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Monday, August 8, 2016
IN THE CAN
Panel’s rebuke signals changes By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press
His day in the garden usually starts between 6 and 6:30 a.m. He never pays much attention to sunrises, though; only whether or not there is enough light to work. “I like to do my garden work in the early morning or late evening because of the heat,” Lamb said. While Lamb uses some chemicals on his garden, he sticks to “barnyard fertilizer.” He also uses a hose hooked up to their pond to water the garden instead of water from the city or the rural water district. “It’s usually better for the plants anyway because it doesn’t have that chlorine in it,” Lamb said. Lamb grows most of his plants from seed. When postage was lower, Lamb would receive over 200 seed catalogs from several companies and
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration got a taste of what working with a less conservative Legislature could look like Friday in the form of an oversight committee’s angry, bipartisan scolding over issues within the state’s Medicaid program. The public dressingdown of Department of Health and Environment officials came three days after voters in the state’s primary election ousted a large number of Brownback’s conservative Republican allies in the Legislature. Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce and 10 other GOP lawmakers lost their seats; three others narrowly trail in unofficial results. House-Senate oversight committee members were upset about budget-balancing cuts in payments to pharmacies, doctors and hospitals providing services to Medicaid participants. Lawmakers were frustrated with a backlog in Medicaid applications and angry that the state is still pursuing some changes opposed by many advo-
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Robert Lamb shows the canning process after picking ripe tomatoes from a vine in his garden in Bronson. REGISTER/JASON TIDD
Bronson gardener upholds family tradition By JASON TIDD The Iola Register
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RONSON — The secret to a bountiful garden may not be so secretive after all. “Patience and time, a willingness to spend extra time, weeding and cultivating, watering,” are the secret, said Robert Lamb, a veteran gardener and canner. “A good garden doesn’t grow by itself. It takes a lot of time, a lot of care.” But with so many “secrets” to gardening, maybe the real secret is a gardener must have a passion for his work. “It’s fun,” Lamb said. “I enjoy it.” While gardening and canning is enjoyable for Lamb now, it was not al-
Driver succumbs to injuries INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bryan Clauson, considered the top dirttrack racer in the country, has died from injuries suffered in an accident at the Belleville Midget Na- Bryan Clauson tionals USAC midget race in north-central Kansas. He was 27. His death was announced this morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A statement from his family was read that said Clauson died Sunday evening. “Our Bryan fought to the end with the same desire that he demonstrated behind the wheel of all the various race cars he would park in victory lane,” the family said in the statement. “However, we See DRIVER | Page A4
ways that way. “(Gardening) gives me a chance to stay involved with agriculture,” Lamb said. “Ever since I was old enough to know what I was doing, I was helping in the garden. I didn’t always like it. I’ll be honest about that … When someone tells you to do something, it’s a lot less fun.” Lamb, 64, and a foreign
language teacher at Labette County High School, tends the garden at his parents’ family farm eight miles northeast of Bronson. “I’m a little bit younger (than my parents), and I get up a little bit earlier, so it makes it easier for me to get up and get it done … because the sun gets so hot later on,” Lamb said.
Probe continues after lawmaker’s son dies on slide KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The young son of a Kansas state lawmaker died Sunday on a water slide that is billed as the world’s largest, according to officials and the boy’s family. Authorities did not immediately identify the child who died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas, but state Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife released a statement saying it was their son Caleb Thomas Schwab. “Since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came in contact with,” said the statement, which asked for privacy as the family grieves. Schlitterbahn spokeswoman Winter Prosapio said the child died on one of the park’s main attractions, Verruckt, a 168-foot-tall water slide that has 264 stairs leading to the top. Verruckt, which means “insane” in Ger-
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man, was certified as the world’s tallest water slide by Guinness World Records. Riders go down the slide in multi-person rafts and have to be at last 54 inches tall, according to the park’s website. Officials haven’t provided specific details about what led to Caleb’s death. Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman Officer Cameron Morgan said he did not have any information, and Prosapio said more details would be released later. “We honestly don’t know what’s happened,” she told reporters at a news conference. “That’s why ... a full investigation is necessary. We have to understand what’s happened.” The park was closed today, and the ride will be closed pending the investigation, Prosapio said. Authorities initially said the victim was 12 years old, but Clint See SLIDE | Page A4
The 10-year-old son of a Kansas lawmaker died while riding Verruckt at Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday. Above is a photo of the ride courtesy of the water park. SCHLITTERBAHN PHOTO
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