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DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIR
LOCAL CHEFS THROW DOWN Charlie Riedel/AP Photo
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA greets the crowd after speaking about the economy Wednesday at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, Mo.
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In D.C., Republicans prepare to sue him By Nedra Pickler Associated Press
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RICK MARTIN, OWNER AND EXECUTIVE CHEF OF LIMESTONE PIZZA + KITCHEN + BAR, 814 Massachusetts St., warms Mexicanstyle paratha bread as he participates in the fourth annual Chef’s Challenge on Wednesday evening at the Douglas County Fair. Martin’s carnitas potato salad won top honors in the contest, which also featured local celebrity chefs T.K. Peterson of Merchants Pub & Plate, 746 Massachusetts St., and Raphael Gonzalez of Global Cafe, 820 Massachusetts St. The contest was almost too close to call. “The Applause-O-Meter resulted in a virtual tie,” said Marlin Bates, horticulture agent for K-State Research and Extension in Douglas County. About 150 people attended the event and got to sample the entries, Bates said.
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Face to face: Candidate challenges senator to debate; senator says no
TEA PARTY challenger Milton Wolf, right, challenges U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts to a debate Wednesday on a sidewalk in downtown Emporia, in advance of the Aug. 5 primary.
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Emporia — Tea Party challenger Milton Wolf tried again Wednesday to debate Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts in ad-
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vance of Tuesday’s primary election, this time confronting the three-term incumbent on a public sidewalk in downtown Emporia. But Roberts again declined the challenge. “This is not the time. We have
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Kansas City, Mo. — Pointing the finger at Republicans for congressional inaction, President Barack Obama chided lawmakers Wednesday for spending the waning days before their monthlong summer break trying to sue him rather than addressing economic issues that could boost the middle class. “Stop being mad all the time. Stop just hating all the time. Come on,” the president
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Douglas County commissioners approved a 10-year tax incentive plan for a proposed Indiana Street apartment complex Wednesday night, mirroring action taken previously by the city. Page 3A
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