New Evidence Shifts Timeline Of Early North American Humans
Researchers in northwest Kansas push back the date of human presence on the Great Plains to about 11,000 to 11,500 years ago, challenging the view that initial contact crossed the Bering Strait around 12,000 years ago. The site suggests a mobile nomadic family camp, implying a rough inland migration following animal herds.
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North America
Great Plains
Mandel
Western Hemisphere
Bering Strait
Northwest Kansas
Helping hand from Camp Blue Diamond volunteer
Betty Rusty Roberts, a 59 year old Rose Hill native with the U S Army Corps of Engineers, volunteers in Iraq at Camp Blue Diamond administering construction contracts. She recalls daily mortar and rocket strikes yet sees Iraqi children smiling over new schools and a more decent life. Roberts traveled to Iraq after 24 years with the corps and says she needed to see for herself and is now more enthused than she expected.
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Fred Mann
Wichita Eagle
Wichita
States
Blue Diamond
Ramadi
al Anbar
Iraq
Betty
Rusty) Roberts
Rose Hill
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Oklahoma
Kansas
Roberts
Camp Blue Diamond
Corps
Rural roads upgrade prompts fire and access debate
Franklin County officials discussed upgrading rural Delaware Road after a fire highlighted access gaps for emergency services. Public works director Jim Haag noted costs fall to property owners under current policy. Planner Larry Walrod warned that private drives narrow and hard to turn into fire trucks, especially on long expensive homes, while a new comprehensive plan may reshape subdivision rules to address the issue.
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Delaware
Jim Haag
Haag
Larry Walrod
Walrod
Walred
Defense spending bill aims for early April approval
Congress debates a war funding package pushing Iraq Afghanistan and terrorism costs beyond 300 billion dollars with CRS estimates at 228 billion before the latest White House request. The plan includes billions for armor, troop bonuses, embassy construction, Iraqi and Afghan training, and aid to allies.
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Mittee
Jerry Lewis
Calif
Bush
Congress
Iraq
Afghanistan
Congressional Research Service
U.S
Vietnam
Ing
Research Service
White House
Lawrence Lindsey
Europe
Director of National Intelligence
Pakistan
Jordan
Ukraine
Israel
Consolidation bill stirs debate on local school control
Erie St Paul and Thayer districts clash over proposed merger of high schools to one Erie facility. Bill would require hearings and protests to force votes on consolidations, drawing criticism from USD 101 leaders and supporters who cite checks and balances while opponents warn it toxins local control and costs. The bill faced a delibering committee, with no action taken.
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Steve Wheeler
Erie-St. Paul Unified
Kelly Coover
Erie
St. Paul
Thayer
Dwayne Umbarger
R-Thayer
Senate
Education Committee
Michael Beachner
Coover
Jean Schodorf
Richita
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Corps of Engineers
Franklin County
Ottawaherald
Ottalwa Intra Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
USD 101 Board
Aansoners
Avcoaire
S. Walnut
Joseph Or
Kane
Kansas Childrens Service League
Kansas Children’s Service League
Otstid Herald
South Cedar
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