Kansas bids for national bio defense lab in bid to attract DHS facility
An editorial urges Kansas to push Leavenworth and Manhattan as top contenders for a 450 million National Bio and Agro Defense Facility. It notes the sites' strengths, Kansas State University ties, and leadership backing from Gov Sebelius and lawmakers as the state pitches collaboration to Homeland Security.
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Manhattan
Federal Department of Homeland Security
Thomas Thornton
Kansas Biosciences Authority
Kansas Senate Commerce Committee
Kansas State University
U.S. Agriculture
Dan Glickman
John Carlin
Kathleen Sebelius
U.S
Pat Roberts
Nancy Boyda
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Bioscience Group
Homeland Security
Boeing edges ahead as 787 shifts market expectations
Boeing, led by CEO James McNerney, forecasts a doubling of the commercial aviation market in 20 years with 27,000 new planes costing $2.6 trillion. The 787 Dreamliner, with Methane 47 orders, aims to redefine hub and spoke norms toward point to point growth, while Airbus fights subsidies and missteps. Boeing cites strong orders from China and India and highlights supply chain scale as a key advantage.
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James McNerney
Airbus
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Germany
France
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Dubai
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FedEx
China
India
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Old Hometown Activism and Park Plans in 1907
In Lawrence residents near Central Park, later Watson Park, met to propose improvements and preservation ideas while parents prepared to oppose a school board plan to close Grant School as part of efficiency cuts. Weather notes warn of 20 years with little sunshine in Kansas and severe winter conditions.
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Carlisle
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Haskell
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Roadblock to family planning progress raises clash over Roe legacy
Ellen Goodman notes a push for broad prevention measures to cut unplanned pregnancies, but Earned warning against appointing Eric Keroack as head of the Office of Population Affairs. She contrasts bipartisan bills to expand access with a White House choice seen as ideological and controversial. The piece frames a national debate on reducing abortions while warning against politicized science and restrictive birth control beliefs.
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NARAL
Pro-Choice America
Massachusetts
Department of Health and Human Services
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