High schools face NCLB shift amid funding clash
As elementary and middle schools adjust to No Child Left Behind rules, high schools confront stricter standards and tighter budgets. The Kansas City Star notes potential $7.1 million cuts to vocational programs to fund intervention and testing, urging recognition of diverse career paths beyond college prep while maintaining core reading and math proficiency.
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Steroids shake baseball as Conseco reveals Use
Jose Canseco goes public with steroid use in baseball and details injecting teammates while noting league efforts to boost home runs. The uproar centers on past blind eyes by Bud Selig and owners who fueled fan interest with juiced balls and shorter fields, casting doubt on records set with altered equipment and players. The piece also references THOM Surgeon and Mike Reagan as radio figures.
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Roger Maris
Thom Surgeon
Christmas protest outside Lied Center sparks confusion
A reader recalls a December Christmas concert near the Lied Center where demonstrators carried anti America signs. While passing, they quoted John 3 16, were cursed by a sign holder, and left puzzled by the group’s Christian labeling and stated aims. The account critiques the protest as disruptive and unprincipled.
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Jeanny Sharp
Fred Phelps
Lied Center
America
God
Kansans for tolerance: a plea to vote against the amendment
A Kansas mother reflects on Christian values, education, and democracy taught in her state. She urges fellow voters to oppose the constitutional amendment, arguing it would deny equal rights to some and undermine the tolerance she was raised with. She urges safeguarding liberty and justice for all for her grandchildren.
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Kansans urged to vote against rights restriction amendment
A speaker appeals to Kansas voters to oppose a proposed amendment seen as curbing civil rights for a minority. The call references family legacy and Christian forgiveness, urging voters to mirror their lessons of mercy and restraint in judgment.
Granddaughter Laura Sims Wins McGraft Program Prize
Laura Sims a Garfield Elementary third grader attended the McGraft program at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium. She was called on Stage and won nearly $100, then donated her treasure at a church fund raising luncheon for a seriously ill child, showing remarkable generosity.
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Garfield Elementary
McGraft
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
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