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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2003
Page
6
Weather summary notes tonight’s showers with a low near 38. Tuesday brings cooler, brisk conditions with rain and afternoon snow. Temperatures hold in the upper 30s. December 8, 2003.
Garnett native Arthur Capper built a multifaceted career as a newspaper publisher politician and advocate for children and agriculture. Born July 14 1865 in Garnett he rose from a Garnett Journal “devil” to Topeka Capital reporter Washington correspondent and Kansas publisher shaping state well being with independence honesty and self reliance.
The Kanza Rail Trails Conservancy received two grants to advance the Flint Hills Nature Trail. A $20,000 grant from the Walter S. and Evan C. Jones Testamentary Trust will fund nearly five miles of trail near Vassar with crushed limestone for cyclists and hikers, while the Emporia Community Foundation provided about $941 to upgrade two bridges near Bushong in northern Lyon County. Volunteers will complete the Vassar section work. The Flint Hills Nature Trail spans 117 miles on an abandoned Missouri Pacific line from Herington to Pomona via Osage City, Vassar, and Bushong.
President Bush signs a $400 billion Medicare reform adding prescription drug coverage starting in 2006. A $30 or less Medicare approved discount card begins next May to offset drug costs. The package includes a $500 million, two year effort in six states for at least 50 000 patients and other pilots to adjust costs and improve provider patient care.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urged senior Iraqi commanders to reexamine the goal of about 220000 trained forces as sovereign rule nears next summer. He noted about 140000 Iraqis are in uniform and emphasized building up local forces to carry out duties now done by the U.S. military.
Kansas Secretary of State spokesman says Johnson and Lyon counties can rely on Diebold optical scan systems despite Ohio concerns about the same vendor. He notes Kansas uses strict certification standards and emphasizes voting is a process, not just the equipment. Ohio urges fixes to security weaknesses before voter use.
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