Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old girl from Pakistan who was shot in the head by the Taliban last October for advocating education for girls, waves as she leaves the stage after speaking about her fight for girls’ education on the International Day of the Girl, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, at the World Bank in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Eleven days after the launch of the Affordable Care Act exchanges, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) Friday called on the Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to resign for gross incompetence leading to the complete failure of the exchange to enroll millions of Americans in health care plans as promised. “How long do we let this failed exchange continue to operate? From the very beginning of the bill’s passage, I have said this cannot work. Just over 90 days ago in the GOP weekly radio address to the nation, I warned the American people that the exchanges were not going to…
Demolition of the former Pottawatomie County Jail occurred earlier in the week. This follows the opening of the new Pottawatomie County Justice Center, with an open house in August, and move-ins and tweaks to the new facility into September.
Two men convicted several years ago in separate area cases have apparently been passed over for parole following public comment sessions in August. Clifford Burt’s, 42, next earliest possible release date is April of 2038. Burt has been serving time for Geary county convictions in 1991 of arson and attempted first degree murder. He faces similar convictions in Reno County, as well as attempting to influence a judicial officer in Ellsworth county Also denied parole was Shawn McDiffett, 44, who was convicted in 1989 on drug manufacture and possession charges in Riley County. McDiffett also faces other types of charges in…
As the US federal government shutdown nears two weeks in length, local members of congress are starting to voice their displeasure with leadership on both sides of the isle. Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp joined KMAN Morning News this week to discuss a variety topics, from why the shutdown occurred to the best plan of action to stop it. “I think we need to change the course and move a little bit differently,” he said. “As we sit here, the US Senate, under Sen. Harry Reid and the President, are not going to negotiate on a single thing. That, to me,…
Less than a week after announcing his intentions, a newly announced candidate in the 2014 KansasGOP primary for the U-S Senate will be visiting Manhattan. Dr. Milton Wolf announced his intentions to run against incumbent Senator Pat Roberts Tuesday. The Flint HIlls Tea Party just learned Dr. Wolf will be able to attend the group’s regular monthly meeting at the Manhattan Public Library Saturday morning (October 12) at 9:30. Dr. Wolf is a board certified radiologist, author, Washington Times columnist, and Fox News contributor, and he has gained some attention early in this campaign of being President Obama’s conservative cousin in Kansas.Wolf was…
Manhattan’s technology community is growing this month. Xpanxion, a global software services company, is opening a software center in Manhattan to expand the scope of its custom software service capabilities. Xpanxion’s Manhattan office will continue growth of the company’s presence in rural regions, serving alongside existing rural centers in Iowa and Nebraska. The company also has locations in Atlanta, Georgia, and India, which fulfill its global cross sourcing model. The company works with universities to maintain a strong internship program, offering experience, training, and mentoring to college students. Xpanxion plans to open its doors in Manhattan on November 15th and will hire…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks wtih US Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas, followed by Patti Grub with the Riley County Health Department, and ending with Neal Farmer and Vern Henricks with Noon Manhattan Optimist Club.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas adjutant general says that each day the federal government remains partially shut down, the Kansas National Guard loses some of its readiness. Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli told The Topeka Capital-Journal that every day the shutdown goes on “we lose a little bit of readiness.” Congress hasn’t approved a budget for this fiscal year, prompting a partial shutdown of federal services. Tafanelli says that as of Thursday, 268 Kansas National Guard employees were furloughed, representing about 13 percent of the Guard’s 2,100 employees statewide. He says the Guard already has had to cancel its October drill.…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas Faculty Senate has affirmed free speech rights for faculty after a professor was placed on leave following a tweet. The Faculty Senate statement says in part that the group endorses the principles of First Amendment rights, academic freedom and due process. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the statement didn’t mention David Guth, who’s been on paid leave after a tweet last month after the Navy Yard shooting. Guth’s Twitter post said: “The blood is on the hands of the (hash)NRA. Next time, let it be YOUR sons and daughters. Shame on you. May God…