Immigration judges face retirement wave amid backlog strain
Nearly half of the 220 immigration judges could retire next year compounding a backlog of about 350,000 cases. The Executive Office for Immigration Review notes 32 vacancies across 59 courts, with judges under heavy workloads and years-long asylum delays. Judge Dana Leigh Marks warned of growing retirements as governance and funding gaps persist.
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Wichita double shooting leaves father dead in Valley Center case
Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter says 48-year-old Roger Bluml died Saturday after a gunshot wound at his Valley Center home where his wife Melissa Bluml was fatally wounded the next day. Investigators will discuss amending charges against 18-year-old Anthony Bluml, his 35-year-old mother Kisha Schaberg, and two former classmates facing first-degree murder and attempted murder counts.
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Sedgwick County
Jeff Easter
Roger Bluml
Bluml
Melissa Bluml
Valley Center-area
Melissa Blum
Easter
Blumls
Anthony Bluml
Kisha Schaberg
San Diego
Anthony
Cheaper plans lure uninsured as marketplace opens
As enrollment hits deadline in Chicago, many without health coverage pick the lowest premium plans. Experts warn buyers may face high out of pocket costs once care is needed next year. Counselors note shoppers focus on upfront price rather than total costs and coverage details.
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Matt Eyles
Avalere Health
Health care gaffs top story of 2013
The AP poll ranks Obamacare as the top story of 2013 with 45 first place votes from 144 ballots, followed by the Boston Marathon bombing with 29 votes and the Vatican papal transition with 21. Other strong contenders included partisan conflicts in Congress.
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Associated Press
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All Digital Textbooks Adopted at Archbishop Stepinac High
Archbishop Stepinac High School switches to digital textbooks for nearly all courses from biology to calculus. The change lightens backpacks and lowers costs from about 600 dollars to 150 dollars per student, with religion texts remaining in print.
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New York City
Holiday happenings headline events in Kansas City and Lawrence
Holiday art show at Van Go on New Jersey Street runs 1 to 5 p.m. The Nutcracker performances occur at Kauffman Center with matinee and evening showings. Handel Messiah by Spire Chamber Ensemble at Helzberg Hall. Salvation Army kettle ends at noon. City offices closed and waste collection halted on 24th. Christmas Dinner at First United Methodist Church 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details at LJWorld.com and Lawrence.com.
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Marital Pairings Listed For Local Residents
A long list of local couples includes Nine Joseph Robert Wood and Tara Kathleen Harkrader both of Lincoln plus Stephen Shea Knowles and Julianne Elizabeth Thomas of Dallas. Additional pairs span Lawrence Baldwin City Wellsville and Eudora with ages from 21 to 75.
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Joseph Robert Wood
Lincoln
Tara Kathleen Harkrader
Stephen Shea Knowles
Dallas
Julianne Elizabeth Thomas
Keith Daniel Bellfi
Lawrence
Ashley Karoline Gardner
Stephen Lynn Lacour
Marilyn Rose Jessepe
Horton
Gerald Cohen Robinson
Michelle Ann Martin
Paul Eric Leyland
Erica Jean van Nice
Jagroop Singh
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