State lawmakers study Fort Riley future economic impact
In Topeka, representatives on the House Economic Development Committee weigh what actions the Legislature can take to keep Fort Riley open amid potential Army reductions. Geary and Riley counties fear major economic effects if the post shrinks. Rep. Kent Glasscock calls it a significant local issue.
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Fort Riley
House Economic Development Committee
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Riley
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Kennedy chair passes to Kassebaum in Labor panel
Washington AP reports the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee opened its first hearing of the year with Republican Sen. Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas in the chair, a departure from the 1986 precedent. She praised Sen. Kennedy and joked about polishing the gavel as he handed over.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Nancy Kassebaum
Kansas
Kassebaum
Kennedy
Senator Kennedy
House to decide tie in 79th District race
GOP backed fact cited as precedent from 1874 when a House committee ruled a tied contest between C S Brown and John Boyd. Boyd was sworn in but the House, with Republicans then in the majority, elected Brown, ending Boyd’s term. Norm Furse notes no other precedents exist.
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Topeka
Kan
House
House of Representatives
Joe Shriver
Danny Jones
C.S. Brown
John Boyd
Shriver
Boyd
Brown
Independence
Norm Furse
Kansas lawmakers reexamine quality performance accreditation
In Topeka, the Legislature's education committees resumed review of the quality performance accreditation system, considering scrapping or modifying it. They will hear about curriculum tests and standards set for Kansas students, and may authorize withholding state aid from districts lacking accreditation under the system adopted in 1991 and mandated in 1992.
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Topeka
Kan
Board of Education
House
Senate
Kansas
Ottawa students gain projects with community support
The Ottawa Public Education Trust seeks more sponsors for district funded and unfunded academic projects. Randy Rock notes fall requests, five slated for this semester. Projects include interactive Lego software, healthy snacking lessons, and photo essay work. Shirlene Taylor's Garfield class uses Lego Dacta Control System with KOFO funding.
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Ottawa
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Garfield
Taylor
Kofo Radio
Drew Hendrix
Casey Colbern
Ralph Young
Hendrix
Walker Hendrix
W. 3Rd
Joyce Hendrix
S. Hickory
Colbern
Gregg Colbern
Ash
Officer to assure order in the court
Franklin County begins a new court security system with part time deputy Dave Griffin assigned to the courts building. Judges may request his presence during tense hearings to maintain order, as Sheriff Rex Bowling shifts security duties from broader duties to this dedicated role. Griffin has prior Ottawa police and sheriff’s office experience. Continued on page 2.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Franklin County
Rex Bowling
Dave Griffin
Griffin
John Steelman
Fourth Judicial District
Steelman
Bowling
Sheriff’s Department
Ottawa City race filings include Fleer candidate
Raquel Fleer of 1016 North Poplar filed for a seat on the Ottawa City Commission. Incumbents Matt Matthews and Richard Jackson also filed. The commission will award four year terms to the top two vote getters, a two year term to the third, and a remaining two year term to the fourth. Filing deadline is noon January 24 and voter registration deadline is February 14 ahead of the February 28 primary.
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Raquel Fleer
N. Poplar
Ottawa City Commission
Fleer
State of Kansas Division of Motor Vehicles
City Commission
Matt Matthews
Richard Jackson
North Korea calls Dole an ignoramus over nuclear pact
North Korea derided Republican Senator Bob Dole as a deplorable political ignoramus for opposing the U.S. North Korea nuclear accord. KCNA blasted him as a hard liner while Washington backs a 21 October agreement to provide two modern reactors and aid in exchange for inspections and dismantling of older reactors by 2003.
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Eoul
South Korea
North Korea
Bob Dole
Senate
Congress
Clinton
North
U.S
Dole
Moose fatally stomps man on Alaska campus
An angry moose with its calf roamed the University of Alaska campus as students taunted it for hours. The animal charged 71 year old Myong Chin Ra as he tried to enter a gym, stomping him to death after he tripped while fleeing. Witnesses described the moose striking with front legs and kicking with hind legs as snowballs and shouts escalated tensions.
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Nchoran? Alaska
University of Alaska
Myong Chin Ra
Jim Milne
Shane Harvey
House panel mulls energy tax repeal in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers opened hearings on a measure to repeal the 2.5 percent sales tax on energy used in manufacturing. Opponents argued the tax harms the economy and makes Kansas less competitive. Industry and labor voices urged repeal as a Senate committee backed a plan to remove the tax on labor for new building construction.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
House
House Taxation Committee
Bert Cantwell
Kansas City, Kan
Chamber of
Kansas
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Senate
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