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A BISON COW AND HER CALF GRAZE ON THE 1100 WINDMILL PASTURE at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City. Twentytwo bison now populate the preserve. In 2009, 13 of them were brought from Wind Cave National Park site in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. The herd in South Dakota is one of only two public herds in the country that have been shown to be free of cattle DNA.
Bison herd that roams Flint Hills preserve shows a ‘family dynamic’
Members of the East Hill Singers, a chorus made up of inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility, will be performing today at First United Methodist Church. Statistics show that participants of the group have less of a chance of ending up back in prison after they’re released. Page 1C
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FROM LEFT, GENE MATILE, a bison caretaker at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve; Kristen Hase, chief of natural resources for the Flint Hills park; and Matile’s wife, Paula, a conservation specialist for the Kansas wing of The Nature Conservancy, observe the herd of 22 bison at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City. A project to bring the bison to the Flint Hills is a partnership between The Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service.
— Wally Mechler, a Lawrence counselor, talking about the benefits of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Members of AA and a panel of local professionals gathered Saturday for a meeting to talk about how 12-step programs can help those struggling with drugs and alcohol. Page 3A
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ou can tell there is some tension. The tail is the first sign that gives it away. It is sticking straight up. Then there is the eye, planted in the side of a wide, steady head. It is not staring directly at you, but there is no doubt it sees you as plain as the sky is clear on this beautiful early fall day in the Flint Hills. As he pleases, this 1,400-pound bison — his back hump stands nearly as tall as the cab of a pickup truck — turns and faces you. Horns that protrude above a tuft of woolly
hair are pointed at you. The big bull starts to walk at his own deliberate pace toward the group of visitors standing nearby. There’s a general rule about a bison on the move: It’s best if you move a bit faster than the bison. So everybody scurries and shuts the truck doors tightly behind them. That leads to another saying about these animals: Bison have no boss. At least none with two legs. “That’s pretty obvious,” says cowboy Gene Matile, the ranch manager for this herd of bison — or buffalo, if you want to be informal. “He made all of us move.” Please see BISON, page 6A
State officials disagree over Vulgar license plates consequences of tax cuts are OUTALUK in Kan. By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
TOPEKA — With the impact of Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax cuts becoming clearer, Democrats warn of debilitating cuts to state services while Brownback’s team says the budget is manageable. Brownback, a conservative Republican, will send to the Legislature in January a budget proposal that “keeps K-12 fully funded (and) covers all essential services,” according to Steve
Anderson, the governor’s budget director. Democrats, however, are doubtful, given new Davis state revenue projections released last week. “Local schools and core services will now face deeper cuts because Gov. Brownback pushed through a tax plan whereby the workers pay taxes, but the bosses do not,” said House Minor-
ity Leader Paul Davis, DLawrence. The numbers show that for the last complete fiscal year, total receipts to the state’s all-purpose general fund were $6.4 billion. But that will drop to $6.17 billion for the current fiscal year and to $5.46 billion for the next one. When the 2013 legislative session starts in January, Brownback and legislators will make adjustments to the current fiscal year budget and then start work on the
By Alex Parker aparker@ljworld.com
Want to proclaim your individuality on your Kansas license plate? Be careful what you say, state officials warn. Looking to pimp your ride with plates that say “BITEMEE,” “KZMIAZ“ or “AWSHIFT”? Forget it. Think you’re “2HOT4U”? Too hot for Kansas vehicles. Does driving make you say “AAAAHH”? Other drivers will never know. Are you a hockey
fan? “PUCKU” is out of bounds. Hoping to celebrate your birth year of 1969 on a plate? You’re out of luck. In all, nearly 1,800 combinations of words, numbers and phrases are banned from Kansas license plates, according to a list maintained by the State Department of Revenue and obtained by the Journal-World. Not surprisingly, the list is full of variations on sexual references, drug slang Please see VANITY, page 5A
Please see BUDGET, page 2A
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