Favorable weather boosts local garden yields this year
Local gardeners and produce growers report above average yields due to steady rains and mild temps. Horticulture agent Marlin Bates notes gardeners are reaping large benefits as tomatoes overflow, and garlic, zucchinis, onions, and peppers look plentiful. Lawrence school gardens also show rich harvests with 160 pounds picked in a single day at West Middle School.
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Marlin Bates
K-State Research and Extension
Doug- This Islas County
Bates
Douglas County
Lawrence
Nancy O’connor
West Middle School
Wolf campaign stops in Lawrence target Pat Roberts primary
Milton Wolf brought his Tea Party backed campaign to Lawrence on Tuesday night addressing about 50 supporters. He vowed to oppose President Barack Obama in Washington if he defeats Roberts in the August primary, calling Obama the worst president of their lifetimes and criticizing his policies as destroying America and liberty.
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Milton Wolf
Lawrence
U.S
Pat Roberts
Washington
Barack Obama
District 45 Candidates Differ on Taxes and Schools
In Kansas House District 45 race Western Lawrence and rural western Douglas County select between veteran Tom Sloan and newcomer Jeremy Ryan Pierce. With no Democratic candidate, the Aug 5 GOP primary will decide the seat as both differ on taxes and school funding and other major issues.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Tom Sloan
Jeremy Ryan Pierce
Kansas
House
Four lawmakers plan to reintroduce death penalty appeal bill
Four Republican Kansas lawmakers said they will prefile a bill to streamline death penalty appeals after the Kansas Supreme Court vacated the sentences of Jonathan and Reginald Carr. Senators King and Smith join Representatives Rubin and Pauls to push a Senate-approved measure with House-recommended changes for 2015.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Jonathan
Reginald Carr
Wichita
Sen
Jeff
King
Independence
Senate Judiciary Committee
Greg Smith
Overland Park
John Rubin
Shawnee
Jan Pauls
Hutchinson
Smith
Johnson County
Rubin
Pauls
Senate
House
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Wolf
Peter Hancock
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Patrick Wiesner
U.S. Senate
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