Burr resigns as Garden City High principal to join High Schools That Work
Garden City High School principal Kevin Burr will resign effective at the start of the spring semester, taking unused vacation time and turning duties over to interim principal Kraig Dexter. Burr will join the Southern Regional Education Board program as an educational consultant. The move follows his work on the Buff Project, increased senior credits, and the Intouch Online system for parent access. Weatherly and Dexter praise Burr for raising expectations and improving technology and student opportunities.
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Garden City
Kevin Burr
GCHS
Kraig Dexter
Burr
Dexter
Wyoming
Southern Regional Education Board
USD 457 Board of Education
Bill Weatherly
Weatherly
Kansas State Department of Education
Intouch Online
Internet
Hays official says finance formula unfair in trial
Hays superintendent Fred Kaufman testified in Shawnee County District Court on the third day of a school finance lawsuit. He argued the state underfunds districts and that funding decisions lack a rational basis, contrasting Hays with LaCrosse where an extra 200000 supports a elementary school.
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Topeka
Hays
Fred Kaufman
Shawnee County
Dodge City
Salina
Terry Bullock
Kenneth Weltz
Washington Elementary
Weltz
State Board of Education
Carol Rupe
Wichita
el Dorado
Kaufman
LaCrosse
Bullock
Christine Downey
D-Newton
House
Senate
Garden City Commission Debates 2004 Big Pool Upgrades
Garden City commissioners weighed 2004 Big Pool spending with estimates from 350000 to 550000. They approved a 2004 budget with a 10 year discretionary bond for about 350000 in improvements but did not commit funds or plan. A possible additional 200000 reimbursement from airport control tower costs could raise total to 550000 for a zero depth entry Wading Pool and spray area with a separate filtration system.
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Garden City
Garden City Regional Airport
Bush seeks cautious democracy transition in Iraq with Schroeder
President Bush resumes effort to win broad backing for a gradual postwar democracy in Iraq. He meets German Chancellor Schroeder, a key critic, as U N divisions reemerge over the occupation. France and Germany oppose continued U S control amid a softer White House tone.
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New York
Bush
Iraq
Gerhard Schroeder
United States
United Nations
Schroeder
France
Germany
U.S
Jacques Chirac
Roadside bomb attack kills Iraqi civilians
A homemade bomb exploded on a Baghdad road in Azamiyah injuring 18 and killing at least one Iraqi as two civilian buses were destroyed. Police said US patrols were not hit. Substantial clashes near Tikrit left four Iraqis dead and a raid near Uja seized about 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Tikrit
Uja
Azamiyah
Awas Ibrahim
Chirac opposes unilateral U.S. Iraq action at UN
In a UN General Assembly speech, Jacques Chirac urged keeping troops and immediate steps to end the U.S. occupation, arguing against isolation and one‑country rules. U.N. Secretary‑General Kofi Annan criticized Bush's pre‑emptive strike, warning it could set dangerous precedents for unilateral force. Bush urged moving forward.
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U.S
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Kofi Annan
Bush
Iraq
Annan
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