Farmers urged to grow more and better corn amid biofuel push
Editorial notes that corn demand for ethanol may boost farming profits but raises worries about habitat loss and Dust Bowl era soil erosion. It highlights US Agriculture Secretary decision on conservation reserve penalties and cites Edenspace moving to Junction City to develop Energy Corn, backed by 1.9 million from the DOE to boost biofuel crops.
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Mike Johanns
Midwest
Junction City
Edenspace
Kansas
U.S. Department of Energy
Kansas lawmakers back 1.5 million faculty fund
Kansas State Sen. Jane Eldredge praised a Senate amendment creating a 1.5 million enrichment fund for faculty salaries at Regents institutions. The Lawrence Daily World item from March 22, 1907 also notes KU students in a Capote film and local election considerations, including bonds for a high school annex and driving voter registration.
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Lawrence
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Kansas Board of Regents
Lawrence Daily World
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Ed Stewart
the World Company
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Kansas
U.S
Compromise on education plan tests Bush bipartisanship
President Bush presses Congress to renew No Child Left Behind as 57 Republican sponsors back a bill allowing states to opt out of requirements while still receiving federal aid. Critics warn this would erode national standards and harm student progress, urging measured renewal with core goals intact.
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Roy Blunt
Missouri
House
GOP
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Florida
Republican National Committee
No Child Left Behind
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Finn
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Federal
Department of Education
Ted Kennedy
George Miller
Buck McKeon
Mike Castle
Margaret Spellings
Secretary of Education
Bush Faces Growing Impatience Over War In Iraq
The 5 year war drags on as Bush and Democrats push divergent withdrawal plans. Polls show support for ending combat roles, but few concrete steps loom. Democrats face GOP resistance and political risk ahead of 2008 primaries as talks with Iraq Study Group continue.
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Nebraska
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