Farm bill effects on rural Kansas communities
Harris Group reporters examine the federal farm bill now before Congress. The piece surveys how farm payments reach rural communities from both small and large farms, foreshadowing Saturday’s look at subsidies versus rural development funds and considering potential economic change.
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Getting Different path to farm success in Kansas area
Perspective on farming size varies as Brian Mitchell oversees a 33000 acre operation near the Kansas Oklahoma line. Experts note big farms benefit from farm subsidy programs while smaller farms pursue diverse approaches like organic methods and non commodity programs.
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No action yields crowded Garden City High School
Garden City High School administrators have placed seven trailers outside the building to hold classes and shifted physical education to about ten percent of the student body each period. They hold social studies in science labs, schedule practices at 5:30 a.m., and issue carts and keys to teachers instead of classrooms. The 2000-student school, built for 1500, is crowded, yet they claim to have made it work. Associate Principal Bill Weatherly says, "We've done such a good job of doing nothing that people have learned to live with it."
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Ulysses Teacher Pleads Not Guilty in Sex Case
Ulysses High School coach and social studies teacher Rick Cue, 51, faced a preliminary hearing on two counts of rape and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The 16-year-old accuser testified Cue touched and penetrated her at his home on two occasions between February 2006 and June 2007.
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City Link bus service begins in Garden City
At a Senior Center event in Finney County, CityLink starts fixed route bus service in Garden City with two buses in operation and a third on the way. The system, run by Finney County Transit with city and Kansas DOT support, offers four routes, public fares of $1 and 50 cents for seniors and disabled, and age based riding rules.
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