Kansas Transportation Online seeks to boost road safety
Kansas Department of Transportation launches online guest blog series on the Kansas Transportation Online Community to promote traffic safety. Governor Parkinson notes new laws aimed at safer roads including a primary seat belt law and a ban on texting while driving, with a new 10 year plan to keep Kansas roads safer.
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SWKTalk promotes road safety after rise in Kansas fatalities
Kansas traffic deaths rose to 385 in 2008 and 388 last year, prompting SWKTalk events led by KDOT and officials such as Deb Miller and Sheriff Sandy Horton. A student blog by Shirley McDonald, whose son was killed on Highway 75, adds a personal, nonofficial perspective to urge careful driving across motor vehicles bicycles motorcycles or pedestrians.
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El Zarape closure sparks mixed online reactions
Anonymous online readers express disappointment and support for El Zarape after tax related closure. Garden City planning official Kaleb Kentner discusses removing abandoned trailer homes in East Garden Village, prioritizing the worst structures with doors off hinges and broken windows.
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Garden City mayor salutes chamber forum and future growth
Garden City leaders thank the Chamber of Commerce for the annual Forum and discuss a steady economy. They note unemployment down from 10.6 percent after the ConAgra fire to about 5 percent, population around 29,000, and ongoing projects with Bonanza Bioenergy and Sunflower Electric Power. The city highlights a Project Development Fund, strong bond ratings, and a 2011 Comprehensive Plan focusing on downtown revitalization, economic development, parks, and community engagement through surveys and social media.
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Purging evil from our ranks from Cal Thomas
Cal Thomas argues that purging evil from among Americans is essential amid debates on radical Islam and domestic terrorist threats. He cites Bipartisan Policy Center findings, the 9/11 Commission’s lessons, and Syria’s mosque oversight as warnings that the United States must confront extremism at home and abroad without tolerance for radical ideologies.
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