Local Officials Weigh Revival of Swift Meatplant Outside City
Our View notes officials plan to meet with Swift & Co to restart the mothballed slaughterhouse near the city after a Christmas night 2000 fire left 2,300 out of work. Incentives including road upgrades are prepared, while a Kansas City Fed study urges rural revitalization via entrepreneurship, urging long term policy shifts and local programs.
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Swift & Co
Swift
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Mark Drabenstott
Graham Drops Presidential Bid as Dem Field Narrows
Senator Bob Graham ends his bid citing factors behind the decision. Chicago restaurant owner Bulmaro Valencia warns of continued trash strikes, fearing space limits if delays persist. Dee Snider comments on public reaction to sexual misconduct allegations surrounding Arnold Schwarzenegger’s campaign.
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D-Fla
Bulmaro Valencia
Chicago
Twisted Sister
Dee Snider
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Pulse Reader Forum By Email Editor Contact
Reader forum contact details provide a mailing address in Garden City Kansas and phone extensions for Belita and the editor. The notice lists a P.O. box or street address and directs readers to write to 310 N. Seventh St. for submissions or inquiries.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Freedom of Religion and Assembly Preamble Text
The excerpt cites protections of religion and the free exercise thereof including freedom of speech press and assembly and the right to petition for redress of grievances. It references limits and guarantees within the framework of civil liberties.
Fiscal warnings mount over US deficits and future costs
Experts warn that persistent budget deficits and large tax cuts create unsustainable paths. David Walker and three policy groups project deficits rising to 600 billion a year, totaling 5 trillion by 2013, with tax hikes, Social Security cuts, and defense reductions likely. baby boomers' retirement will amplify costs and higher interest rates loom.
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Congress
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United States
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Walker
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Press Club
Committee For Economic Development
Center On
Concord Coalition
Homeland Security
Social Security
Medicare
Pete Peterson
Peterson
Robert Reischauer
Congressional Budget Office
Robert Rubin
Clinton Administration
Treasury
Rubin
Family love stands against a storm of anti gay marriage
Ellen Goodman writes about her cousin Adam and his partner Rodrick marrying on a lawn under a grandmother's lace canopy. A rabbi breaks glasses to ward off demons, and relatives toast in warmth as debates over gay marriage and rights swirl nationally. Her the heart honors family values and North Star lodestar in loving union.
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Rodrick
Vermont
Canada
Massachusetts
Adam and Eve
Steve
America
Mike
Charlotte
Adam and
Numbers Tell Several Stories About EEOC Data
A local column analyzes EEOC data on discrimination complaints, noting total claims rose 4 percent to 84 442 in 2002 while pregnancy related cases increased 10 percent to about 4700. Half of pregnancy claims were dismissed for lack of reasonable basis as were similar percentages in age race and ADA categories.
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EEOC
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Washington Post
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