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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 2003
Page
6
Education officials and liberal advocates fault Graves era tax cuts for the state budget squeeze, while conservatives say spending was not trimmed enough. The Budget Division noted potential revenue losses without tax cuts, but critics argue future savings would have been spent on ongoing needs. McKinney cites lack of foresight for bad times.
The court will review a government appeal over a SWAT raid on suspected drug dealer Lashawn Lowell Banks. An appeals court ruled the battering ram entry was unreasonable and barred the seized crack cocaine, after officers forced entry 15 to 20 seconds after demanding entry. Banks was found naked and soapy in the bathroom.
Snow and freezing conditions led USD 290 to cancel classes after officials judged road hazards Sunday night. County road crews noted heavy snow south of Ottawa, with gravel drifts, while salt struggled in the cold. National Weather Service forecast calls for highs near 10 to 15 and possible flurries through Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ethanol plants offer investment opportunities and regional gains as corn and grain sorghum demand rises, with sorghum vakue linked to Kansas leading production. Biodiesel described as a clean, renewable fuel blend. RSVP required for a meeting and luncheon on Feb. 28 via the county Farm Bureau.
In a major AIDS vaccine trial, VaxGen said the vaccine did not reduce HIV infection in high risk volunteers overall. It cut infections by 78 percent among 314 black volunteers and by 67 percent among nonwhite volunteers excluding Hispanics, prompting stock price declines and questions about immune response.
A day after a deadly nightclub fire in West Warwick killed at least 97, state Attorney General Patrick Lynch says club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian have not answered investigators’ questions. He notes the brothers could aid inquiries, while Great White cooperates. The Station fire is linked to pyrotechnics that ignited ceiling foam, destroying the venue within minutes.
French tourist Sandrine Tune, 26, remained in critical but stable condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital two days after her sister Stephanie, 27, was killed when a police sport utility vehicle struck them as they sunbathed on a crowded Miami Beach. Officer George Varon was searching for robbery suspects nearby.
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