Smoking ban petition heats up in city politics
The city faces a renewed smoking ordinance debate as petitioners push to repeal or place the measure on a ballot by 2007. Fraternal groups like the VFW and American Legion back the effort, while business owners and opponents warn of impact on livelihoods and private clubs. Local officials note the timing could align with the 2007 election depending on signatures and council actions.
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Elks Lodge
American Legion
VFW
Bill Herman
Terria
Heather Schlegal
Remington’s
Schlegal
Golden Corral
Hastings
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
Curtis Clark
Finney County Health Coalition
Pat Bridges
Bridges
Pleasingly healthy lunches fuel student lunch menu debate
In USD 457 districts many students favor pizza and fresh fruit, while districts follow federal guidelines for calories protein vitamins iron and calcium. Some high school options include watermelon and ice cream bars, while wellness policies push nutrition education and daily fruit vegetable offerings.
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Joshue Tedford
Victor Ornelas
Jerrell Peterson
Garden City High School
Jennifer Rodriguez
Johnson
Debbie Frizzell
Wheat crop outlook in Kansas may push prices higher
Ag officials see a favorable 2007 wheat crop despite drought and pests. Break-even near 3.90 per bushel while 2005 and 2006 yields ranged 32-40 bu/acre with 291-380 million bu produced. Frosts and low moisture hurt, but rains offered some relief as farmers plan limited planting for 2007.
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Dumler
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas
Southwest
Curtis Thompson
Kansas State University
Thompson
Ed Banning
Ag Management Consultants
Colorado
Banning
Beef packers cut back operations for six to eight weeks
National Beef and Tyson Foods pause output amid negative margins and weak demand for cattle. Cargill Meat Solutions and plants in Liberal and Dodge City plan shorter weeks, about 37 hours from 40 to 48, affecting over 2,000 workers each at Dodge City and Liberal. Authorities cite market access and mad cow concerns as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberal
Dodge City
Kansas City
National Beef
Cargill Meat Solutions Packing Plant
Cargill
Mark Klein
Tyson
Capito says page board member questioned Foley actions
Washington AP Capito a GOP Page Board member testified after a closed session that leaders hid Foley's inappropriate approaches to male pages. She known nothing until Sept 29 and pressed for a quick, clear investigation.
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Washington
House Ethics Committee
House
GOP
Mark Foley
Shelley Moore Capito
R-W.va
Page
Capito
Foley
Kirk Fordham
Dennis Hastert
Fordham
Hastert
Scott Palmer
Palmer
Capitol Hill
Tuition debate intensifies as higher ed funding lags
In a Kansas campaign debate at a Legends shopping district theater, Gov Sebelius and Barnett spar over tuition increases and state funding for universities. Sebelius cites rising aid to K 12 and a budget shift while Barnett warns of a looming shortfall from a planned K 12 boost. They discuss stem cell policy and property rights, with Sebelius endorsing accelerated scientific progress and Barnett urging long term budget realism to curb tuition.
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Belius
Kansas
University of Kansas
Barnett
Legends
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City
Sebelius
Missouri
State Senate
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Rose
Ben Ballinger
Charles O. Stones
Miriam Renteria
Jorge Rodriguez
Brandon Gomez
U.S
Ted Schroeder
Congress
Dale Kildee
Michigan
Wharton
Yankee
Whartons
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