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Program gives future students head start
GARDEN CITY (AP) — Jet and jackrabbit both start with J, so they were to go on the collage Jake Underwood, 3, was making, with some help from his mom at the Pierceville-Plymell Elementary School li...
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Education briefs
Fort Hays State scholarship to Flax HAYS—Caleb Flax, a 2008 Chanute High School graduate, has accepted an $800 Hays City Silver Academic Award and a $500 Award of Excellence from the Departme...
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Youngsters urged to bike, walk to school
The Associated Press Megan Schroeder rides her bike or walks to school to do her part to help the planet
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KU School of Education honors teachers’ longevity
LAWRENCE — The School of Education at the University of Kansas has honored 797 teachers from 173 school districts statewide with certificates recognizing 25 years or more of service to education in...
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Judge: Westar Energy must pay Wittig $1.67M
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Award nearly $900K less than former CEO asked KANSAS CITY, Mo
Judge tosses two lawsuits in coal plant fight
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TOPEKA (AP) — A legal battle over two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas has become less complicated and could be resolved more quickly because of a district judge’s action Tuesday
Farm briefs
by Stu Butcher
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New Farm Bill disaster programs changes ERIE — The passage of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 will be bringing about some changes in the farm programs being offered to our nation’s f...
Kansas Diabetes Plan outlines strategy
by Stu Butcher
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Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in Kansas and continues to increase at an alarming rate – by almost 60 percent over the past 15 years
Kansans attend TOPS convention
by Stu Butcher
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More than 2,000 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) members attended their annual International Recognition Days in Chicago, Ill,, July 3-5
Hallmark hit! Lawrence boy’s baby photo
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The Lawrence Journal-World LAWRENCE (AP) — A picture may be worth a thousand words, but one Lawrence mother is hoping a picture she snapped of her son is worth a thousand dollars instead
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President Bush on Wednesday dropped a threat to veto a housing rescue bill, clearing the way for measures meant to shore up the worst U.S. home market since the Great Depression. (Paul Szep/Reuters)Reuters - The House of Representatives passed a massive housing rescue bill on Wednesday while the White House dropped a threat to veto it, paving the way for measures aimed at shoring up the worst U.S. housing market since the Great Depression.


Wed Jul 23 14:30:17 -0700 2008

A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday quarterly profit doubled and sales grew 41 percent, indicating to Wall Street that many cost-conscious shoppers are heading online to save money in a tough economy.


Wed Jul 23 17:51:14 -0700 2008
Reuters - SemGroup LP, an Oklahoma-based oil trading services company, on Wednesday said it received approval from the Bankruptcy Court for its initial motions related to its bankruptcy.
Wed Jul 23 17:12:54 -0700 2008