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THE IOLA REGISTER Thursday, May 4, 2017
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House nearer ACA repeal vote
By ALAN FRAM AND ERICA WERNER The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a startling tur nabout, Republicans say they are ready to push their prized health care bill through the House Kevin McCarthy and claim a victory for President Don-
ald Trump, six weeks after nearly leaving it for dead and days after support from GOP moderates seemed to crumble anew. House leaders planned a vote today on the legislation, revamped since collapsing in March to attract most hard line conservatives and some GOP centrists. In a final tweak, leaders were adding a modest pool of money to help people with pre-exSee REPEAL | Page A3
State lawmakers resume negotiations By ALLISON KITE The Associated Press
Allen Community College’s production of “Dearly Beloved” begins tonight at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. At top, Tori Whalen, left, and Emily Pierce play the sisters Futrelle. Below left, Ian Malcolm shares a scene with Brogan Falls. Chloe Bedell, bottom right, takes a comic turn as Miss Geneva Musgrave.
A ‘Dearly Beloved’ delight By RICK DANLEY The Iola Register
Every play should have at least one character who describes another character as smelling “like a bucket of hot links” — but only one play does. The Allen Community College theatre department delivers another knockout in
their production of “Dearly Beloved” — an exuberant wedding comedy set in a gossipy little town in south Texas — which runs at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center tonight through Sunday, starting at 7:30 p.m. This fast-paced play revolves around the Futrelle sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye
and Twink, who send themselves, each in their own way, into Texas-sized tizzies trying to coordinate a wedding for Frankie’s daughter Tina Jo. The sisters, who once attracted a dash of minor fame on the revival circuit with their gospel trio The SerSee BELOVED | Page A5
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are resuming negotiations over increasing income taxes to fix the state budget and provide additional funds for public schools. House and Senate negotiators planned to meet this morning after top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature canceled a vote on tax legislation for the second consecutive day. Kansas faces projected budget shortfalls totaling $887 million through June 2019 and the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in March that state education funding
is inadequate. A proposal drafted by negotiators Tuesday but scrapped Wednesday would have rolled back past income tax cuts championed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback to raise more than $1 billion over two years. It was drafted after a simiSee STATE | Page A5
Grandmother sees need for reading Judy Kramer volunteers to read to McKinley Elementary School students most days at 8 a.m. “It gets me out of bed every morning,” she said laughing. Kramer’s role as a volunteer includes testing children on books they took home the previous night.
If they have not read the book, Kramer reads it to them. Kramer, whose grandson, Henry, attends McKinley Elementary, said she feels strongly that parents should set aside time every day to read to their children. “I feel it is a part of their re-
sponsibility,” she said. Ironically, the grandmother of three is not an avid reader, save for recipes. Because reading was never her forte, she never developed an interest in it, Kramer said. She does not recall her parents ever readSee READING | Page A5
Judy Kramer reads to McKinley Elementary students Wednesday, from left, Chelsey, Brodene and Aubrey.
A powerful senior awards night at IHS Iola High School’s annual Senior Awards Night, already a poignant night for families and students alike, was even more emotional than usual Wednesday. Family members of the late Alle Peres, who would have graduated with her classmates this month, were on hand to present the inaugural Alexandrea Marie Peres Memorial Scholarship. Peres, a talented artist, died in May 2016. The scholarship went to her former classmate and fellow art student Brooklyn Storrer, who plans to attend the University of Kansas. The full list of senior honorees will be published later.
Earning Academic Achievement honors, above, were Iola High School seniors, from left, Ben Cooper, Sofia Generi, Alexis Heslop, Bailey Hubbs, Kendall Jay, Toni Macha, Riley Murry, Chase Regehr, Tori Smith, Brooklyn Storrer and Sydney Wade. At right, IHS counselor Melissa Stiffler presents the inaugural Alexandrea Marie Peres Art Scholarship in honor of Peres, who died in 2016. Stiffler is surrounded by Alle’s brother Zach and her parents, Michelle and Michael. Storrer was named the scholarship’s recipient. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
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