Farm subsidies increasingly favor large operators over family farms
The 2000 farm aid data show 63 percent of subsidies went to the top 10 percent of recipients, with heirs of billionare John R. Simplot and others benefiting despite large farming interests. Grants flowed to major firms, etc. while smaller operations struggle, prompting calls to rethink safety net goals under the 1996 law.
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John R. Simplot
Forbes Magazine
Idaho
Simplot
Simplots
J.R. Simplot Co
Boise
McDonald’s
Fred Zerza
Zerza
Congress
Harkin
Illinois
Tom Buis
National Farmers Union
Craig Gunderson
USDA
Fire near Lake Oroville 65 percent contained
A California forest fire near Lake Oroville was 65 percent contained on Monday after destroying 26 homes and forcing evacuations for hundreds. About 7,850 acres burned as residents of 400 homes were allowed to return, with full containment not expected before Wednesday. The blaze began Thursday when a tree hit a power line amid eight major Western fires.
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Calif
Lake Oroville
Sacramento
Cal
Teen linked to gang shooting nabbed as drugs seized
Police detained a teen suspect in a gang shooting case after a dog bite injured an officer. Officers recovered hand rolled marijuana cigarettes and paraphernalia. Drugs valued at $500 were seized during another early morning search at 1804 St John St, with a 17-year old female sought for drug charges. Olivia Hinojos, 17, was arrested on warrants for failure to appear and theft. more arrests expected.
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Lermon
Utz
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Kansas districts push for more education funding reforms
Superintendents endorse a plan but doubt its chances as test scores dominate budgets. Local option budgets have kept schools afloat yet strain taxpayers in Haven and other districts. Some districts, like Smoky Valley, boosted LOB use by up to 200 percent while others cut programs, including a tennis team, due to funding gaps. Citizens question the timing and seek clearer rules, more state help, and broader tax sources. A statewide dialogue is urged to define Kansas education funding and reforms.
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Smoky Valley
Haven
Jim Chad
Wick
Chadwick
Jim Keller
Douglass
Phillipsburg
Jack Wallace
Randy Rivers
Alma
Kansas
Topeka
Sisters find golden years together at Garden Valley
Three sisters Veronica Schreibvogel Millie Douglas and Geraldine Stoecklein now live together at Garden Valley Retirement Village after years apart Their bond endures through meals daily shared activities and memories from childhood on the farm The trio values family friends and simple pleasures like bingo music and occasional bus trips to bowl or visit the nearby 700 neighborhood
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Veronica
Schreibvogel
Garden Valley
Millie
Douglas
Geraldine
Stoecklein
Olpe
Holcomb
Garden City
Hutchinson
Alvin
Wichita
Nebraska
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