Senate approves no tax school funding plan in Kansas
The Kansas Senate approved a 72 million dollar school funding plan funded from state cash reserves and pension deferrals to 2005, with no new taxes. The plan drew criticism from Gov Sebelius and Democrats who favored no additional education funding, while House plans push for 155 million with tax increases as negotiators prepare a compromise.
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Topeka
Senate
House
Islators
Dave Kerr
Kansas
Sebelius
Public
Duane Goossen
Sergeant York’s relative to serve in Iraq faces big shoes
Sgt John York, 24, great great nephew of war hero Alvin York, will return to Iraq for a third tour mid May after two tours in Afghanistan. He is based at Fort Campbell Kentucky and visited Ottawa on leave for a wedding, family time, and a girlfriend of six years. York notes the pressure of the family legacy while maintaining normal life in a long distance, wartime relationship.
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Sgt
John York
Ottawa
Alvin York
Iraq
York
Sergeant
Gibson
University of Kansas
Fort Campbell
Afghanistan
Wellsville officials protest Homeland Security grant split
Wellsville residents and city council members allege unfair distribution of a $195000 Homeland Security grant awarded to Franklin County. The funds were allocated to five county entities and divided further among rural departments, with Wellsville receiving only a portion of the rural fire share.
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Candace Jones
Herald
Wellsville
Franklin County
Richmond
Harold Taylor
Taylor
Blane Finch
Jimmie Dean
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Franklin County Ems
Ottawa Police Department
Ottawa Fire Department
Franklin County Firefighters Association
Finch
Firefighters Association
Fisher Scientific
Atlanta
Iraqi forces replace Marines around Fallujah in pullout
Iraqi troops led by a former Saddam general replace U S Marines at Fallujah as the Iraqi flag goes up at the entrance. The April deaths raise the U S toll to 136, the deadliest month since the war began, as security duties shift to Iraqis and negotiations continue in Najaf for a three day truce.
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Fallujah
Iraq
U.S
Bush
Associated Press
Saddam
America
Najaf
EU adds 10 countries in historic Prague enlargement
The European Union expanded at midnight Friday to add 10 nations formerly isolated by the Cold War. The bloc now includes 25 states and about 450 million people, surpassing NAFTA in market size and boosting its economic clout alongside the United States.
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Prague
Czech Republic
European Union
United States
Europe
Soviet Bloc
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
Lenka Sladka
Eliza Malek
Warsaw
NAFTA
Mexico
Canada
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The
Ottawa Herald
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Herald Staff
Grant
Slovenia
Cyprus
Malta
Ireland
Dublin
Kangas
Laurie Sisk
Ottawa Hero
Ottawa University
John Neal
Department of Motor Vehicles
Baker University
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