Run for Orphans 5K fundraiser aids Ethiopian outreach
Lawrence nonprofit Fields of Promise hosts a Run for Orphans 5K to support Ethiopian programs. Funds aid Mekelle Blind School, foster care for HIV-affected orphans, and a new medical-clinic partnership, with participants urged to know at least one orphan personally.
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Zickers
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Kevin Stuever
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Sarah
Susan Stuever
Orphan Care
Eerusalem
Run For Orphans
Steve
Kansas universities push for faculty and staff pay raises
Kansas higher education leaders from KU and five other regents universities said they will push for funding to raise salaries after two years of freezes with a possible third. They discussed meeting the next governor post election, one-time bonuses, and tying tuition hikes to pay raises amid roughly 100 million in two years of budget cuts.
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Topeka
Kansas’ Public Universities
Kansas University
Bernadette Gray-Little
Gray-Little
Council of Presidents
The
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Regents
Fort Hays State University
Ed Hammond
Kansas State University
Kirk Schulz
2nd Congressional District faces race between Hudspeth and Jenkins
In Topeka Cheryl Hudspeth meets political newcomer Lynn Jenkins in a tight race for Kansas second district. Libertarian Robert Garrard also on ballot. Jenkins defends voting record on taxes and Obama stimulus while Hudspeth lashes at debt and calls for job growth via public private projects. Hudspeth criticizes stimulus history and regulatory easing for job creation.
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Toppeka
Cheryl Hudspeth
Topeka
Hudspeth
Kansas
Girard
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Lynn Jenkins
Jenkins
Washington
Robert Garrard
Edgerton
House
Senate
U.S
Nancy Boyda
American Conservative Union
Congress
Hudspeth outlines health reform stance and background
Cheryl Hudspeth, 56, a Democrat with banking, paralegal, and community organizing experience in California and Wichita, cites education at Sonoma State. She urges small steps like cross state health insurance sales and broader health savings accounts, noting the act needs time to implement and fix bugs as the economy recovers.
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California
Wichita
Sonoma State University
Tom
Congress
Hudspeth
Lynn Jenkins profile highlights a Republican lawmaker
Lynn Jenkins, 47, Republican, has served in the U S House since 2009 after roles as state treasurer 2003-2008 state senator 2000-2003 and state representative 1999-2000. She holds an AA in business administration from Kansas State University and a BS in accounting from Weber State University. Divorced with two children. She advocates refining Social Security and Medicare. A health care critique notes private insurers facing government competition, while Hudspeth cites high risk pools and pre existing conditions limiting affordable policies.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Kansas State University
Weber State University
Ogden
Utah
Hudspeth
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