Art Shows Kids Pain on Capitol Hill Exhibit
Washington AP report details an art exhibit by children of alcoholics shown in the Cannon Office Building rotunda. More than 500 drawings, paintings, poems and letters reveal fear, anger and hope, organized by the Children of Alcoholics Foundation Inc. and touring since 1983.
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Washington
Cannon House
Capitol Hill
Jaime
Stpping
Children of Alcoholics Foundation Inc
New York
Migs Woodside
Foundation
America
Woodside
Kansas Senate OKs state lottery plan amid worker compensation overhaul
The Kansas Senate backed a bill to create a state lottery with a $16 million annual budget and expected first games in September, while the House approved first-round changes to the workers compensation act. The package aims to generate about $35 million in its first year and moves toward a conference committee for final compromise.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate
House
Senate
Kansas
Kansas Lottery
Capitol Rotunda
Chamber
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Donna Whiteman
D Hutchinson
Elizabeth Baker
R-Derby
Arthur Douville
Overland Park
Douville
Winnipeg stargazer spots bright supernova in Chile sky
Ian Shelton, a 29 year old Winnipeg bachelor, glimpsed a new star on a Feb 23 photo at Las Campanas Observatory Chile. The naked eye supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud is the brightest since 1604 and may fade into a neutron star or black hole within a month.
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Toronto
Ian Shelton
Winnipeg
University of Toronto Observatory
Shelton
Las Campanas
Chile
New Zealand
Tor
JuCo and Vo-Tech Split Draws Fire in Kansas
Parson s Kansas AP panel debates a House plan to separate governance of community colleges from vocational technical schools. Critics warn of cost, funding disparities, and loss of unified supervision under the Board of Regents versus current Board of Education control for vocational schools.
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Parsons
Kan
Robert Clemons
State Board of Education
Bill Wyckoff
Labette Community College Board of Trustees
Kansas
House
Senate
Board of
Regents
Community Colleges
Washburn University
Topeka
Washburn
Board of Education
Board of Regents
Cowley County Community College
Pratt Community College
Harold Walker
Cowley County
Kansas Association of Community Colleges
Frank Becker
Kansas Board of Regents
Braden
Ammended
Jim Braden
Becker
Kansas City Children Face Higher Cardiovascular Risk
A Kansas City area study of 11 through 18 year olds in public schools shows higher obesity cholesterol levels and smoking rates than New York peers. Researchers cite obesity and low socioeconomic status as contributing factors and stress early prevention through diet exercise and avoidance of high blood pressure.
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Kansas City
New York City
University of Kansas Medical Center
American Nurses Association
Raytown
Independence, Center
American Nurses Foundation
Victor E. Speas Foundation
Division of Nursing
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New York
Rene Clark
Nursing School
Clark
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Lake Sherwood
House Public Health and Welfare Committee
Senate Education Committee
Stargazer
Earth
Robert Garrison
Direc
Garrison
Andes
University of Manitoba
U.S.C
Ottawa School Board
Edie Derousseau Pol. Adv
Friends of Derousseau
K. Mackie
Ottawa
Jim Strahle
Chamber of Commerce
College
Dick Tice
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