coalition
Manufacturing growth slows in nation and Midwest
National ISM index fell to 56.6 in September from 59.0 in August while the Midwest Mid-America index eased to 54.3 from 57.2. Kansas rose to 69.7, Missouri slipped to 57.7, amid crop price declines that dim regional activity. Credit managers’ survey also shows expansion but a sharper slowdown.
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Missouri
Kansas
Creighton University
Ernie Goss
Institute For Supply Management
Midwest
Goss
Creighton
National Association of Credit Management
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Finney County Fairgrounds West Pavilion
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Brad Nading
Beel Estate
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