Mennonites from Mexico Find Work and Culture Clash in Kansas
German Mennonite farmers from Mexico migrate to southwest Kansas amid drought in northern states. Families settle in Garden City area, learn English at home, face language barriers in healthcare, and juggle farm work with cultural expectations. Schools report higher migrant turnover and absenteeism as communities integrate.
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Garden City
Chihuahua
Jacob Wolfe
Ciudad Cuahtemoc
Cuahtemoc
Wolfe
Sublette
Jose Flores
Flores
Sierra
Americas
Kansas
Europe
Anna Wall
Greeley County
Cindy Smith
Bolivia
Canada
Ruthanna Ray
Stephens County Hospital
Hugoton
Vada Winger
U S warplanes target Taliban bases in new phase
Rumsfeld warned that camps hold terrorists and threats remain as airstrikes continue. General Myers said aircraft would stay ready to hit emerging targets while long range bombers paused briefly. Officials note al Qaida may possess chlorine and other toxins and some Taliban commanders may defect to the northern alliance.
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Rumsfeld
Pentagon
Air Force
Richard Myers
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
al-Qaida
Taliban
Northern Alliance
Islamic
Afghanistan
Myers
Major Developments After Sept 11 Attacks
United States allied states slow airstrikes in Afghanistan during Muslim holidays. The government broadens asset freezes targeting bin Laden aides and Yemeni traders accused of aiding his network. NBC worker faces anthrax form. FBI sees no link to Sept 11. Bush warns of ongoing danger. Ashcroft indicts Arizona man for FBI false statements. Students recite Pledge of Allegiance nationwide.
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U.S
Osama bin Laden
Yemen
bin Laden
NBC News
FBI
Bush
Taliban
Afghanistan
John Ashcroft
Arizona
Fallout From Anthrax Letters Expands Amid Suspicions
Officials disclosed mixed lab results on suspected anthrax tests and warned of possible further attacks. FBI and state health teams traced a letter tied to a vendor in Malaysia, while indictments name Faisal Michael al Salmi and associate Rayed Abdullah amid broader terrorism probes involving hijackers and detained suspects.
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Hunt
Randy Todd
FBI
Microsoft
Todd
Kenny Guinn
Malaysia
Washington
Ashcroft
NBC News
Tom Brokaw
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Arizona
Faisal Michael al Salmi
Hani Hanjour
al Salmi
Hanjour
al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Finney County to discuss United Way fund drive goals
County commissioners meet at 8:30 a.m. Monday to discuss supporting the United Way fund drive with a goal of raising 5000 and increasing donor participation among county employees. Items include funding a new show ring livestock building at the fairgrounds, grant pursuit to cover remaining costs, and updates on Holcomb Bridge, Health Dept EMS activities, plus a tour of the Southwest Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
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Finney County
Commission
Finney County Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Angie Clark
Holcomb Bridge
Health Department
Southwest Kansas Regional
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
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Meme
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Scott City
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Finney County Commission
Orter’s Flowers
Main Street
Walnut
God Bless
America
Paul Teetzen
Nancy Teetzen
Ember
Kip
Saint Francis
St-Francis
The
Saint Francis Academy Incorporated
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