Memorial service links politics to Kansas tax debate
At Plymouth Congregational Church 925 Vermont St. the memorial service led by Rev. Josh Longbottom used funeral rites to protest recent Kansas leadership actions. Speakers linked tax cuts and revenue shortfalls to the state’s direction while noting public employee pay and higher education funding. Bill Glover cited stagnation under Brownback policies and urged action beyond party lines.
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Liberal Public Policy Advocate
Plymouth Congregational Church
Vermont St
Josh Longbottom
Kansas
Longbottom
Brownback
Bill Glover
Kansas State University Employees Association
Drought Devastates Southwest Kansas Wheat Harvest
Southwest Kansas farmer Anthony Stevenson describes a brutal drought that has ruined dryland and irrigated wheat, with pastures browning, lakes shrinking, and cattle herds culled. Scientists warn the extreme drought persists across western Kansas, threatening a record bad harvest in decades and complicating recovery even with late rains.
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Kansas
Great Plains
Mark Svoboda
University of Nebraska
Svoboda
U.S. Drought Monitor
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas Prairie
John Holman
Kansas State University
Stevenson
Plymouth Church expands English and Spanish classes
Plymouth Congregational Church offers free English classes with volunteer teachers from KU and local leaders while adding Spanish sessions for a multicultural ministry. Over 80 students enrolled this summer, aided by a $20,000 United Church of Christ grant to fund a part time Hispanic ministry pastor.
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Gorres
Lawrence
Spain
Debby Hadel
Plymouth
Peter Luckey
United Church of Christ
Plymouth Church
Luckey
Plymouth Congregational Church
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Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
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Southwest
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Shannon Gorres
Kansas University
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
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