Central Heights Superintendent Folks to Leave for New District
Central Heights announces superintendent Mike Folks will resign effective June 30 and plans to work for another district later this week. He has led the district seven years, rising from high school principal to superintendent, with bond-funded growth in 2003 including seven new elementary classrooms and a renovated middle school complex. Ed Ouellette praises Folks as a personal friend while acknowledging respectful policy discussions.
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Franklin County
Iraq to Close Borders and Tighten Curfew for Election
Iraqi officials announce border closures from Jan 29 to 31, a nighttime curfew, and travel limits to protect voters for the Jan 30 election. Attacks continue with a car bombing outside SCIRI offices injuring four and killing the bomber, while a Shiite candidate is killed by gunmen. A Catholic archbishop abducted in Mosul is released, prompting Vatican calls. SCIRI vows to push ahead as Sunni militants target Shiites amid the insurgency.
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Independent Electoral Commission
Saudi Arabia
Commission
Farid Ayar
Kansas governor retools health care oversight plan
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius proposes merging all state health programs into a single Health Policy and Finance division under the Department of Administration, moving Medicaid from SRS to save costs. SRS becomes Department of Human Services, with no layoffs and no single unified program. The plan hinges on legislation and July 1 effectiveness, aiming to leverage about 1.6 billion in purchasing power.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
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Healthy Kansas
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Steven Morris
Hugoton
Morris
Bob Day
Kansas
Kansas Job Growth Seen Moderate Across Ottawa Topeka Area
A Manpower International survey of 16,000 Kansas employers shows 23 percent plan to hire more, 65 percent keep current staff, and 6 percent cut. Wichita leads, with 40 percent aiming to increase payrolls. Ottawa and Topeka expect steadier or slower hiring into 2005 amid winter slowdowns. Local firms report mixed futures and some new hires in March and April.
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Midwest Cabinet Co
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Phoenix, Ariz
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Kansas
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Caleb Strop
Havens Steel Co
Davis Road
Havens
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