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Tons of Weight Lost In Governor's Weight Loss Challenge

Gov. Sam Brownback, Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer and KDHE Secretary Bob Moser celebrated the more than 5-thousand kansans who participated on Tuesday.

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Mon May 13, 2013

The Kansas Department of Health and E...

KDHE Awarded Grant Funds for Environmental Remediation

The Kansas Brownfields Program has been selected to receive $600,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants program.

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Sun May 12, 2013

The Wichita Eagle

Major Civil War battles took place in Kansas, many courtesy of William Quantrill

This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating the state's history. The series' name comes from the state motto, "Ad astra per aspera: To the stars through difficulties." Of the hundreds of battles fought during the Civil War, four were fought on Kansas soil, and at least two dozen skirmishes were fought in Kansas.

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Tue Apr 23, 2013

I-Newswire.com

Pulp Images To Preserve Thousands Of Historic Pulp Art Images

Pulp Images in conjunction with a team of artists and experts from 427design.com have paired up to preserve these artistic gems.

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