Districts seek special master over school finance reform
Attorneys for Dodge City and Salina sue state over education funding ask a special master be appointed if major reform is not by July. They urge $1.08 billion more annual aid, higher taxes on property, sales and income, with monitoring and a Dec. 15 final report.
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Shawnee County
Dodge City
Salina
Terry Bullock
Phill Kline
Bullock
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Arkansas
Senate
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Register
Kline
Dodge City eyes casino to boost tourism and jobs
Dodge City officials and businessmen push for a state licensed casino to lure visitors and capitalize on historic tourism. They estimate a casino could draw 100000 yearly, generate about 54 million in gross revenue, create 300 full time jobs and 7.8 million in annual payroll, with state plan backing private operators.
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Dodge City
Andy Stanton
Boot Hill Museum
Longbranch
Wyatt Earp
Bob Wetmore
Local Economic Development Corporation
Kathleen Sebelius
Jeff Thorpe
Boot Hill Gaming
Mars rover finds life-friendly water on ancient Mars
NASA scientists reviewing Opportunity data say Mars was once soaked with water in a habitable environment. The rover detected sulfates and salt concentrations formed in water, suggesting conditions could have supported life, though no direct evidence of organisms was found.
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Mars Rover
Red Planet
Washington
Mars
NASA
Edward Weiler
Space Science
Steve Squyres
Science Instruments On Opportunity
Benton C. Clark II
Clark
James Garvin
Opportunity
Spirit
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Squyres
Cornell University
Rover
Seuss Read Across America at area elementary schools
Curious questions from Dr Seuss books accompanied a Read Across America visit by Holland and others at five area elementary schools. The celebration marked Geisel birthday and highlighted lessons on honesty, perseverance, and thoughtfulness amid a history of publishing more than 40 books.
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America
Holland
Horchi
Seuss
National Education Association
Geisel
Theodor Seuss Geisel
Springfield
Mass
Mulberry Street
Vanguard Press
Cat
Horton
Grinch
Whos
Woset
Ying
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