Conservatives face full slate of opponents in state board race
Kansas Board of Education races attract challengers as terms for four of six conservatives end. Boo Tyson of the MAINstream Coalition says many voters seek change, with incumbents facing primary and general election challenges. Iris Van Meter will not seek re election. several conservatives face specific primary opponents while Democrats stake out paths to the general.
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Lawrence
Mainstream Coalition
Wempe
Iris van Meter
Cindy Duckett
Wichita
Duckett
Ken Willard
John Bacon
Connie Morris
Morris
St. Francis
Sally Cauble
Liberal School Board
Garden City
Tim Cruz
Bacon
Olathe
Harry McDonald
Blue Valley High School
Kansas Citizens For Science Board of Directors
Don Weiss
Board of Regents
Bill Graves
State Board
Bob Corkins
Corkins
Hutchinson
Little River
Kansas House of Representatives
Willard
Nickerson-South
Bob Beatty
Washburn University
Fred Phelps
Beatty
State Board of Education
Kansas
Salvation Army Shelter Plan Sparks Neighborhood Debate
Neighbors fear a new Salvation Army shelter project will disrupt fundraising and alter services, pushing for a one year site plan to finish a family oriented center by early 2007. Salvation Army leaders insist the center will differ from the current site and not offer traditional emergency shelter, while assuring they will address community needs if hunger persists. City commissioners meet tonight at 6:35 at City Hall to discuss the proposal.
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Salvation Army
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New Hampshire Streets
James Grauerholz
Lawrence
City Hall
Sixth and
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Unique straw studio challenges price in Lincoln County Kansas
Scott Garrette complains about the value of a straw bale studio in Lawrence, Kansas, noting its uniqueness makes appraisal hard. Douglas County officials and a registry confirm few such structures exist. The Garrettes built the studio from 2003 to 2005 with 70 bales of straw and clay plaster, estimating $50,000 value, while appraisals hover near $15,000. They plan to list the property at $159,900, raising questions about loan eligibility and buyer down payments.
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Steve Miles
Douglas County Appraiser
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Kansas
Garrettes
Lawrence
Lecompton
Straw Bale Building Methods and Costs Compared
Straw bale construction offers low cost high insulation for homes farms schools and more. Bales must stay dry and materials vary with mud or cement stucco. two main styles exist post and beam with infill and structural Nebraska.
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