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Schlagle band raising funds to march in Washington parade
Last week, Reggie May, the band director at Schlagle High School in Kansas City, Kan., gave his students a command in class.
Roberts, Brownback now for filibusters?
In 2003, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., made a principled argument against filibustering judicial nominations.
Lawmakers Want Changes To Tanker Competition
As Boeing continues the fight for the tanker deal, lawmakers, including the Kansas Congressional Delegation, put heat on the Defense Department to level the competition for the tanker Wednesday.
Kansans fearmongering on reform
In the absence of formal legislation on health care for much of the year, members of Congress and others could itemize grievances about the reform effort freely, without regard to any facts.
Senate Spending Bill Contains Two Kansas Projects
A bill that contains money for projects at Fort Riley and for the National Guard is in the hands of House and Senate negotiators.
Profound disagreements emerged last week at a Senate Finance Committee hearing over the impact of a climate-change bill on the economy and jobs, signaling a tough road ahead for legislation.
Kansas Senator Says Health Care Reform Needed In Steps
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, says health care reform is needed, just not in one fell swoop.
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., has nominated Zachary Ramirez, of Topeka, for appointment to the United States Military Academy, in West Point, NY, his office announced Thursday.
Senator Roberts: Cap And Tax Legislation Will Cost Kansas Jobs
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, is warning about the impact cap and tax legislation could have on Kansas.
USDA gives disaster designations
Cheyenne, Rice and Sherman counties along with Barton Ellsworth, Logan, McPherson, Rawlins, Reno, Stafford, Thomas and Wallace counties have been given disaster designations by the United States Department of Agriculture for storms July 17 through Sept.
News from alternative media around Kansas for November 9, 2009. Political involvement and Kansas smoking ban "This week we focus on two issues: the proposed smoking ban in public places and getting young people involved in the political process." "Kansas school districts will fall about $100 million short of needed funds by the end of the current ...
Roberts honored at celebration
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., was honored Thursday as the most senior Marine in the U.S. Senate at a ceremony highlighting the 234th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Good for Congress for deciding to buy out residents of Treece. Lead, zinc and other chemical contamination from past mining operations made the southeast Kansas town unsafe and isolated.
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Northrop charges that tanker bidding skewed toward Boeing
A European aerospace company and its American partner charge that the Air Force is stacking the odds against them and favoring the Boeing Co.
Will we be better off - that's the question
Halloween Costume Contest 5:00 PM Ellsworth City Hall The Ellsworth Kiwanis Club sponsors its annual Halloween Costume Contest for children up to fourth grade.
Authority For Treece Buyout Headed To Presidenta s Desk
" Approval for the Environmental Protection Agency to buyout Treece, Kansas is headed to the President's desk.
EPA: Relocate Treece residents
Residents of the southeast Kansas town of Treece face "a unique and urgent threat from the legacy of pollution" and should be relocated, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.
Vote in Congress offers hope for buyout of Treece, Kan.
People living in a Kansas town contaminated for decades by abandoned lead and zinc mines could finally be getting a break.
If the government can tell Wall Street firms what their executives' pay will be since they took bailout money, what makes you think the government wouldn't control your life if you took any money from it? Big Brother is starting out very slowly, but it's here.
A candidate you need to know: Aaron Ringel
Courtesy of Aaron Ringel for delegate. Aaron Ringel is currently running to represent the 48th district in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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