Miss Mallie Pratt Remembered On A Snowy Syracuse Afternoon
A Syracuse woman, Mallie Pratt, aged 87, welcomed a stranger into her home at 300 N Elizabeth in February. The visit unfolds as a candid, poignant memoir of a life in Hamilton County, from early piano lessons to racehorse anecdotes and unfulfilled goals.
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Mallie Pratt
Syracuse
Elizabeth
Dickens
Miss Haversham
Faulkner
Miss Emily
Miss Mallie
Alfred Pratt
Pratt
Kendall
James Pratt
Hamilton County
Syracuse High School
St. Catherine Hospital
Budget gridlock looms as Kansas election nears
Kansas voters face a looming budget crisis as revenues lag. Republican Tim Shallenburger and Democrat Kathleen Sebelius promise downsizing and education protection while debating tax policy. Analysts attribute declines to capital gains and a cooling economy, with gains in retail sales masking the overall shortfall. Both candidates outline plans to boost business climate, promote agriculture, wind power, ethanol, and tourism, and consider corporate tax cuts only after review.
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Topeka
Tim Shallenburger
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Scott Anglemyer
Department of Commerce and Housing Research
Shallenburger
Sebelius
Halloween gathering hosted by Garden City RNA chapter
The Garden City chapter of the Royal Neighbors of America will host a Halloween event at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Senior Center of Finney County located at 907 N 10th St. Vera Adam can provide details at 276-2658. Donations aid Gena Leiker’s medical expenses, payable to John Leiker via Garden City Co-op Petroleum Division, Seventh and Fulton, or mailed to Cheryl Haug, PO Box 838, Garden City KS 67846.
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Garden City
Royal Neighbors of America
Finney County
10Th St
RNA
Rock Island, Ill
Vera Adam
Gena Leiker
Garden City Co-op Petroleum Division
Seventh
Fulton Streets
Leiker
St. Francis Neurological Intensive Care Unit
Wichita
Cheryl Haug
John Leiker
Haug
Lifelong Communities Meeting Tuesday and Local Notices
A series of community notices include a Lifelong Communities Initiative meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce, 1511 E Fulton Terrace, with RSVP via 276 3264. Also, American Legion Post No. 9 hosts a veterans benefits discussion at 3 p.m. Tuesday, part of the VA Tour visiting over 330 posts in Kansas.
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Kansas Department of Aging
Garden City Area
American Legion Post No
State slips in higher education standards
Kansas earns an overall B minus and a C minus for affordability in a new Measuring Up 2002 report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Regent chair Jack Wempe warns that merit aid trumps need-based aid, while tuition hikes and budget gaps push higher costs onto students. regents pursue a balanced plan to fund faculty, technology, and quality without replacing state taxes.
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Kansas
National Center For Public Policy and Higher Education
Jack Wempe
Lyons
State Board of Regents
Wempe
Regents
Fort Hays State
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Sixth human West Nile case confirmed in Kansas
A 75-year-old Johnson County resident is the sixth Kansan with a confirmed West Nile virus case. Symptoms began September 16 and the patient is recovering at home. KDHE reported earlier five cases across Rice, Wyandotte, and Shawnee counties, ages 28 to 72.
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Topeka
Johnson County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Rice County
Wyandotte
Shawnee
Africa
New York
Kansas
Holcomb school board weighs bond resell savings
Holcomb USD 363 weighs reselling 2000 bonds to cut interest costs. If sold, estimated savings reach 170000, with costs around 26000 to reissue if the deal closes. Board to vote Monday at Holcomb Elementary Room 25, amid health insurance and convention delegate items.
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Holcomb Usd 363
George K. Baum and Co
USD 363
Board of Education
Daryl Prater
Holcomb Elementary School
Prater
Steve Shogren
George K. Baum
Kansas Association of School Boards
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Kathy Hanks
Hanks
Janet Harrah
Center For Economic Development
Wichita State University
Harrah
Brad Nading
Alexis Elliott
Edith Scheuerman
Lifelong Communities Meeting
Veteran Benefits Meeting
Pierceville-Plymell
South Main Street
Pierceville- Plymell
Dianne Hahn
West Nile
Holcomb Schools
Holcomb
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