Four library site plans compete for downtown redevelopment
Private developers showcase four options to replace the library. The Fritzel family would redevelop Vermont Street for a new library with housing and retail. The Simons family plans a Riverfront Mall library with hotel and offices. Doug Compton and partners seek a library with a hotel northeast of Ninth and New Hampshire. Jeff Schmalberg backs library condos south of Ninth and New Hampshire. Parking limits and cost estimates vary across proposals.
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Simons
Journal-World
Riverfront
Doug Compton
Ninth and
New Hampshire Streets
Jeff Scmalberg
Clark
Compton
New Hampshire Street
Schmalberg
New Hampshire
Kansas River
John Nalbandian
Library Board
Watson Park
City Commission
Fritzel family open to moving downtown library site
The Fritzel family and Gene Fritzel Construction signal flexibility on a downtown library plan to avoid eminent domain. They propose moving from the Sixth Street site to the current post office at Seventh and Vermont, while noting the post office also seeks a closer-to-Interstate 70 location. A resident on Kentucky Street resists selling his home, saying he bought it for a residence, not investment.
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Clark
David Schauner
Fritzel
Bob Schulte
Gene Fritzel Construction
Sixth Street
Vermont
Kentucky Streets
Schulte
Seventh and
Vermont Streets
Bush proposes National Guard join Border Patrol role
President Bush calls for National Guard units to reinforce the Border Patrol as part of a broader immigration plan. He seeks 6,000 more agents, 6,700 detention beds, and end to catch and release while expanding a guest worker program. The plan envisions Guard duties limited to intelligence, surveillance, and support with troops armed for self defense. Governors may request from other states. deployments aimed to start in June.
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Texas
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Iraq
Moser
Army
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Kansas
Kansans wary of Bush border plan and Guard delays
Sebelius and Kansas leaders express concern over a Bush plan to mobilize thousands of National Guard troops for border duties. They note strains from Iraq deployments, with about 6,700 Kansas Guard personnel available for other tasks and questions about training and effectiveness for border missions. Local advocates warn a show of force may not help and urge humane immigration solutions.
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Iraq
Moser
Sebelius
Kansas
White House
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South America
State boosts National Guard recruitment with $2000 incentive
The Kansas National Guard and other states test a recruiting scheme paying guardsmen 2000 for each peer they recruit. Participants complete online training, then receive a kit and a 1000 cash credit after enlistment and another 1000 when the recruit begins basic training. Spring is cited as a key recruiting period as high school and college students decide their paths.
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Guard
Joy Moser
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Lester Gellhaus
Kansas Guard
Moser
Critics dispute Bush border Guard plan as political fix
Critics from Rio Grande Valley to Washington say sending up to 6 000 National Guard members to the U S Mexico border would strain operations without easing illegal immigration. Officials warn the mission could be dangerous and hinder disaster response while failing to address job-driven migration. Rep Silvestre Reyes and Rep Solomon Ortiz urge reconsideration.
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Silvestre Reyes
Texas
Border Patrol
National Guard
Solomon Ortiz
House Armed Services Committee
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