Feuerborn Faces Plaisted in 5th District Race
Democrats challenge in the 5th District as incumbent Bill Feuerborn of Garnett and Jeannie Plaisted of Osawatomie vie for the State House seat. Both pledge equitable public school funding, targeting districts like Ottawa that feel underfunded. Feuerborn cites funding gaps across class sizes.
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Garnett Democrat
GOP
Osawatomie
House of Representatives
Bill Feuerborn
Garnett
Jeannie Plaisted
R-Osawatomie
Ottawa
Feuerborn
Election 2004 unopposed House races and school funding stance
A daily 2004 election look notes two state House races without opponents and discusses school funding. Legislators prefer court involvement and acknowledge the Legislature must provide funding, aiming for increases without raising taxes. Plaisted had no comment. See 5th District, Page 10.
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Plaisted
Baldwin City Democrat Faces Lawrence Challenger in 12th District
Rich Lorenzo of Lawrence challenges incumbent Tom Holland of Baldwin City for the 12th District State House seat. Lorenzo, a senior financial consultant, criticizes the school finance formula as complex and faulty while Holland, president of Holland Technologies, argues the formula is inequitable and teachers are underpaid. Both men back the U S 59 expansion to four lanes and seek interim safety steps during construction.
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Baldwin City
Lawrence
Rich Lorenzo
Tom Holland
Lorenzo
Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services
Holland
Holland Technologies
Kansas
Long-time Franklin County Sheriff Rex Bowling Dies
Rex Bowling 57 of Ottawa, longtime Franklin County sheriff serving seven terms, died Sunday at home. Funeral services pending. Bowling became sheriff in 1975 after serving as undersheriff under Louis Ashcraft. He mentored Craig Davis and valued every case, large or small.
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Franklin County
Rex Bowling
Ottawa
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Bowling
Craig Davis
Davis
Brad Gilges
Sheriff's Department
Louis Ashcraft
Gilges
Rex
Insurgents Suspected in Iraqi Army Soldier Slayings
Iraqi officials suspect about 50 U.S. trained Iraqi soldiers slain by insurgents were set up by rebel infiltrators in their ranks. Abu Musab al Zarqawi’s group claimed responsibility for the weekend attack. A car bomber hit a U.S. convoy in Khaldiyah, destroying two Humvees and wounding American personnel. In Baghdad a car bomb near the Australian Embassy killed three Iraqis and wounded eight, including three Australians. A separate roadside blast killed one American soldier and wounded five others.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Abu Musab al- Zarqawi
Khaldiyah
Kirkush
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas aids disability access
Dave Jones, director at Wichita, cites UCP Kansas providing equipment grants for cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Over three years the agency spent about $21,000 on gear for Franklin County residents, aiding Bill Hale and others in Ottawa.
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United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
Dave Jones
Wichita
Franklin County
Bill Hale
Ottawa
United Way aid helps Hale gain independence
A Franklin United Way piece highlights local charity impact. Hale, paralyzed from chest down after a car crash three years ago, lacked upper body strength for a manual chair. United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas donated a used power chair, restoring Hale’s independence.
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Hale
United Cerebral Palsy of
Kansas
Home Internet Security Lags, spyware Widespread
Washington AP reports a national study finds home users lack firewalls and up to hundreds of spyware programs on devices. One user had over 1000 spyware apps running. another Dell PC showed viruses and more than 600 spyware pieces silently tracking activity.
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Washington
Bill Mines
South Riding
Dell
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Interior Ministry
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United Way
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Candace Jones
Franklin County United Way
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