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Thursday, August 8, 2013
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Absconder nabbed in Colorado
Parents inquire about digital learning
Jackie Tate, 30, living in Savonburg with a relative as recently as July, was arrested Tuesday in Hugo, Colo., on a warrant issued by the U.S. Marshals office, Wichita. Tate has been known to go by an alias, Isa Sulamun Zaid Harbah. Nature of information leading to the warrant being issued for Tate was not made public.
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Libertarian files for ’14 election By JOHN MILBURN Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Bonner Springs woman has become the first Libertarian Party candidate to file for the 2014 Kansas governor’s race, a field the party’s chairman said Wednesday he hopes continues to grow. Tresa McAlhaney of Bonner Springs, chairwoman of the Wyandotte County Libertarian Party, announced Wednesday that she has filed
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We want to start a revolution and clean out. It’s time for fresh people and ideas. — Tresa McAlhaney
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“We knew Tate was in Savonburg earlier and when we got the warrant, we checked there, but he had left,” Sheriff Bryan Murphy said. Allen County officers did obtain some information, including credit card and Tate’s cell phone numbers, that they passed on to federal authorities and which were helpful in his apprehension. Tate’s arrest in Colorado came after a short vehicle and foot chase by Colorado Highway Patrol officers, Murphy was told. He is the half-brother of Daniel Lee Waddell, a defendant in the attempted robbery of the Citizens Bank of Kincaid in March. Murphy said his officers had some contact with Tate in the past, but “nothing serious as I recall,” he said.
By KAYLA BANZET kayla@iolaregister.com
HUMBOLDT — Families and faculty of USD 258 packed into Humboldt High School Wednesday night to ask questions and learn more about the district’s new digital curriculum. K.B. Criss, Humboldt superintendent, appraised all with stories from his firsthand experience with the Pearson 1:1 digital learning program. “Our goal is to provide the very best education that we can,” Criss said. Humboldt will be the first school in Kansas to work with Pearson and fully integrate computers in the classroom. Criss was radiating with excitement as he told story after story of how three other See DIGITAL | Page A4
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Molly Spalding, a Pearson specialist, top, gives a demonstration during a parents night Wednesday of the new digital curriculum Humboldt students will use this school year. At bottom, USD 258 Superintendent of Schools K.B. Criss explains his passion about the style of learning.
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Jackie Tate
the necessary paperwork to establish her campaign. She and running mate Grant Nelson of Prairie Village are the first team to go public about seeking to oust Republican Gov. Sam Brownback next year. McAlhaney, 33, said her early entry in the 2014 campaign season is designed to spark interest among voters who want to change the direction of state government. “We want to start a revolution and clean out. It’s time for fresh people and ideas,” she said. “We felt like there are people out there looking for a political home.” Al Terwelp, chairman of the Kansas Libertarian Party, said he hopes several other candidates step forward before the See ELECTION | Page A4
Quilter achieves three-peat at fair By KAYLA BANZET kayla@iolaregister.com
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Judy McGraw with her quilt, which won grand champion at the Anderson County Fair.
Back to school fun
Hand quilting takes time and patience but the intricate details are rewarding once the project is finished, especially for Judy McGraw. McGraw won grand champion for her quilt during the Anderson County fair this year — for the third year in a row. The quilt she entered took about six months to complete. During consideration at the fair, judges look for certain things in a quilt. “They look for workmanship and if the stitching is even or not,” McGraw said.
“They look for even quilting, the squareness of it and the design of the quilt.” The quilt that won McGraw grand champion has vibrant colors bursting from the cloth. Flowers near the border have dazzling bead work. McGraw said she gets ideas for her quilt designs from various places. “Sometimes I get inspiration from a magazine or quilt books,” she said. This particular quilt came in a kit. It had the fabric but McGraw had to design and See QUILTER | Page A4
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About 100 Iola Middle and High schools students descended on Iola High Wednesday evening for a “Back to School Bash,” sponsored by young group leaders of several Iola churches. Four groups of 25 each played rowdy games of basketball — using a volleyball — before all congregated to gobble down refreshments and listen to a concert in the lecture hall. Vol. 115, No. 201
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