Garden City district inches toward AYP goals in math and reading
Garden City USD 457 shows gains in math and reading but remains among about 100 Kansas districts not achieving Adequate Yearly Progress under No Child Left Behind. The district meets state literacy and math targets yet faces broader sanctions and funding hurdles as standards rise.
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Garden City
Kansas
Board of Education
George Hopkins
Bush and public divides over war and security policy
Barbara Knight criticizes President Bush calling him the worst since Grant while supporters praise surveillance programs as vital in the fight against terrorism. A U S military spokesman comments on Iraq’s government asserting control of its armed forces amid ongoing security debates.
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Barbara Knight
George W. Bush
al-Qaida
Bush
CIA
U.S
William Caldwell
Iraq
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Debating profanity in 9 11 documentary airing
The American Family Association vows to flood the FCC with complaints if CBS rebroadcasts the 9 11 documentary containing raw language. FCC fines up to 325000 hinge on context while some CBS affiliates delay airing it. Proponents argue for context and teaching moments, while critics defend unedited realism of the disaster.
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American Family Association
Tupelo, Miss
Randy Sharp
FCC
CBS
Parents Television Council
Media Research Center
Sharp
New York
Just dogs or a full Panama pet relocation saga
Ron Isham recounts the grueling process of moving two chocolate Labrador retrievers to Panama including airline, veterinary, and embassy requirements, a strict 10 day window, and customs hurdles. He defends the dogs as essential to retirement despite neighbor skepticism and describes the staged chaos of international pet transport.
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America
Panama
Central America
Griffin
Simon
Continental
Bliz
USDA
Topeka
Washington, D.C
Houston
Howell Raines
Raines
New York Times
Jayson Blair
Harry Truman
Valle Escondido
Boquete
Chiriqui
What would Jesus think about mass murder and war
A reader rebukes a columnist Williams for bellicose views on Iran Syria and Israel. He argues there is no Middle East threat to the US or Israel and condemns public calls to bomb. The letter urges cautious policy and appeals to Christian conscience, signing Charley Reese.
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Walter
Academia
Syria
Iran
Timur
Genghis Khan
Middle East
United States
Israel
Iraq
Washington
Tel Aviv
War Party
Hezbollah
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Jesus
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