Colorado school board member blasts MLK Day editorial
A Greeley school board member and radio owner broadcasts an editorial denouncing MLK Day. Brett Reese airs the piece four times daily on KELS FM 104.7 and defends it as fact while linking to a white supremacist site. The district condemns the editorial as inflammatory and detrimental.
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Baby Doc Duvalier Returns to Haiti After Exile
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Baby Doc Duvalier returns to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile. He lands in Port au Prince on an Air France jet to cheers from over 200 supporters and is calmly escorted through immigration. A Duvalierist candidate says he is happy to be back and plans a news conference.
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R Sargent Shriver Hospitalized Outside Washington
Suburban Hospital spokeswoman Ronna Borenstein said the 95 year old former Peace Corps director and George McGovern running mate was hospitalized outside Washington with no comment on his condition or admission time. Shriver announced in 2003 that he had Alzheimer's disease.
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Tunisia Faces Gunbattles as Ben Ali Oustal Leaves
Major gunbattles erupted outside the palace and at opposition offices in Tunis as authorities fought to restore order after Ben Ali's departure. Police arrested dozens, including the top presidential security chief, amid mixed loyalties and public celebrations removing portraits of the ex-president. Prime Minister Ghannouchi promised a new national unity government to open a new page in Tunisia's history.
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Giffords Improves From Critical To Serious Condition
In a remarkable week Rep Gabrielle Giffords, gravely wounded by a January 8 shooting, was upgraded from critical to serious after a successful ventilator removal. Doctors described progress as signs of higher cognitive function, with her husband Mark Kelly at her side and milestones including eye opening and limb movement.
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Gunshots Reported Outside Baker University Dormitory
Baker University in Baldwin City reported gunfire near Irwin Hall early Sunday morning. No injuries were found with up to five shots fired at the north end of the dorm. Twenty eight students were inside at the time as security patrols increased and investigators pursued the case.
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Lawrence man builds micro miniature tractors at home
Duane Newman of Lawrence creates 1/16 scale micro mini tractors in his basement. He builds, tests, and travels to pulls with lead weights up to 1,000 pounds, sharing a hobby with two other Kansans and meeting friends along the Midwest circuit. Newman works in maintenance at ICL Performance Products when not at pulls.
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Leo Center seeks federal status to boost care
The Leo Center in Lawrence has applied to become a Federally Qualified Health Center to gain federal funding and expand services. If approved, annual budget could rise from 350000 to 1300000 and patient visits from 2500 to 10000 with cost based Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement.
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Brownback urges legislature to set school funding rules
Gov. Brownback received strong applause in the State of the State as he urged the Legislature to define what constitutes a suitable education and resolve the school finance dispute through lawmakers rather than courts. Senate Democratic Leader Hensley countered that the fight is over financing the system, not the concept of suitability.
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University maintenance backlog grows beyond threshold
In 2007 the Legislature approved a five year plan to address university building maintenance, funded to cover about one third of the backlog. Budget constraints reduced state funding, and the maintenance backlog now totals more than the previous estimate.
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