Holcomb moves toward impasse in contract vote
Holcomb USD 363 Superintendent Skip Landis moves toward impasse after teachers rejected a 4 percent salary and health benefit proposal for 2005 06 by 26 to 32 of 67 eligible voters. Mediator and fact finder likely as Kansas Association of School Boards and federal mediator John Doern oversee talks. district saw starting pay rise from 29873 to 31069 and at least 300 annual step increase for all staff.
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Holcomb Usd
Skip Landis
Kansas Association of School Boards
KASB
John Doern
Wichita
Landis
Beth Moser
Moser
Board of Education and Holcomb Teacher Association
Tatives
Community Day Care Offers Learning For Infants To Youths
Robyn Schmidt relies on Community Day Care at 505 College Drive for her 3 year old Alexia Maune along with 93 other children. The center serves ages two weeks to 12 years with hours from 6 45 a m to 6 15 p m Monday through Friday. Director Cecilia Ortiz oversees activities focusing on socialization and preschool learning. Zara Fajardo has attended since age 3, praising the program for outdoor play and reduced TV time.
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Janessa Brungardt
Alexia Maune
College Drive
United Way
Schmidt
Alexia
Cecilia Ortiz
Zara
Fajardo
Autopsies Planned for Bodies Found at Hospital
Autopsies will be conducted on at least 44 patients found dead at Memorial Medical Center after Hurricane Katrina. Officials cited heat and delay in evacuation as factors. death toll at the hospital neared 280 statewide.
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New Orleans
Federal Emergency Management Agency
R. David Paulison
Michael Brown
Bush
White House
Iraq
Memorial Medical Center
Tal
Louisiana
Dave Goodson
Memorial Medical
County reviews public works budget and rules
Finney County commissioners Monday reviewed public works procedures including snow removal road grading and crack sealing. The department runs about 4 million dollars yearly the largest in the county budget. They discussed streamlining by consolidating road maintenance sections to save funds for lean asphalt program budgets.
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Finney County Comm’ Ers
Public Works Department
Roman Halbur
John Ellermann
Public Works
Senators urge pressure on Japan to lift beef ban
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts and nine colleagues urged the USDA to block Japanese beef imports while Japan keeps its ban on American beef. They criticized delays by Japan’s food regulators despite safety science, saying it is unfair for Japan to push U.S. buyers while restricting U.S. beef. USDA spokesman Loyd noted the frustration and Secretary Johanns efforts.
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Washington
Kansas
Pat Roberts
U.S. Agriculture Department
Japan
United States
U.S
Eco
Nomic
USDA
Ed Loyd
Agriculture
Mike Johanns
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Tyler Stutzman
Holcomb
Impasse
Gwen Tietgen
Gtietgen
Gctelegram
Robyn Schmidt
Mom Bertha Fajardo
Brown
Finney
Roberts
Gulf Coast
Inspiring Minds
Charlotte Bronte
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