West Nile cases rise. Garden City man not counted yet
KDHE confirms four more human West Nile meningitis or encephalitis cases bringing total to 53 with one death. A Garden City man, Pascual Rodriguez, died Sept. 5 in Amarillo and is not yet counted pending lab confirmation.
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Garden City
Kansas
Pascual Rodriguez
Amarillo Baptist St. Anthony Hospital
Amarillo
Texas
KDHE
Sharon Watson
Dickinson County
Sedgwick County
Shawnee County
Marion County
Watson
Rodriguez
Kansas Tops Nation in Wind Energy Potential
Kansas ranks first nationally in wind energy potential and could theoretically supply about 40 percent of U S electricity demand, said Randy Swisher of the American Wind Energy Association at the Kansas Wind and Biomass Energy Conference. He noted Kansas has vast wind resources, with widespread commercially viable sites, and highlighted transmission constraints slowing development.
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Kansas
United States
Randy Swisher
American Wind Energy Association
Gray County
Montezuma
Tricity
Marienthal
Wichita County
U.S
Public Interest Research Group
Education Fund
Midwest
Swisher
Lee Allison
Kansas Geological Survey
Kansas school finance system is fair says USC professor
USC professor Lawrence Picus testified in Shawnee County District Court that Kansas distributes money fairly and adequately. He noted districts can exceed budgets by 25 percent via local property taxes, arguing equity improves as districts gain more funding flexibility. Plaintiffs contend the base aid and distribution are inadequate for demographics and needs, while state officials counter with overall spending. the case continues.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lawrence Picus
University of Southern California
Shawnee County
Dis
Trict
Picus
Shawnee
Salina
Dodge City
Terry Bullock
Gary Norris
Bruce Baker
University of
Dan Biles
State Board of Education
Baker
Norris
Bush orders full probe into CIA officer leak
The Justice Department opened a full criminal investigation into who leaked the CIA officer's name. President Bush directed White House staff to cooperate fully and preserve all related materials as the inquiry moves beyond a preliminary stage. White House counsel Alberto Gonzalez urged staff to retain logs, emails, and notes. The leak followed Senate comments by Joseph Wilson challenging Bush's uranium claims.
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Justice Department
CIA
Bush
White House
Alberto R. Gonzales
Robert Novak
Joseph C. Wilson
Iraq
Africa
Scott McClellan
Iraq says six months not enough for constitution
Entifadh Qanbar, spokesman for Ahmad Chalabi, said a new Iraqi constitution cannot be ready in six months as Colin Powell proposed. He added Iraqis must cohere on the framework and have time to discuss and understand it before a referendum. Meanwhile US troops faced attacks in Baghdad and a drowning incident and missing soldier occurred during canal operations.
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Colin Powell
Entifadh Qanbar
Ahmad Chalabi
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Qanbar
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