Undecided lawmaker weighs Kansas House speaker race
Newly elected Rep. Jim Karleskint of Tonganoxie has met all three candidates for the Kansas House speaker post but will not commit. He says the central issue is who will write the new school finance formula as the 2017 session approaches. He notes past delays from 1992 to 2015 and warns the current three months limit. He emphasizes committee control of the new formula and cites no candidate's plan.
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Effort to Cheer Recovering Friend Opens Business Venture
Lawrence artist Stacey Lamb found a new path after a layoff ended her three decades in greeting cards. Art has sustained her since childhood, including a turning point when a Snoopy drawing impressed her abuser, reinforcing her identity as an artist. Lamb pursued a degree in fine
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Navy warship named for first black Marine aviator
The Navy will name a destroyer, DDG 121, after Lt Gen Frank E. Petersen Jr. in honor of the first black Marine aviator and commander. Petersen flew over 350 combat missions in Korea and Vietnam, earned multiple awards, and retired in 1988. Construction began April 27 in Mississippi for the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., due to join the fleet in 2020.
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