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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Disagreement clouds development scene By BOB JOHNSON and RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
G&W Foods was given assurance Tuesday that Allen County commissioners “are 100 percent committed” to location of a G&W grocery in Iola. Commissioners talked with Dan Williams, G&W president, in a conference call. The call was made after commissioners reviewed a letter that was faxed from the grocer, which concluded with, “Our plans for Iola are on hold ...”
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Williams said it was his understanding that David Toland, economic development director for both Iola and Allen County, may no longer represent Iola in that capacity. If so, the company’s confidence in proceeding with the grocery store was severely eroded.
“We would not be building in Iola if it weren’t for the efforts of David Toland and Thrive (Allen County),” Williams said. “Investing several million dollars in a community only happens when we are confident that the community is stable and supportive of business. For three years David has given us that confidence and has represented you extremely well.” Provided “a problem with the city of Iola” is resolved, Williams added, “There is a lot of work to be done and we expect to continue to rely on him (Toland) to make sure
that our store successfully opens later this year.” When Toland met with commissioners Tuesday morning, he said his role to attract new business and industry to the area now “ultimately falls to the city.” As for G&W locating at the former site of Allen County Hospital, Toland said “One or two at the city are unhappy and are doing all they can to stop” the grocery’s construction. “What’s the problem,” Commissioner Tom Williams asked. “Carl (Slaugh, city administrator) has consistently
opposed economic development,” Toland said. “G&W is receiving no incentives, not one red cent,” other than tax abatement through the Neighborhood Revitalization Program that is available to anyone who builds anew or makes improvements valued at $5,000 or more. SLAUGH contested Toland’s remarks. “I support the grocery store, the apartment complex,” he told the Register in an email. “I invite developers See DISPUTE | Page A3
Lawmakers grow weary of school funding talks By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press
Breaking bread ... and rolls Opal Beshore, left, serves up a fresh cinnamon roll to Mary Ann Arnott this morning at First Bapist Church’s Lenten breakfast. The final Lenten breakfast of the season will be next Wednesday morning at Iola’s St. John’s Parish Hall. REGISTER/RICK DANLEY
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Trump, Clinton score victories; Rubio exits DUELING
WASHINGTON (AP) — For anti-Trump Republicans, and there are plenty of them, the pressing question a day after the latest round of primaries is: What do we do now? A guide to what to watch for today, after contests in five big states pushed Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton closer to their parties’ nominations while knocking one of the Republican front-runner’s rivals out of the race: CONVENTIONAL Trump’s LOOK:
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strong showing Tuesday night pads his delegate count, yet talk of a contested convention got a boost. Party leaders will be reassessing the convention outlook after the latest delegate totals are tallied for the Republicans. An extraordinary struggle at the convention in July appears to be one of the few chess moves left for Republicans aghast at the prospect of Trump taking them into the presidential
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Watch to see which Trump emerges: There’s the scrappy Trump who’s been stirring up tensions between supporters and protesters at his rallies. And there’s the more restrained Trump, trying to position himself for the general election and act more presidential. CLINTON’S AIM: Clinton held off on a full pivot toward the general election after Bernie Sanders snatched Michigan from her last week. Now she’s saying she’s ready to train her focus on “the really dangerous path that Donald Trump has laid out.” The Democrat seems to have accepted that Trump will be her opponent in the fall if she stays on course to win. It’s his own party that is having trouble coming to terms with Trump as the nominee. CRUZ’S COURSE: Ted Cruz is eager to take on Trump one-on-one. Watch to see if he expends any more
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energy trying to nudge John Kasich out of the picture, now that Marco Rubio is gone. Kasich isn’t sounding a bit interested in leaving after
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, congressional sources said today. The pick sets up a confrontation with Republicans who say they will refuse to consider his nomination in an election year. Garland, 63, is the chief judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a court whose influence over federal policy and national security matters has made it a proving ground for potential Supreme Court justices. He would replace conservative, Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last month, leaving behind a bitter election-year
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Sources: Obama taps court nominee
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans lawmakers were frustrated enough Tuesday with an education funding debate that has the two most politically powerful communities in Kansas feuding that two of them suggested giving some of the Legislature’s power to the state school board. Both the GOP’s frustration and its feuding played out during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on a school funding plan from Chairman Ron Ryckman Jr., an Olathe Republican. Also, in the House, a member said he will resign from the Legislature after Speaker
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