Jackalope Hoax Exhibit At Ottawa Gallery Opens
Endearing myths endure at the Ottawa Community Arts Council gallery with a show titled Jackalopes History of a Hoax. The exhibit features mounted specimens and panels explaining the legend, plus a second display of jumbo postcards by late photographer W H Dad Martin. A gallery talk by Ruth Gennrich is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
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Herald
Ottawa Community Arts Council
OCAC
Friends of the Wichita Art Museum
Kansas Arts Commission
University of Kansas Museum of Natural History
Southwestern Bell Foundation
Ruth Gennrich
Natural History Museum
Midwest
Kansas
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Kansans favor sales tax increase in poll
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce reported that 59 percent of 500 Kansans surveyed favor raising the statewide sales tax from 4.25 to 5.25 percent to reduce school property taxes by about 28.5 percent. Twenty five percent oppose. 17 percent have no opinion.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kansas
Central Research Corp
Topeka
Topeka Capital Journal
KCCI
Jim Braden
R-Clay Center
House Taxation Committee
Northeast
Kansas City
The
Capital Journal
Space station Freedom flawed design threatens orbit plan
New York Times reports NASA cannot build Freedom as designed due to design flaws. Investigators warn thousands of parts would fail before completion, requiring about 2,200 hours of yearly maintenance and overhaul as construction nears five years.
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New York
New York Times
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
When Does Spring Arrive According to Calendars and Climate
Climatologists mark spring from March 1 each year while calendars fix it on March 20, reflecting a century old choice by calendar printers. Some sources place seasonal boundaries at equinoxes and solstices, leading to differing opinions on when spring truly begins.
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Henry van Dyke
Princeton University
Guy Ottewell
Astronomical Companion
Vernal Equinox Marks Start of Spring This Year
Almanac readers note spring begins with the vernal equinox on Tuesday afternoon, a date tied to the sun’s crossing of the equator. The concept dates to about 70 B.C. and the seasons run from equinox to solstice, with midsummer celebrations on June 21.
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Geminus
Rhodes
Europe
The
Associated Press
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