Wichita Senator Harris resigns from OPERA post to join Michigan policy group
State Sen. Mike Harris of Wichita, longtime leader of Senate Republicans, will resign effective March 7 to become executive director of the Michigan Family Forum in Lansing. He will wind down his Kansas law practice and maintain ties while his family stays in Kansas this summer. Harris expects Rep. Les Donovan to succeed him and will relinquish his National Committee seat.
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Mike Harris
Wichita
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Lansing
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Harris
Ron Thornburgh
Les Donovan
Michigan Family Forum
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Kansas
Republican State Committee
GOP
National Committee
David Miller
Eudora
Secretary of State
West Franklin and Wellsville area election results reported
In several races last place was eliminated and others advance to the April 1 general election. West Franklin school board positions 4 and 6 show Vera Moe Schultz and Eudora M. Evans leading with other candidates. Wellsville and Williamsburg races list multiple contenders for board and council seats. Baldwin City Council primary narrows candidates with incumbents and others advancing. Lyndon mayor and Ward 2 council also narrowed. Osage USD 434 board results show Carbondale and Carbondale incumbents. Exact vote counts cited for each candidate among listed districts.
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West Franklin School Board
Vera Moe Schultz
Wesley Jamison
Kelvin Flory
Eudora M. Evans
Jeff Piersal
Jonnia Kay Damman
Wellsville School Board
Ron Bloss
Harold D. Taylor
Robert W. Thomas
Williamsburg
Diane C. Macoubtie
Gary D. Harris
Chares R. Gilkey
Vicki Johnson
Sam O. Schnider
Kenneth W. Messick
Baldwin
Baldwin City Council
City Council
Thomas Anderson
Michael Combest
Kimberly Parrott
Doris Scraper
Cory Stegall
Jennie Washburn
Leland Whaley
Lyndon
Osage County
Alden Christesen
Ryan Smith
Dwight West Sr
Bruce Williams
Gary Griffith
Sharon Kinsley
Daniel Parte
Robert Tomlinson Ili
USD
Carol Hoger
Carbondale
Bethenia Heiman
Jim McFarland
Wagnon Leads Topeka Mayoral Primary and Friesen Challenges Waltner
In Hesston, 18 year old Christopher Friesen finishes second to mayoral incumbent John Waltner, 50, with 130 votes to 246. Waltner plans a tough April 1 general election challenge. In Topeka, Joan Wagnon tops 9,109 votes for 39 percent, joining Jim Kelley for the April 1 election.
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Associated Press
Ession High
John Waltner
Kansas
Waltner
Christopher Friesen
Joan Wagnon
Topeka
Jim Kelley
Hesston
Friesen
Chip DuFriend
Wagnon
Kelley
Harry “Butch” Felker
Bill Roy Jr
Fred Phelps Sr
Israel Approves East Jerusalem Settlement Amid Palestinian Anger
Israel approved plans to build a 6500 home Jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem despite U S misgivings and warnings of violence. Netanyahu and 12 of 18 cabinet ministers approved after hours of talks. Palestinians warned the move endangers any peace process and mobilized protests with police and army deployments in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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Israel Today
East Jerusalem
U.S
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Nabil Abourdeneh
Jerusalem
Ahmed Abdel Rahman
Associated Press
Danny Naveh
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Supreme Court
West Bank
Brother of defense secretary shoots man in Maine home
In Brewer Maine Michael Chassie brother of Defense Secretary William Cohen is wounded in the neck by a small caliber handgun at Robert Cohen's ranch style home. Police say they are assessing if the homeowner acted lawfully and have not filed charges. Chassie remains hospitalized in fair condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center. The defense secretary was in Washington at a dinner in honor of Saudi defense minister Prince Sultan when the shooting occurred.
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Michael Chassie
Robert Cohen
Steve Barker
Barker
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Eastern Maine Medical Center
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Cohen
Washington
Corcoran Art Gallery
Prince Sultan
U.S. House
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