Gaza police round up 112 militants after deadly blasts
Palestinian police in the Gaza Strip arrest 112 activists amid pressure to crack down on Islamic militants after two suicide attacks. An American student wounded in shrapnel from Sunday's bombings is brain dead. Islamic Jihad claimed the first attack, a car bombing near Kfar Darom that killed six soldiers and injured 34. a seventh soldier died later.
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Gaza City
Gaza Strip
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Gaza
Islamic Jihad
Khaled Khatib
Kfar Darom
Flood relief closer for Halstead Kansas
Halstead inches toward flood relief as the Corps finishes the Arkansas River levee, enabling removal from flood plain. The $11 million project, funded mostly by the federal government with a $3 million local share, could curb building restrictions and spur development.
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Halstead
Kan
Kansas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Don Osenbaugh
Rep Nathan Deal Switches Parties in Georgia
Gainesville GA AP Rep Nathan Deal 53 longtime conservative Democrat becomes third in Congress to switch to the Republican Party citing political strain and a need to align with GOP positions. He says Democrats blocked amendments to the Clean Water Act aimed at countering burdensome overregulation.
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Gainesville
Nathan Deal
Congress
Deal
House
Dole launches third bid for president in Kansas
Kansas senator Bob Dole returned home to announce his third run for the Republican nomination. In London Arena he invoked Kansas roots, recalling a career started in the Kansas House and noting the support of Kansans who backed his five Senate elections. He spoke about lessons learned and his Washington work as he began the campaign.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Opera, Kan
Bob Dole
United States Senate
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
George Bush
Kansas
Cole
London
Kansas Expocentre
Kansas House of Representatives
Washington
Dole declares candidacy before Kansas supporters
Supporters crowded in Topeka as Bob Dole formally announced his bid for the Republican nomination. They wore T shirts and buttons and felt part of history. Deronda Mitchell called the speech wonderful and hopeful while 17 year old Johnathon Carlisle praised Dole for highlighting Kansas values and tough on crime stance.
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Oxford
Kan
Kansas
John Teter
Teter
Oxford Police Department
Kati
Audrey
Topeka, Kan
Bob Dole
White House
Deronda Mitchell
Topeka
Cole
United States
Johnathon Carlisle
Future Farmers of America
Dole
Carlisle
Robinson sentenced to 55 months in prison
Jerry Lee Robinson Jr., 15, of Ottawa, was sentenced to 55 months for the September slaying of Clyde Richard Crowley, a jury convicting him of second degree murder. Judge Thomas Sachse cited Robinson’s age and Crowley being the initial aggressor, with possible good time reductions and a 20 percent reduction for time served. Appeals window opened, and defense motions for new trial or probation were denied.
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Jerry Lee Robinson Jr
Ottawa
Clyde Richard Crowley
Thomas Sachse
Robinson
Tiow
Forest Park
Sachse
Secretary of Corrections
Corrections Department
Wendell Barker
John Cole
Nashville star W Chely Wright to perform in Ottawa
Nashville singer W Chely Wright returns to the area for a May 25 concert at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium. Wright grew up in the region and in Burlington at Flint Hills Opry, with debut single He's a Good Old Boy and the album The Woman in the Moon earning praise. Tickets go on sale May 8 through A&M Productions Ottawa. prices and supporting acts not yet announced.
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Sville
W Chely Wright
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Third
Hickory
Wright
Flint Hills Opry
Burlington
Nashville
Tenn
Nashville Now
TNN
Ottawa Mayor's Youth Summit speaker on participation
Bill Cordes, speaker at the second annual Ottawa Mayor's Youth Summit, urged that life is a participation sport and that you only get out what you put in. Cordes serves as the director of Provides.
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Bill Cordes
Ottawa
Cordes
Study lauds schools that do things right
Carnegie Foundation lauds elementary schools for practical actions. At Jackson Elementary Everett students monitor a polluted creek’s water quality and push city storm drain upgrades. In San Antonio Jackson Keller Elementary teachers host Saturday parent outreach with Donuts for Dads and Muffins for Moms. Buck Elementary Louisville mails parent pamphlets and loans books as babies grow. Key School Indianapolis parents organize half day projects for teacher collaboration. The study urges replication of these real world practices.
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Sally Streff
Buzbee
Ashington
Tiesanas
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Jackson Elementary
Everett
Wash
San Antonio
Texas
Jackson Keller Elementary
Washington
Carnegie
How Good Schools Reach Out
A Carnegie Foundation study shows schools engage parents as partners through actions like in class rooms and ongoing outreach. Examples include Weber Elementary Iowa City creating a parents room, Whitcomb Elementary Richmond hosting Coffee with the Principal, and Public School 88 NYC inviting evening meetings to discuss students.
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Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Weber
Iowa City
Iowa
Lakewood
Ohio
Hefferan
Chicago
Philadelphia
Public School 88
New York City
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