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Davis, Brownback spar over tax issues By ROXANA HEGEMAN The Associated Press
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Democrat Paul Davis repeatedly assailed Gov. Sam Brownback on Saturday over the governor’s massive tax cuts, which Davis said will lead to a $1.3 billion shortfall after the state made the largest funding cut Sam Brownback to public schools in Kansas’ history. Unruffled, B row n b a ck shot back that he has put more Paul Davis money into education than ever in the state’s history. Education funding is a key issue because Davis is trying to woo moderate GOP and unaffiliated voters worried about the effects of the income tax cuts on the state’s finances. Although
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By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
OLATHE — Iola community members were given the opportunity to peer into the world of Olathe Northwest High School. Representatives from Hollis and Miller Architects and Universal Construction gave a tour to 30 Iolans Saturday of the suburban school. USD 257 has hired both businesses to build a new elementary and high school if a bond issue passes in November. Olathe Northwest was built in 2003 for 1,500 students and received additions when the student population grew. It is the fourth high school in the community and a fifth school, Olathe West, is in the works. Although Olathe Northwest is home to 2,000 students, Kirk Horner, architect, said the building’s design can be applied to Iola. “The parts and pieces are no different than items that would go into a school of 400,”
The Olathe Northwest High School library, above, is a central media center for students. Below at left, Iolans tour the hallways of Olathe Northwest to gain ideas for a new Iola High School. Attendees were asked to take notes of likes and dislikes for architects. Laura Caillouet-Weiner, Jefferson Elementary teacher, and Kim LaPorte, Iola High School teacher, below right, try out the furniture in an English classroom. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET Horner said. “This is just at a larger scale.” Horner noted the entrances to the schools. On weekends, a single entrance is
open for ballgames or plays. On school days, students enter in the front of the building and teachers park and enter in the back of the school.
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Camouflage not required: Women learn outdoor skills By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
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Above, Ottawa’s Karen Dionne fires a .22 rifle under the tutelage of instructor Jack Wilson at Saturday’s Women in the Outdoors event near Le Roy. At left, Iolan Roberta Crane practices her fly fishing. Below, handgun instructor Jeremy Troester walks two participants through the proper firing technique before they take aim at a pair of targets. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
E ROY — Brenda Valentine has seen a rebirth when it comes to living off the land, particularly among women. “There was a lull when people weren’t connected to the land,” Valentine said Saturday. “Today, I see a regeneration of interest. Women want to be more self-sufficient.” Valentine spoke at the second annual Women in the Outdoors event sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation, where they partook in a variety of outdoor activities, from fly fishing to firearms training. The event drew more than 50 from southeast Kansas and elsewhere in Missouri. “People like growing their own gardens, hunting for their own meat,” said Valentine, a national spokeswoman for NWTF who has garnered the nickname “Queen of the Outdoors.” Valentine noted a large number of attendees Saturday were single mothers. The seminars help make those women more confident in their abilities, she said. “Once they come through here, they feel like they can do anything,” Valentine said. See SKILLS | Page A4
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