Car wash fundraiser halted over stormwater rules
Henderson said the shelter canceled a fundraiser after car wash runoff entered the city stormwater system feeding the Kansas River. Voigt noted a notice of violation was issued, with no fine, as the ordinance aims at education. The effort had raised 290 dollars for homeless softball equipment.
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Henerson
Voigt
Henderson
South Park
Rick Nunez
Auto Exchange
E. 23Rd St
Lawrence
Chuck Mager
Fair Focus Shifts to Foods Crafts and Livestock at Palmyra Fair
4-Hers prepare for heat as livestock entries face 90 degree days with water and fans. Erin Jansen worries about the heat while sheep await judging. arts and crafts entries include a frog purse and a beaded flower vase earning purple ribbons. Over 500 crafts entered. judge Connie Miller notes assessing quality, originality, and effort. Spectacular Attractions Carnival set to open tonight at 6 p.m. and run through the week alongside the fair.
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Fair Board of Directors
Palmyra
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Erin
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Daisy Johnson
Lecompton
Stull
Busy Beavers
Connie Miller
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Kansas educators prepare response to board on evolution standards
In Topeka educators plan a 10 am meeting to draft a point by point reaction to the state board language on evolution in grade level standards used for tests in grades four, seven and ten. Some advocate intelligent design while others defend evolution as the board weighs revisions.
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Topeka
Jack Krebs
Oskaloosa High School
Kansas Citizens For Science
Bill Harris
Harris
University of Missouri-Kansas City
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U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
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Top state lawyers to discuss school funding with board
Atty Gen Phill Kline and Sen John Vratil meet Aug 9 with the State Board of Education to press changing accreditation standards for reading math and science. The move, aimed at safeguarding funding, draws criticism from board member Bill Wagnon who says it undercuts lawsuits alleging insufficient funds.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
John Vratil
Rleawood
State Board of Education
Vratil
Bill Wagnon
Lawrence
Wagnon
Kline
Wratil
Kansas Supreme Court
Ocean changes spark concern across Pacific wildlife
Unusual weak winds reduce upwelling along the Pacific coast causing warmer waters and a drop in phytoplankton. NOAA reports fewer juvenile salmon and rockfish, mass bird dieoffs, late breeding on Tatoosh Island, and abnormal seabird declines from Oregon to British Columbia. Scientists note El Nino absence and ponder climate linkages with global warming debate.
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Canada
Pacific
Oregon
Bill Peterson
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Farallon Islands
San Francisco
Washington State
Tatoosh Island
Washington
Monterey Bay
Hannah Nevins
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
NOAA
British Columbia
San Luis Obispo
Fort Brage
Nathan Mantua
University of Washington
Seattle
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