Legislature Works on Vast Puzzle
An AP analysis compares a legislative session to a giant jigsaw puzzle with 500 usable pieces out of 900 proposals. Governors and leaders shape the final picture while veto power can alter or erase sections, with 900,000 to 1 million voters awaiting the completed frame next year.
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Hornbaker Wins First at Northeast Kansas Music Festival
Central Junior High School ninth grader Hornbaker earned a No 1 rating for his clarinet solo at the Northeast Kansas district music festival held at Kansas University. Jim Collinson, also from Central Junior High, matched with a top rating for his clarinet solo. Early this year a steel beam strengthened the worn Liberty Bell yoke with sturdier side frames and a new steel platform.
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Forbes Jets Do Huge Ferry Job
Air Force transports from Forbes Air Force Base near Lawrence completed an air lift of 3,000 infantry troops to Rhein Main Germany eight hours ahead of schedule. Twelve C-135 jets operated around the clock since Saturday night, finishing the three day transfer that shipped 1,480 troops to Germany and returned 1,519 troops, all with Ft. Riley as home base.
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Boy Pondering Dad’s Title
Seven year old Charlie Leete wonders why mail to his dad bears the honorific The Hon. R. J. Leete after he was elected to the Kansas Legislature. His mother explains the abbreviation and reading handwriting.
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Bighorn Sheep Population Shrinks Across North America
News notes a population decline with fewer than 20,000 bighorn sheep remaining from Western Canada to Mexico. Researchers warn numbers are uneven across habitats and stress habitats, disease, and climate.
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