Dighton's Poor Farm saved by residents
About 40 protesters crowded the Lane County Courthouse community room to oppose selling the 160 acre Poor Farm ground near Dighton Kansas. Commissioners voted to keep the land, noting its historical value and current rental income of 4320 dollars annually. Local historian Ellen May Stanley emphasized its place in the town’s history.
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Dighton
Lane County
Lane County Commission
Keith Dickey
Dickey
Ellen May Stanley
Stanley
John Lawrence
Graves proclaims September as Support Public Schools Month
Gov Bill Graves designated September as Support Public Schools Month three weeks after cutting state education aid. At London Middle School in Topeka about 300 students teachers and staff attended as Graves signed the proclamation praising school personnel amid budget strain and calls for continued support.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
London Middle School
Graves
GOP nominee Graves meet face to face in Topeka
Republican Gov. Bill Graves and GOP gubernatorial nominee Tim Shallenburger met for an hour of talks in Topeka. Both appeared conciliatory but Graves stopped short of endorsing Shallenburger. They planned another meeting and noted Graves would travel to Japan on a five day trade mission while Shallenburger prepared to campaign at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson.
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Graves
Shallenburger
Japan
Kansas
Hutchinson
Teachers shift to instruction based approach at USD 457
The USD 457 Office of Instruction unveils a reorganization from curriculum focus to an instruction based model. Patti Ansley notes teachers will learn how to teach what to teach while Ann Goodman emphasizes prioritizing instruction, staff development, and remaining aligned with No Child Left Behind assessments.
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USD 457
Office of Instruction
Patti Ansley
USD 457 Board of Education
Ann Goodman
Goodman
Cathedral clash over US first cathedral claim
In Dodge City a nine month old cathedral, Our Lady of Guadalupe, is contested as the first US cathedral dedicated in 30 years by Cardinal Roger Mahony who dedicated Los Angeles Our Lady of the Angels. Bishop Ronald Gilmore questions the claim noting the Dodge City church serves as a parish cathedral. Mahony says a cathedral should be in a city heart to engage the public and civic life.
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Los Angeles
Roger Mahony
Our Lady of the Angels
United States
Dodge City
Ronald Gilmore
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Gilmore
Mahony
Our Lady of Guadalupe
St. Mary of the Assumption
San Francisco
Archdiocese of
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