Mapmaker charts growing native grasslands in Franklin County
Franklin County mapper Roy Baker notes a shift from tame grasses like alfalfa and clover to native grasslands across farmland as urban spillover grows. Experts say suburban estates and aging farmers influence land use, with land often moving from crop production to grass, then to subdivision or development. maps from 2000 to 2003 trace the trend.
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Ottawa
Kansas City
Lawrence
Franklin County
Roy Baker
Baker
Terry Kastens
Kansas State University
Kastens
Geographic Information Systems
Ottawa High seeks bond for new heating and music room fixes
Ottawa School District plans a 25.9 million bond to fund a new heating and cooling system at Ottawa High School and renovate classrooms and music spaces. Projects aim for summer 2005 renovations with phases into 2006, addressing aging equipment and awkward room layouts.
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Ottawa High School
Tropics
Arctic
David Ribeau
Ottawa
Rideau
Earl Devore
Sisisi
Ribeau
David Grover
Grover
John Nowak
The
Ottawa Herald
Maxie Shumway
OHS
Fallujah peace talks collapse as toll tops 1100
In Baghdad a car bomb in the Jadiriyah district killed six people, including three police, while nine Iraqi officers were slain in an ambush nearby. The US death toll reached 1100 with 1007 military personnel and three civilians. Talks with Fallujah militants remain suspended.
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Uss
Fallujah
Robert H. Reid
Associated Press
Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Jadiriyah
Jordan
Sadr
Sheik Khaled al- Jumeili
Arotest
State elections mirror national divide in 2004 campaigns
The article notes near evenly split state legislatures with about 5,800 seats up in 44 states. It highlights how a shift of a few seats could swing control in 25 of 84 chambers, with GOP seeking gains after overtaking Democrats in 2002. Indiana Maine Vermont Washington among potential switch states.
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National Conference of State Legislatures
GOP
Tim Storey
NCSL
Nebraska
Indiana
Maine
Vermont
Washington
Oregon
Senate
North Carolina
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