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  • SF's Dogpatch pier district braces for renewal
  • Residents of San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood overlook the rough-and-tumble Pier 70 waterfront and bask in the smell of fresh fish, the cacophony of fog horns and Canadian geese, the jumble of Victorian cottages tucked between corrugated ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 2/5/2012 9:10:03 AM
  • Boat, Outdoor show on tap at Expo
  • 5 p.m., Basic trapping, 50 years on the trap line. Russ Voelker, Kansas Fur Harvesters. ■ 6 p.m., Wacky Rigging and Flick-A-Shake, new ways to fish old worms, Jim Zaleski. ■ Noon, Reservoir catfishing tournament strategies, Al Dieball.
  • Topeka Capital-Journal
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  • 2/4/2012 6:29:35 PM
  • Obituary: Charles W. LaCoss
  • He also enjoyed spending time fishing. Family was very important to Charlie ... He has one sister, Dovie Lowery of Kansas City, Mo. There are seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents; and one grandson
  • Newton Kansan
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  • 2/4/2012 9:04:04 AM
  • At the City Lake: Two centuries share fish story
  • The well-known store, which specializes in outdoor gear, will feature a 4,000-gallon aquarium with fish native to Kansas.   The Augusta Lake monster ... of our city lake and remember the extraordinary fishing that happened in Augusta.
  • Augusta Daily Gazette
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  • 2/4/2012 5:29:19 AM
  • James A. "Jim" Swezey III
  • 15, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo., to James A ... He enjoyed singing and playing guitar, hunting and fishing. He will be remembered for his love and dedication to his family and his gentle smile. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family.
  • Morning Sun
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  • 2/3/2012 7:42:21 PM
  • Arnold Boisdrenghien
  • Arnold was born on April 27, 1923 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Ademar and Mary (Premk ... When he wasn’t busy working he enjoyed fishing, bingo, treasure hunting with his metal detector and spending time with family and friends.  Arnold is preceded in ...
  • Morning Sun
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  • 2/3/2012 7:42:21 PM
  • Feds seek offshore wind developers in Mass. area
  • But they soon heard from fishermen who complained it encroached on their fishing grounds, as well as areas that had long been shut to them to protect various species. It didn't seem right to shut fishermen out of an area for years, then allow ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 2/3/2012 4:07:36 PM
  • Coming soon: Las Tias de Beto
  • He said it will offer the standard fajita/taco/burrito options plus fish and steak dishes typical of Northern Mexico. It’ll be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and will offer margaritas, beer and possibly wine. The dining room, which at ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 2/3/2012 12:25:41 PM
  • Survey: Recycling up statewide in Kansas
  • Topeka — A recent survey shows the number of Kansans who recycle has jumped dramatically. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment released the results of its 2011 Community Recycling Survey last month. It found that the number of ...
  • LJWORLD
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  • 2/3/2012 7:46:31 AM
  • Looking Up: Star-filled imagination
  • cigars, fish and Christmas trees. You can let your imagination go wild. You can do this with eyes alone, but it may be a bit harder if you already know the official constellations. Your eyes will tend to connect the stars “the way they are supposed to be.”
  • Pratt Tribune
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  • 2/3/2012 3:21:40 AM
  • Effort will concentrate on two” focal areas” in eastern Kansas
  • PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is introducing a new five-year initiative — the Kansas Quail Initiative — aimed at improving habitat conditions for bobwhite quail, an upland species that has declined throughout ...
  • Salina Journal
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  • 2/3/2012 2:45:52 AM
  • Whale caught head-to-tail in fishing nets off Maui
  • HONOLULU — Federal officials are trying to free a whale caught in fishing nets off Hawaii. The Coast Guard said Thursday it received a call from a charter boat reporting an adult male humpback whale was entangled in fishing nets from head to tail.
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 2/2/2012 6:31:57 PM
  • Judge Paula Martin to join Kansas Supreme Court to hear four appeals
  • Douglas County District Judge Paula Martin will sit with the Kansas Supreme Court next week to hear oral arguments in four appeals, according to the state’s Office of Judicial Administration. The justices appointed Martin, who has served as a ...
  • LJWORLD
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  • 2/2/2012 5:13:12 PM
  • Whooping cranes guided by plane to stay in Ala.
  • Operation Migration is part of the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership, a coalition of public and private groups that includes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 2/2/2012 3:25:50 PM
  • Dr. Michael Jones: Get moving with your arthritis
  • A diet rich in omega-3s is also a necessity to help lubricate joints and decrease inflammation, so eating good sources of fish or taking a fish oil supplement daily can help as well. Weight loss has also been shown to be effective in helping with joint ...
  • Pratt Tribune
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  • 2/2/2012 2:28:34 PM
  • Happiness is finally fetching a coot
  • So with coot officially added to his life-list there’s no much more in Kansas that we can add. All I can think of are scaled quail and woodcock, and I doubt they’ll ever come. No biggie, I’m sure in Hank’s mind he got the most important ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 2/2/2012 1:31:18 PM
  • Mo. Bans Waders For Trout Season
  • The non-native algae, called didymo or "rock snot," form thick mats on the bottom of cold streams and rivers, reducing food available to trout and other fish. They also clog water intakes and boat motors and interfere with fishing gear. Conservation ...
  • KMBC.com
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  • 2/2/2012 10:39:30 AM
  • Jim Hillibish: Turn to sliders for your Super Bowl party
  • Amid this fun, the term “slider” justly is expanding to mean any miniature sandwich in a dinner roll. There are fish ones, club ones, reuben ones, chicken salad ones... Which is the point of this story: What are you eatin’ for Super Bowl Sunday?
  • Pratt Tribune
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  • 2/2/2012 10:18:02 AM
  • Obituary: Elmer Joseph Reimer
  • He had been a resident of Loveland since 1967, having lived in Kansas prior to that ... Emma took calls at the house for people who needed to have the product. Elmer enjoyed fishing and Colorado sports teams, and he was a handy man. He loved bowling ...
  • Newton Kansan
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  • 2/2/2012 9:56:33 AM
  • Funds will help attract visitors, enhance economic development
  • TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has awarded two grants totaling $70,350 to the Great Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Exploration Place, Inc., in Wichita, to help the organizations with their marketing efforts.
  • Salina Journal
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  • 2/2/2012 6:21:48 AM
  • 2012 statewide summary helps anglers find best spots to fish
  • PRATT — Each year, the Kansas ... Fishing/Fishing Forecast), assembles results of biologists' sampling efforts into a format that can help anglers select lakes that will most likely provide the best opportunity to catch the kind and size of fish they ...
  • Salina Journal
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  • 2/2/2012 6:21:48 AM
  • Japan protests to China over undersea gas drilling
  • The islands are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and are regularly occupied by nationalists from both sides. Japan and China have often quarreled over the islands, the contested gas fields and lingering animosity over Japan's occupation of ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 2/1/2012 8:13:21 PM
  • Olathe first-graders make lobbying doggone cute
  • Eager to test their newfound persuasive writing skills, the Blue Valley students jumped into a full-fledged letter writing campaign to designate the Cairn terrier the official dog of Kansas ... to designate the state fish, but soon learned ...
  • Olathe Daily News
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  • 2/1/2012 3:34:11 PM
  • Feds declare Atlantic sturgeon endangered species
  • The prehistoric fish was once bountiful, but populations were depleted by anglers seeking its coveted caviar. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is currently considering information on sturgeon populations in order to ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 2/1/2012 10:55:00 AM
  • EPA Misses Dioxin Deadline
  • The EPA calls dioxins "likely human carcinogens." Most exposure to dioxins come from food, particularly meat, dairy, fish and shellfish. Dioxins are a family of highly toxic chemical compounds. Most dioxins are byproducts of industrial processes and get ..
  • KMBC.com
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  • 2/1/2012 8:10:22 AM
  • Argentina Slams Prince William's Deployment
  • "They are preying on our natural resources, our oil, our fish," she said. Fernandez's campaign has won over several neighboring countries. Last month, members of the Mercosur trade bloc -- which includes Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay -- said they
  • KMBC.com
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  • 2/1/2012 1:36:40 AM
  • Make Super Bowl party a winner
  • Avoid cross contamination; keep raw meats, poultry and fish away from cooked foods. * Provide serving utensils for each food item, and individual plates and bowls for guests to minimize the need to reach into a larger serving bowl -- and spread ...
  • Chanute Tribune
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  • 1/31/2012 10:52:01 PM
  • Pythons Wiping Out Everglades Mammals, Report Says
  • Earlier this month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service instituted a ban on the importation of the Burmese python and three other nonnative constrictor snakes -- the yellow anaconda and northern and southern African pythons. But the researchers say they'll
  • KMBC.com
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  • 1/31/2012 8:21:42 PM
  • Earl D. Beck
  • Earl and Carol raised their three sons in several Kansas towns, ultimately moving to the Leavenworth area in 1972. A great outdoorsman, Earl nurtured a lifelong love of hunting, fishing and camping. But he was passionate, as well, about literature ...
  • Leavenworth Times
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  • 1/31/2012 4:04:00 PM
  • Reward Offered In Deaths Of Sea Lions
  • A sea lion found off West Seattle had a bullet in one of its lungs, Gorman said. An officer for NOAA, which is working with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, showed CNN affiliate KING one of the slugs taken from an animal. The agency will ...
  • KMBC.com
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  • 1/31/2012 1:26:31 PM
  • Bank of Tescott buys Sculpture Tour sculpture
  • A bronze sculpture of a small boy carrying a very large fish reminded Mark Berkley of his Tescott childhood. Berkley, chairman of the board of the Bank of Tescott, recalled the many times he hauled strings of fish home from the Smoky Hill River as a boy.
  • Salina Journal
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  • 1/31/2012 1:26:31 PM
  • Death in the Long Grass” still a great read
  • The book form of “Death in the Long Grass” is available on many online sites. I downloaded it to my Kindle. One thing about it, I don’t think I’ll be complaining too much about being attacked by chiggers and ticks in Kansas!
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/31/2012 11:24:49 AM
  • Experts Advise Ending Concordia Underwater Salvage
  • In the meantime, there will be no fishing, diving, snorkeling, or other normal use of the water near the wreckage, extending the disaster's economic toll. A number of survivors have filed lawsuits against the company that ran the cruise, Costa Cruises.
  • KMBC.com
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  • 1/31/2012 8:18:42 AM
  • Peter Costa: Birds and puppies are newspapers' best friends
  • During Don Corleone’s time, for example, fellow Mafiosi knew they were doomed when they received a newspaper wrapped around a fish. It was an ancient Sicilian warning that meant, “Tomorrow, you will swim with the fishes.” With the decline of the ...
  • Pratt Tribune
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  • 1/31/2012 7:07:08 AM
  • Pakistani and Indian chefs compete on reality TV
  • Each of the three judges gave the team's meal a score out of 10. The judges loved the Iranian-inspired fish biryani cooked by the Pakistanis, their chicken kebab stuffed with figs, olives, bread and mango chutney, and their shahi tukda - a ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/30/2012 10:38:53 PM
  • Eat Smart: Make a hearty-happy DASH for this diet
  • The gimmick-free DASH is “good, sound advice,” agrees Kara Friel, registered dietitian at University of Kansas Hospital ... and lean meats and fish. “A lot of times, (an eating plan) is more about increasing things in your diet as ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/30/2012 9:55:56 PM
  • Report proposes dividing Great Lakes, Mississippi
  • Scientists say it has already provided a pathway for exotic species and is the likeliest route through which menacing carp could reach the lakes, where they could destabilize food webs and threaten a valuable fishing industry. "We simply can't ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/30/2012 9:05:50 PM
  • More 400 enter fishing tourney, only 1 catch made
  • ESCANABA, Mich. — Participants in a Michigan charity ice fishing tournament brought home a different kind of fish tale. The Daily Press of Escanaba reports (http://bit.ly/w28jVm) only one fish was caught by the more than 400 kids and adults ...
  • Hutchinson News
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  • 1/30/2012 9:45:48 AM
  • Lunker trout destined to go on wall
  • It was the largest trout he's ever caught, and would have been a record, save for a couple other monsters recently caught in other trout honey holes in the eastern part of Kansas ... of his fish. "I've got a big wall." Newell is no stranger to fishing ...
  • Salina Journal
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  • 1/30/2012 9:10:00 AM
  • Food, time afield with friends on the last day of duck season
  • Sunday morning five of us shared side-by-side blinds in western Reno County, where three friends had shot their five-each limits of drake mallards by 8 a.m. the previous morning. So it had gone for about a week. The action had been seriously ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/30/2012 5:56:44 AM
  • Special delivery
  • And when the fish were biting, he'd add a fishing pole. That was in 1961 ... I like the outside, to smell that fresh air. Kansas has got some good air." He said he has no immediate plans to quit and hopes to be inhaling that good air for another two ...
  • Salina Journal
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  • 1/30/2012 2:43:27 AM
  • Restaurant inspections
  • Each week the Salina Journal publishes a list of critical violations noted in restaurant inspections conducted by the Kansas Department of Agriculture ... Microwaved to reach acceptable temperature. * Fish and corn dogs in reach-in cooler not cold enough.
  • Salina Journal
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  • 1/30/2012 12:41:46 AM
  • Trout-stocking set for Feb. 22
  • Following the stocking, the lake will be closed to fishing until the official beginning of the 2012 trout season, with a siren start at 8 a.m. Feb. 25. To fish, anglers ages 16 to 64 need a Kansas fishing permit, a Johnson County Park and ...
  • The Shawnee Dispatch
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  • 1/29/2012 4:35:00 PM
  • Trout Stocking
  • Following the stocking, the lake will be closed to fishing until the official beginning of the 2012 trout season, with a siren start at 8 a.m. Feb. 25. To fish, anglers ages 16 to 64 need a Kansas fishing permit, a Johnson County Park and Recreation ...
  • The Shawnee Dispatch
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  • 1/29/2012 3:44:54 PM
  • Annual outdoor expo draws hundreds
  • The sixth annual Albers Marine Fishing and Hunting Show brought vendors specializing ... “We’ve got vendors here from Kansas City, the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake, Rodgers, Arkansas. Last year we had a guy come all the way from New York to sell here.”
  • Morning Sun
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  • 1/29/2012 12:38:47 PM
  • Two outdoor-related bills set for legislative attention
  • In some cases, annual taxes are about twice as high on a fishing boat as the pick-up of the same year that pulls it to the lake. Consequently, some Kansans register their boats in other states. In the past, Kansas Department of Wildlife and ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/28/2012 10:05:28 PM
  • Belinda Larsen: Having a little fun along the way
  • With the draining of the lake underway, it only makes sense that anyone fishing ... the recent fish frenzy, it’s turned something not-so-great into something fun.  As a reporter armed with my camera standing in the mud while a stiff Kansas winter ...
  • Augusta Daily Gazette
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  • 1/28/2012 5:59:06 AM
  • Thomas Waters
  • Tom worked as a cook at Dubach’s for 13 years and a cabinet maker at Foster’s for 35 years. He enjoyed watching the Kansas City Chiefs and fishing. Visitation will be Monday, January 30, 2012, 5:00 – 6:30 P.M. at the Davis Funeral Chapel, with a ...
  • Leavenworth Times
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  • 1/27/2012 3:25:47 PM
  • United Way exceeds $300,000 goal
  • Girls Scouts of Kansas Heartland, Family Life Center, Episcopal Social Services TIP Program, El Dorado Crime Stoppers,  Wheatland Fishing Has No Boundaries, United Cerebral Palsy, SCARF and Salvation Army. Clymer said the Board of Directors wanted to ...
  • El Dorado Times
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  • 1/27/2012 1:52:44 PM
  • State says water in Kansas creek healthy again
  • An estimated 3,000 gallons of sulfuric acid spilled in to Lime Creek in northwest Herington in Jan. 8, killing hundreds of fish and prompting a health warning from the state. The Salina Journal reported Thursday that (http://bit.ly/xGp7HU) the Kansas ...
  • El Dorado Times
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  • 1/27/2012 1:52:44 PM
  • Field Mouse Follies With 'Old Green'
  • Editor’s Note: Suffering from the frustration of an upland bird-challenged hunting season throughout much of east-central Kansas, our intrepid outdoor ... visit remote fishing ponds, work bird dogs – all kinds of country chores.
  • Emporia gazette.com
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  • 1/27/2012 12:12:31 PM
  • Unburied treasures: What else may lurk beneath the surface of the lake?
  • Ricker also reported that the city had received numerous phone calls from out of state, as well as from other Kansas residents asking about the big fish being caught this week. Business at some of the local convenience stores has also increased due to gas
  • Augusta Daily Gazette
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  • 1/27/2012 9:13:34 AM
  • State says water in Kansas creek healthy again
  • killing hundreds of fish and prompting a health warning from the state. The Salina Journal reported Thursday that (http://bit.ly/xGp7HU) the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the water's pH levels have returned to a safe level.
  • LJWORLD
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  • 1/27/2012 8:44:56 AM
  • State says water in Kansas creek healthy again
  • killing hundreds of fish and prompting a health warning from the state. The Salina Journal reported Thursday that (http://bit.ly/xGp7HU) the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the water's pH levels have returned to a safe level.
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/27/2012 3:08:29 AM
  • Water in Lime Creek in normal range
  • killing hundreds of fish. The pH levels -- a measure of the acidic or base nature --have returned to normal ranges above 6.8, according to a news release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. A range of 6 to 9 indicates the water is safe ..
  • Salina Journal
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  • 1/26/2012 11:55:13 PM
  • LAWRENCE RUSSELL WRIGHT
  • and for the North Kansas City School District. After retirement, he continued his love of watching KU basketball, fishing, hunting, freelance photography and spending time with family. Russell was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Ruth Quick and ..
  • Fort Scott Tribune
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  • 1/26/2012 9:17:44 PM
  • Not a perfect wetland, but it works!
  • It is maybe two acres in size…maybe. No biologist will say it’s ideal waterfowl habitat. But the pond is only about 15 minutes from my house, and seems to have a knack for producing some nice hunts without taking a lot from my day. Just this ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/26/2012 6:54:34 PM
  • Board delays oil leases on western ND lands
  • North Dakota's Game and Fish Department and the North Dakota chapter of the Wildlife Society wanted some land taken off the list. They say some of the land could be designated as wilderness. Other properties are habitat for bighorn sheep ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/26/2012 11:30:45 AM
  • Feds turn down Kerry request for cod assessment
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration head Jane Lubchenco said this month that a new assessment can't be done in time for managers to make decisions for the May start of the fishing year. She also said the agency doesn't yet have new ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/26/2012 10:47:48 AM
  • Sports shorts
  • Hunting and 
Fishing Expo There will be an Internet-assisted Hunter ... by the Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism Hunter Education Program.
  • Emporia gazette.com
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  • 1/26/2012 9:43:23 AM
  • Roger Kim Shelton
  • Kansas, as well as the Rodeo Packing House and Gordon-Piatt. He worked in maintenance at the Winfield Corrections Facility for the past 20 years. Mr. Shelton enjoyed coon and deer hunting, fishing, and going to auctions. He especially enjoyed raising his h
  • Wellington Daily News
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  • 1/26/2012 9:29:04 AM
  • Taste of Travel: Long Wharf, Boston
  • The lemon beurre blanc sauce works well with the salmon and toasted almond slices, the latter adding texture and crunch to make a less fish-centric flavor, and the house-made mushroom raviolis that surround it really send this dish off the charts.
  • Pratt Tribune
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  • 1/26/2012 8:53:16 AM
  • Fixing’ Kansas
  • What’s the matter with Kansas? Gov. Brownback apparently knows the answer: There is nothing wrong with Kansas that can’t be fixed by an unqualified out-of-state “expert.” First, an inexperienced import from Florida “fixed” our social ...
  • LJWORLD
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  • 1/26/2012 6:22:57 AM
  • Featured business person: Brett Gordon
  • then earned a degree in business management and marketing from Park University in Kansas City. He played baseball for ... Off the job, Gordon has hung up his cleats but enjoys fishing, pheasant hunting and watching sports.
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/26/2012 4:49:53 AM
  • EPA, KDHE complete initial environmental screenings
  • In addition to the limited air screenings in Chanute, other samplings included surface water, sediment and fish tissue. Screenings were conducted by scientists and technicians in a joint state-federal partnership between the Kansas Department of ...
  • Chanute Tribune
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  • 1/25/2012 10:01:52 PM
  • No fees for seniors
  • The majority of us have "paid our dues," having paid to hunt and fish for 40 ... Tourism request to the Kansas Legislature to implement changes in the decades-old tradition of providing seniors with no fee hunting and fishing.
  • Hutchinson News
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  • 1/25/2012 3:42:29 PM
  • Luca offers upscale Italian dishes downtown
  • The dish with the most potential that we ordered was the fish special of the night — “Pesce Al Cartoccio.” It’s listed on the menu and features a fresh fish- or seafood-of-the-day cooked in a parchment paper wrapping and served with ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/25/2012 12:14:53 PM
  • Gathering on the green
  • Martin had a reason of his own. “It’s like fishing,” he said. “You can tell when you hit the ball just right. It’s like that rush you get when you hook a fish. You get that same rush when you hit a good ball.” Unseasonably high temperatures ...
  • Morning Sun
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  • 1/25/2012 7:35:43 AM
  • Conoco says reaches China spill compensation deal
  • kilometers) of water surface. It drew attention to pollution in the Bohai region due to industrialization, oil drilling and fast population growth that has decimated sea food and fish stocks and caused frequent red tides. Sea cucumbers ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/24/2012 8:51:28 PM
  • KDWPT aims for self-sufficiency
  • Kansans age 65 and older can hunt or fish within the state ... secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, but to increase revenue to be able to continue passing hunting and fishing traditions on to the next generation of Kansans.
  • Pratt Tribune
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  • 1/24/2012 7:54:12 PM
  • A part of Kansas
  • Whether we’ve been here for only a few months or whether we’ve spent our entire lives here, Kansas is home ... We have cast a few fishing lines. We have cast a few dreams aside. We have fallen into love, we have fallen out.
  • Emporia gazette.com
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  • 1/24/2012 2:17:46 PM
  • Five questions: Kansas Day
  • Kansas celebrates its 151st year of statehood Sunday. The Kansas Historical Society, kshs.org, answers questions about our state’s history and Kansas Day celebration. Q: How did Kansas Day get its start? A: Kansas Day started in 1877 in Paola ...
  • The Shawnee Dispatch
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  • 1/24/2012 10:21:33 AM
  • Chamber group heading to Cuba; sign-up deadline Friday
  • Ernest Hemingway’s farm, the picturesque Cojimar fishing village and the sights and sounds of Havana ... The trip includes round-trip airfare from Kansas City International Airport and seven nights in a first-class hotel, Reeve said.
  • Ottawa Herald
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  • 1/24/2012 7:36:54 AM
  • Audit criticizes Kansas Bioscience Authority, leader
  • Olathe — The former head of the Kansas Bioscience Authority destroyed documents after his resignation, used KBA funds to pay for an airplane trip to a job interview and failed to notify the board of a relationship with a staff member ...
  • LJWORLD
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  • 1/24/2012 6:11:00 AM
  • Nowak: Why I support hunting and fishing license fees - seniors included
  • The money is distributed to the states based on the number of fishing license sales. Locally, we benefit from these programs by participating in the Kansas Communities Fisheries Assistance Program by which the state stocks catchable size fish in local ...
  • Leavenworth Times
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  • 1/24/2012 4:52:16 AM
  • Assistance dogs trained in Kansas provide gift of independence
  • Washington, population 1,100, is one of the small Kansas towns not far from the Nebraska border along Kansas Highway 36, in the north-central part of the state. As you shoot through town, one block from the Marcon Pie Factory, and before you get ...
  • The Shawnee Dispatch
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  • 1/23/2012 5:53:42 PM
  • House votes on permanent electronic duck stamp
  • WASHINGTON — A program allowing state fish and wildlife agencies to sell federal duck stamps online would receive permanent status under legislation approved by the House. Since 1934, waterfowl hunters have gone to post offices and sporting ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/23/2012 2:33:16 PM
  • Jim Hillibish: Eating healthier in the winter
  • Winter foods that bolster the immune system are cabbage, broccoli, sweet potato, squash and spinach. To fight viral infections, eat more fish, poultry, eggs, milk and unprocessed grains. Be a baker Baking your own bread ignites the healthy power of carbohy
  • Pratt Tribune
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  • 1/23/2012 12:38:44 PM
  • Corps begins wildlife habitat work in NW Mo.
  • The Dalbey Bottoms Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Site covers almost 1,600 acres. The corps began purchasing the land in 2007. Years in the works, the project stands at odds with those who want to emphasize levee protections and ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/23/2012 5:50:43 AM
  • Clyde, a one-of-a-kind bird dog
  • For many years they teamed-up to guide hunters at Ringneck Ranch, a pheasant hunting operation in north-central Kansas. Back “in the day” Clyde was quite the dog in-charge, making more than his share of points and retrieves. By the time I ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/22/2012 4:43:18 PM
  • Karen Ann Head
  • She enjoyed fishing, being outdoors, baking ... 8:00 P.M. Memorials have been established with Hospice Care of Kansas and Wheat Capital Manor Tenants Association. Frank Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
  • Wellington Daily News
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  • 1/22/2012 11:28:20 AM
  • Eugenides, Lethem among critics' awards nominees
  • Other criticism nominees: David Bellos' "Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything"; Geoff Dyer's "Otherwise Known as the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews," and Dubravka Ugresic's "Karaoke Culture."
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/22/2012 6:34:51 AM
  • The Rev. Deane Douglas Endicott 1928-2011
  • During his ministry, the Rev. Endicott served as pastor for 12 churches as well as serving as interim pastor for nine other churches, all in Kansas, including Grant ... woodworking as well as boating, fishing, and camping. 
  • Chanute Tribune
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  • 1/21/2012 9:02:11 PM
  • A green, clean recycling machine
  • a big fish in the hotel industry pond. In a smaller puddle, the Downstream Casino Resort in the tri-state area of Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas created with Joplin Workshops the Hand in Hand program in 2010. The group delivers kits stocked with ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/21/2012 7:43:27 PM
  • Kim Jennings
  • Mrs. Jennings was a member of the Wesleyan Church of Lakin. She enjoyed playing cards, reading, fishing, gardening and entertaining friends. She was the number one fan of her nephew and nieces and attended many of their athletic and school ...
  • Garden City Telegram
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  • 1/20/2012 10:00:38 PM
  • Recipe: Baked Haddock
  • Dip the haddock fillets in the milk, then press into the crumb mixture to coat. Place haddock fillets in a glass baking dish, and drizzle with melted butter. Bake on the top rack of the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily, about 15 minutes.
  • Morning Sun
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  • 1/20/2012 2:08:12 PM
  • Museum plans activities to honor Kansas statehood
  • Topeka — The Kansas Museum of History is planning a full day of activities Jan. 27 to mark the 151st anniversary of the state's admission to the union. The Kansas State Historical Society says events at the museum in west Topeka will be geared ...
  • LJWORLD
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  • 1/20/2012 6:37:13 AM
  • Rough sledding on local roads
  • There are 20 new lawyers in Kansas during the past few days ... He lists geometry as his favorite subject. Fish fry every Wednesday evening all you can eat at the Downtowner Hotel Restaurant in Fort Scott -- fried fish, French fried potatoes, cole slaw ...
  • Fort Scott Tribune
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  • 1/19/2012 8:00:08 PM
  • What’s up with wallpaper?
  • After papering their hallway, the two went on to add wallpaper to several other rooms: The kitchen walls are covered in a mid-century floral design, one bathroom features whimsical birds, and another is lined with a tropical-fish pattern.
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/19/2012 3:56:45 PM
  • How states fared on unemployment aid claims
  • States with the biggest increases: New York: Up 29,389, due to layoffs in the transportation, education, and construction industries California: Up 22,168, due to layoffs in services agriculture and fishing Texas: Up 13,946, due to layoffs in ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/19/2012 12:29:10 PM
  • The News, Briefly
  • foster competition and keep more Kansas dollars in Kansas. Paying for hunting licenses A top state official wants Kansans who are 65 and older to start paying for hunting and fishing licenses. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Robin ...
  • Emporia gazette.com
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  • 1/19/2012 12:00:32 PM
  • Jim Mussat
  • After returning from the war Jim spent the majority of his life working in coal mines in Kansas, Missouri ... and numerous other nieces and nephews. Jim enjoyed fishing and watching his grandchildren ride horses and play softball and basketball.
  • Morning Sun
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  • 1/18/2012 8:51:26 PM
  • Proposed ban on abortion introduced in Kansas House
  • Topeka — A proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution to ban abortion has been formally introduced by 25 state House members. The lawmakers filed their proposed "personhood" amendment Wednesday. The measure would amend the state ...
  • LJWORLD
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  • 1/18/2012 3:57:56 PM
  • Kan. official wants to end fee break on licenses
  • TOPEKA, Kan. — A top state official wants Kansans who are 65 and older to start paying for hunting and fishing licenses. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/AC3iTd) that Robin Jennison, secretary of the Department of Wildlife ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/18/2012 12:58:59 PM
  • Kansas woman’s 2003 death reclassified as homicide
  • Wichita — A suspect is in custody in the 2003 death of a Kansas woman whose case was originally considered an accident. Police believed 26-year-old Patricia Hughes accidentally drowned in June 2003 while trying to rescue her 2-year-old ...
  • LJWORLD
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  • 1/18/2012 8:12:39 AM
  • Longtime doctor was an entrepreneur of life
  • He said that in addition to being a physician, he also was a private pilot and enjoyed fishing. Scott Bruno said that his father led a busy but completely fulfilling life. Bruno also had a love of traveling, so much so that he hid a minor heart ...
  • Garden City Telegram
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  • 1/17/2012 9:28:24 PM
  • Feds: White nose has killed at least 5.7M bats
  • It also has been detected in four Canadian provinces. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday released the new estimate. Researchers say bats provide tremendous value to the U.S. economy as natural pest control for farms and forests ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/17/2012 3:01:52 PM
  • Opinion Line (Jan. 17)
  • E-mail comments, 50 words or fewer, to opline@wichitaeagle.com or use the online form at Kansas.com/opinion ... 100 percent in favor of charging people my age for hunting and fishing licenses. God’s creatures can surely appreciate that ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/16/2012 9:58:13 PM
  • Djokovic, Kvitova advance at Australian Open
  • We can't always agree on everything." Mardy Fish, the highest-ranked of the American men, opened with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over Luxembourg's Gilles Muller. Defending champion Kim Clijsters and French Open winner Li Na, who lost to Clijsters in ...
  • Hutchinson News
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  • 1/16/2012 8:53:48 PM
  • Nowak: National Bike Month in May
  • In essence, it is like getting the boat and fishing equipment out and checking them to ensure ... At one time, Leavenworth hosted the Kansas Criterium State Championships around several downtown blocks.   A criterium takes lots of planning and it would ...
  • Leavenworth Times
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  • 1/16/2012 7:56:32 PM
  • T-Rob, Taylor Lead No. 7 Kansas Over No. 3 Baylor
  • LAWRENCE, Kan. -- T-Rob and Tyshawn gave Baylor more than it could handle -- and Kansas more than enough. Thomas Robinson had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Tyshawn Taylor matched a career-high with 28 points and the seventh-ranked Jayhawks rolled to a 92-74 .
  • KMBC.com
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  • 1/16/2012 7:20:45 PM
  • 3 more junior college football prospects commit to Kansas
  • With less than three weeks remaining before national signing day, Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis and his new coaching staff continue to make up for lost time by landing commitments in a hurry. And their moves seem to be in direct ...
  • LJWORLD
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  • 1/16/2012 5:33:22 PM
  • Kansas county sees oil, gas lease searches spike
  • Dodge City — An increase in oil and gas exploration in southwestern Kansas has led to such a surge in people seeking information on oil and gas leases and land titles that Ford County has had to institute crowd control measures at the building ...
  • LJWORLD
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  • 1/16/2012 3:53:09 PM
  • Sprucing up roasted veggies, baked fish
  • Instead of simply pouring them over pancakes or biscuits, why not harness them to vegetables and fish? Here’s an idea we hope you’ll like.  Roasted Veggie and Trout Sandwiches: We’re serving these on corn--bread, but they’re also delicious on ...
  • Pratt Tribune
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  • 1/16/2012 3:46:00 PM
  • obituary Legendary Kansas herpetologist Joe Collins dies
  • Joe Collins studies a 64-inch Western rat snake during the Kansas Herpetoligical Society's Spring 2003 Field Trip at the Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area. During the field trip, at least 35 species of snakes and reptiles were gathered.
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/16/2012 3:46:00 PM
  • Kansas City Royals: It's 'Our Time'
  • KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals unveiled their 2012 campaign, “Our Time,” on Monday. The new campaign, which replaces 2011’s “Major League Moments,” is accompanied with a logo that melds the old and new, the team said in a news release ...
  • KMBC.com
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  • 1/16/2012 1:01:21 PM
  • Kansas Views (Jan. 16)
  • Gov. Sam Brownback wants to reduce the top individual income-tax rate from 6.45 to 4.9 percent, betting this will bring people to Kansas and stimulate the economy. In the meantime, he plans to put up an “off-ramp” for the poor and disabled ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/15/2012 9:59:25 PM
  • Ernest Wayland “Skip” Edwards Jr. 1923-2008
  • Skip was born in Chanute, Kansas in 1923. He was trained by his father ... His passions included a fierce love of his country, bass fishing, and all things aviation. He was very self-sacrificing and gentlemanly. Those around him would never ...
  • Chanute Tribune
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  • 1/14/2012 9:24:48 PM
  • Outdoor notes: Monster Buck event coming
  • For more information, contact Gib Rhodes at (620) 437-2012. THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) is actively investigating the deaths of two bald eagles in Kansas. The first eagle was found in a borrow ditch on 370th Road, approximately ¼ ...
  • Topeka Capital-Journal
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  • 1/14/2012 6:54:29 PM
  • Families of disabled question Kansas Medicaid changes
  • The 460-seat Gracepoint Church in west Wichita was filled nearly to capacity Saturday as those with developmentally disabled loved ones tried to figure out how the upcoming changes in the state’s Medicaid system will affect their lives. Most ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/14/2012 5:07:06 PM
  • Brownback eyes gambling funds for Kansas debt
  • The bonds were issued in recent years to finance state projects, including a new Statehouse parking garage, cabins at state parks and improvements to the Kansas Judicial Center. Budget Director Steve Anderson said the policy decision was in ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/14/2012 2:43:56 PM
  • Study: Yellowstone wolves help trees rebound
  • Wolves have spin-off benefits, too, the researchers said: As trees grow taller, the stands provide more habitat for yellow warblers and other songbirds and more food for beavers, which in turn construct ponds that attract fish, reptiles and amphibians.
  • Hutchinson News
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  • 1/14/2012 1:53:50 PM
  • Gambling funds eyes for Kansas debt
  • TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Sam Brownback wants to pay down state debt by using revenue from Kansas casinos to repay some bonds early. Kansas has approximately $4.2 billion in bonded debt, the bulk of which is dedicated to transportation projects and ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/14/2012 12:06:28 PM
  • Dog tag returned to WWI soldier's Kansas family
  • KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The long-lost dog tag of a World War I infantryman has been found in France and returned to his family in Kansas. While searching battlefields with metal detectors, Michael Toussaint and Jean Claude Fonderflick have ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/14/2012 8:03:05 AM
  • Kansas 'pope' leads a flock in exile
  • DELIA — Attired in a black cassock that covered all but the bottom of a pair of red pants and Nike flip-flops, David Bawden on a recent Sunday afternoon reclined on a couch in the living room of his Vatican in Exile, a wooden-frame farm home ...
  • Topeka Capital-Journal
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  • 1/13/2012 3:20:55 PM
  • Abortion ban to be proposed in Kansas House
  • TOPEKA, Kan. — Twenty-five Kansas House members have agreed to sponsor a proposed "personhood" amendment to the state constitution to ban abortion and are close to introducing it, the leader of a group pursuing the measure said Friday.
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/13/2012 3:20:55 PM
  • Kansas Brings Amber Alerts To Facebook
  • TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Kansas attorney general's office is expanding its alert system for missing children to include social media. When an Amber Alert is issued it is typically broadcast by traditional media. Now, Kansans can sign up to receive Amber Alerts
  • KMBC.com
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  • 1/13/2012 11:46:10 AM
  • Senate panel begins Kansas tax study
  • TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas commission is seeking more information and public comment on several proposals to change the state tax code. Much of the discussion Friday focused on details of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to lower the income ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/13/2012 10:34:35 AM
  • Senate panel begins Kansas tax study
  • Topeka — A Kansas commission is beginning its review of proposed changes in the state tax code, including those put forth this week by Gov. Sam Brownback. The committee's mix of legislators and private individuals heard a litany of tax data ...
  • LJWORLD
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  • 1/13/2012 9:30:10 AM
  • Kansas Day celebration planned at nature center
  • Johnson County is planning a celebration of all things Kansas in conjunction with Kansas Day, Jan. 29. The Kansas Day Celebration is set for 2-4 p.m. at Ernie Miller Nature Center, 909 N. Highway 7, Olathe. Participants can see some of the state ...
  • The Shawnee Dispatch
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  • 1/13/2012 1:23:24 AM
  • Winter’s nearly half gone — with (almost) no snow
  • Kansas as a whole averaged 1.69 inches of rain last month, which is double the average. The generous rainfall eased the drought in southern and western regions, state climatologist Mary Knapp said. “But we have been pretty dry here now for a ...
  • Wichita Eagle
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  • 1/12/2012 5:16:38 PM

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