The Grades Are in for Kansas Schools –Worse Than You Imagine! Kansas Policy Institute 2016 Grade Was C

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31 VOLUME 26, NUMBER 51 Thursday, May 24, 2018 Bringing you the News in Print, Facebook and in 3D on the internet. The Grades Are In For Kansas Schools –Worse Than You Imagine! Kansas Policy Institute 2016 Grade was C. Rock Creek Jr/Sr High School Frankfort High School Lawrance Free State High In a comprehensive review, the FL Schlagle High has 985 students, Overall Grade C Overall Grade B Overall Grade C Kansas Policy Institute (KPI) has is- 85 percent qualify as low income. 2 sued easily understood A-F grades for percent are college and career ready in Marysville Jr/Sr High School Blue Valley High School Valley Heights Jr/Sr. High every school in the state. Parents may ELA, 0 percent in math. Overall Grade D Overall Grade D Overall Grade D not like what they see. It seems only Low-income Grade 10 students re- fair, however, that if schools can grade ceived an F in ELA and a F in math. Riley County High School Junction City High School Topeka High School their children, someone should grade Other students received an F in ELA Overall Grade C Overall Grade D Overall Grade D the schools. and an F in math. The overall 2017 Although KPI has assembled the Grade for Schlagle was F. The overall Centralia High School Lawrance High School Topeka West High School data, the grading is based on state as- 2016 Grade was F. Overall Grade C Overall Grade C Overall Grade C sessment data generated by the Kansas Conclusions: Thank God for Sum- Assessment Program (KAP) under the ner Academy. It is the only high school auspices of the Kansas State Depart- in Kansas City, Kansas that a parent ment of Education (KSDE). could send a child to in good con- Equal weighting is applied to a se- science. Its relative success is a factor ries of individual grades to calculate a of its relative exclusivity. To qualify Grade Point Average. Grades are as- for Sumner, elementary school stu- signed to a school’s performance on dents must have good grades, good test English language arts (ELA) and math, scores, good attendance, and a history both for low-income students and stu- of good conduct. The school also has dents not low-income. For more infor- an eighth grade class. This year seven mation on methodology, please check of the ten eighth grade students who the KPI site. tested best on the KAP were Hispanic. The 2017 grades for the high The performance of other four high schools in the Kansas City District are schools is a disgrace. In none of them noteworthy in their sheer awfulness. do as many as 7 percent of the school’s Washington High has 1054 students, students pass the KAP in either sub- 81 percent of whom qualify as low in- ject. To throw more more money at a come. 5 percent are college and career district like this without some concrete ready in ELA, 2 percent in math. plan for improvement would be a Low-income Grade 10 students re- waste of everyone’s time and money. ceived an F in ELA and a F in math. You can see all Kansas High Other students received an F in ELA Schools, middle schools and grade and an F in math. The overall 2017 schools by going to: https://kansaspol- Grade for Washinton was F. The over- icy.org/a-f-grading-comes-to-kansas all 2016 Grade was F. Wyandotte High has 1369 students, Other Area High School Grades 91 percent qualify as low income. 3 percent are college and career ready in Hanover High School - ELA, 3 percent in math. Overall Grade B Low-income Grade 10 students received an F in ELA and a F in math. Clifton-Clyde High School Other students received an F in ELA Overall Grade D and an F in math. The overall 2017 Grade for Wyandotte was F. The over- Washington Co. High School all 2016 Grade was F. Overall Grade D JC Harmon High has 1258 students, 91 percent qualify as low income. 6 Salina High Centrial School percent are college and career ready in Overall Grade C ELA, 2 percent in math. Low-income Grade 10 students re- Southeast Saline High ceived an F in ELA and a F in math. Overall Grade C Other students received an F in ELA and an F in math. The overall 2017 Hutchinson High School Grade for JC Harmon was F. The over- Overall Grade D all 2016 Grade was F. Sumner Academy of Arts & Science has 917 students, 73 percent qualify as Wamego High School low income. 39 percent are college and Overall Grade C career ready in ELA, 44 percent in math. Onaga High School Low-income Grade 10 students re- Overall Grade C ceived a C in ELA and a C in math. Other students received a B in ELA Emporia High School and a B in math. The overall 2017 Ovdrall Grade C Grade for Sumner was C . The overall

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Manhattan Free Press Thursday, May 24, 2018 22 Snitch: FBI’s use of informants Read the complete Manhattan Free as old as the agency itself Press on Facebook. ASHINGTON (AP) — bles on the politically damaging movement was under commu- Henry Hill became the FBI’s Snitches, moles, spies, whistle- Russia probe by calling for a nist influence and a threat to na- prized informant on the mob blowers. Government inform- new investigation — this time tional security, Hoover’s FBI before disappearing into the ants are an age-old investigative into whether the FBI spied on closely monitored King and Witness Protection Program, tool that’s as much a part of the his presidential campaign in its others with surveillance, in- his life later portrayed in the COLT KNUTSON FBI’s 110 years of history as J. own bid to sway the 2016 elec- formants and wiretaps. At one film “Goodfellas.” Edgar Hoover or its “10 Most tion. point, the head of the FBI’s in- According to news reports, Wanted” list. “If the FBI or DOJ was infil- telligence operations told a con- the FBI informant on the Russia Former Riley County Attorney In the case of President Don- trating a campaign for the ben- gressional committee that King investigation was a longtime ald Trump, the FBI called on a efit of another campaign, that is was subjected to the same tac- U.S. government insider tied to Criminal - DUI - Traffic longtime informant — identi- a really big deal,” Trump wrote tics as Soviet agents and, “No the 1980 “debategate” scandal fied by several news outlets as last weekend in a tweet punctu- holds were barred.” in which aides to Ronald Rea- an American professor living in ated with his campaign slogan: The secret recording cam- gan obtained documents Jimmy Britain — to ascertain whether “Drain the Swamp!” paign failed to prove that King Carter was using to prepare for 785-776-0304 Trump’s campaign aides ac- was a communist, but it did pro- a presidential debate. cepted help from the Russian CRAZY? MAYBE NOT. vide evidence of the civil rights government to sink Hillary The FBI has successfully in- leader’s extramarital affairs — WHERE WE GO FROM Clinton’s presidential ambi- vestigated big-city mobsters, information that could have HERE tions. That jury is still out, with the Ku Klux Klan and domestic been used by his political oppo- In Trump’s corner are several a special counsel appointed to terrorists. But it has also probed nents in government. House Republicans who are de- investigate. the work of Rev. Martin Luther Since Hoover’s death, the manding access to the FBI’s In the meantime, Trump and King Jr., Malcolm X and the FBI has enacted several reforms closely guarded secrets in the closely aligned Republicans in Beatles’ John Lennon. including 10-year term limits Russia probe, including details Congress have flipped the ta- Claiming that the civil rights on its director and new rules on the Russia informant. about domestic investigations “Let’s cut through the recal- intended in part to insulate the citrant bureaucracy, get the agency from politics. truth, and hold people account- Pentagon adopts new able!” tweeted GOP Rep. Ron HAVING SAID THAT... DeSantis of Florida. cellphone restrictions The mere existence of a gov- Top FBI and Justice Depart- WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 25,000 people ernment informant in an inves- ment officials have already After months of debate, the De- work in the Pentagon, ranging tigation doesn’t mean a probe is agreed to meet with congres- fense Department approved from Defense Secretary Jim tainted. It’s a legal and widely sional leaders and “review” Monday new restrictions for the Mattis and the Joint Chiefs of accepted practice that’s hardly a highly classified documents in use of cellphones and some Staff to restaurant workers and secret. And Trump’s accusation the case. Also, Deputy Attorney other electronic devices in the cleaning crews, and many use that the FBI “planted” a source General Rod Rosenstein said Pentagon where classified in- their phones for family emer- on his campaign doesn’t stand the Justice Department’s information is present or dis- gencies and other needs. up to scrutiny. spector general will look into cussed. But officials stopped far Fitness trackers that don’t whether any surveillance was short of imposing an all-out have wireless or cellular tech- The agency itself addresses politically motivated. ban. nology or contain microphones The memo, which was ob- are not covered by the memo, the practice on its web site, not- But DeSantis and other tained by The Associated Press, but will be addressed in a sepa- ing “special care is taken to Trump supporters, including Car For Sale largely clarifies current proce- rate policy that is still being de- carefully evaluate and closely Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York dures and calls for stricter ad- veloped by defense officials. supervise their use so the rights and Mark Meadows of North herence to long-held practices And medical devices with cel- of individuals under investiga- Carolina, are suggesting that that require phones be left in lular technology must be ap- tion are not infringed.” might not be good enough. 2010 Impala storage containers outside se- proved on an individual basis. Informants “may receive They want their own special One Owner cure areas where sensitive mat- The memo covers “laptops, compensation in some instances counsel to investigate miscon- ters are discussed. But it makes tablets, cellular phones, smart- for their information and ex- duct at the FBI and Justice De- clear that cellphones can still be watches, and other devices” that penses,” the FBI writes, but partment under President used in common areas and other are portable, can wirelessly offices in the Pentagon if clas- transmit information and have they aren’t considered employ- Barack Obama — a tactic that sified information is not pres- “a self-contained power ees. would flip the political narrative ent. source.” The agency seemed acutely back to Obama and Clinton and The memo was signed by The technology reviews were aware of the political pitfalls of energize conservative voters Deputy Secretary Patrick launched in late January after investigating Trump’s cam- ahead of this fall’s midterm Shanahan. Pentagon officials revelations that fitness trackers paign, keeping it under wraps in elections. said they do not yet have a cost and other electronic devices can its early stages and, according estimate for the construction of be used to pinpoint troop loca- to reports, sending a longtime THE BOTTOM LINE storage areas where the phones tions, military bases and other source to question lower level Conservative pundits say lib- can be left without creating a sensitive areas and can be aides. erals would be outraged had the threat to security. tracked on an interactive, online “In this day and age, with the map. FBI put Obama’s campaigns level of threat-based technolo- The Global Heat Map, pub- THE FINE PRINT under surveillance. Liberal pun- gies, most of those devices lished by the GPS tracking While legal, employing an dits counter that conservatives should never get anywhere near company Strava, uses satellite informant is tricky tradecraft. would be outraged if Clinton’s a classified workspace,” Garry information to map the loca- Government informants often campaign aides sought or ac- Reid, the Pentagon’s director tions of subscribers to Strava’s have sketch dealings and their cepted the help of the Russian Tan or Gold color, 4 doors, 2 keys with remote start, Good for defense intelligence, told fitness service. The map own agendas. government ahead of the elec- tires, 27 miles per gal. Regular maintenance and recent oil The Associated Press in an in- showed activity from 2015 In the 1960s, it was New tion, and the FBI ignored it. terview. “We know that mobile change. 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Published Weekly 785-537-8953785-537-8953 Manhattan Free Press Issues are Every Thursday on Line or on Facebook Manhattan Free Press Thursday, May 24, 2018 33 Trump suggests summit with NKorea’s Kim could be delayed WASHINGTON (AP) — that the immediate goal for his which the two Koreas say they President Donald Trump sug- summit is “two successful Ko- are aiming for. gested Tuesday that a planned reas.” Fresh questions were raised historic meeting with North He added, “Ultimately, Tuesday about North Korea’s Korea’s Kim Jong Un could be maybe someday in the future” goals and motives, with a Pen- delayed. He said, “There’s a you’ll “go back to one Korea.” tagon report to Congress that very substantial chance that it The two Koreas both seek re- says nuclear weapons are cen- won’t work out” for June 12. unification of the divided Ko- tral to North Korea’s strategic Trump raised the possibility rean peninsula on their own goal of ensuring the perpetual that the meeting could be terms but it has always been a the rule of the Kim family dy- pushed back during a White distant aspiration because of the nasty. The report on North House meeting with South incompatibility of their political Korea’s military capabilities Korea President Moon Jae-in, systems and their mutual suspi- was based on an assessment of trying to coordinate strategy as cion. Any move toward reunifi- developments in 2017 and was concerns mounted over ensur- cation would first likely require provided to Congress in April. ing a successful outcome for the a peace settlement to formally It was posted online by an anti- North Korea summit. end the 1950-53 Korean War, secrecy group.

Trump told reporters: “If it doesn’t happen, maybe it hap- pens later,” reflecting recent US government sues over setbacks in efforts to bring Kansas City-area Teamsters about reconciliation between the two Koreas. The North President Donald Trump election pulled out of planned peace KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The lawsuit noted that a talks with the South last week, aren’t met, “we won’t have the the Korean Peninsula hinged on denuclearizing the Korean — The U.S. Labor Department union member supporting objecting to long-scheduled meeting.” He declined to elab- the talks, telling the U.S. presi- peninsula, calling him a world- has filed a rare lawsuit seeking Stubbs posted a message to the joint military exercises between orate on those conditions. dent that they were “one step class poker player. But he said to overturn a Kansas City-area group’s informational Facebook U.S. and Republic of Korea closer” to the dream of a denu- he was displeased by China’s Teamsters election and force a page that supported his candi- dacy. Another problem oc- forces. And the North threat- Trump said “there’s a very clearized Korean Peninsula. softening of border enforce- new vote under federal supervi- sion. curred when a company ened to abandon the planned substantial chance” that the ment measures against North The lawsuit raises concerns contracted by the union incor- meeting won’t take place on Trump said he’d noticed “a Trump-Kim meeting over U.S. Korea. over how ballots were collected rectly printed the ballot return insistence on denuclearizing the June 12. “That doesn’t mean it little change” in Kim Jong Un’s from members of Teamsters envelopes, which caused many peninsula, issuing a harshly won’t work out over a period of “attitude” after Kim took a sec- Trump encouraged Kim to Local 41 and a Facebook post ballots to be returned to mem- worded missive that the White time,” he said. “But it may not ond trip to China this month in seize the opportunity for the that might have influenced the bers, according to the lawsuit. House dismissed as a negotiat- work out for June 12. But there the run-up to the summit. “I meeting and to make a deal to election, The Kansas City Star That caused 163 ballots to come ing ploy. is a good chance that we’ll have don’t like that,” Trump said. abandon his nuclear program, reported . in after the Nov. 16, 2017, elec- the meeting.” pledging not only to guarantee Local 41 President Ralph tion cutoff date. “There are certain conditions Trump said he hoped that Kim’s personal security, but Stubbs and his slate of candi- The Teamsters trial board in- vestigated after complaints that we want,” Trump said Moon said in the Oval Office Chinese President Xi Jinping also predicting an economic re- dates won re-election in No- vember over two rival slates, about the ballots and the Face- Tuesday. He added if they that the “fate and the future” of was committed to the goal of vitalization for the North. each of which protested the book post and found no “infer- election. ence of fraud” or evidence that “I will guarantee his safety, Washington brought only it influenced the election. yes,” Trump said, if Kim agrees four such lawsuits last year out Stubbs won by 222 votes, and to complete, verifiable, and ir- of 87 election complaints that the 1,905 ballots received were Symphony at Sunset 2018 Festivities reversible denuclearization. He the Department of Labor inves- similar to previous elections, ABILENE, Kan. - The Sym- The Sons of the American said if an agreement is reached, tigated, according to the Asso- the council said. phony at Sunset Annual D-Day Revolution (SAR) will com- China, Japan and South Korea ciation of Union Democracy in The Labor Department is seeking to void the last election Commemoration Concert will memorate the membership of would invest large sums to New York. The government and have the Teamsters conduct be held Saturday, June 2, on the Dwight Eisenhower with a “make North Korea great.” reached an agreement with unions 20 times last year and a new one at its own expense. grounds of the Eisenhower grave marking ceremony at 2 the Department of Labor deter- The case was assigned to an Presidential Library in Abilene, p.m. The ceremony will be held Trump said the long-term mined 63 times that a new elec- outside mediator, according to a Kan. This patriotic event is the at the Place of Meditation. status of the peninsula will be tion was not warranted. court filing. perfect opportunity to pay trib- About the Salina Symphony up to the North and South, and ute to all veterans. The Salina Symphony is a re- The WWII pop-up museum gional orchestra dedicated to opens at 1 p.m. Additional ac- enriching lives through artistic tivities will begin at 4 p.m., and music performance and educa- include the Fort Riley Com- tion. Conducted by Maestro Truck For Sale manding General’s Mounted Ken Hakoda, the Symphony is Color Guard, Civil War en- President Eisenhower one of the premiere musical en- campment and a variety of ac- at a reduced admission of $3. sembles of North Central tivities for kids of all ages. Food Pop-Up Museum Kansas. For more information, 2000 GMC Sierra and beverage vendors will be Show and Tell for Adults contact Adrienne Allen at open, allowing concert enthusi- starts at 1p.m.! It’s like a 785.823.8309 or visit sali- asts to picnic on the grounds. potluck of artifacts and memo- nasymphony.org. The music begins at 5:30 p.m. rabilia. People can sign up in About the Eisenhower Presi- with a local band favorite, advance by calling dential Library Everyday Lights. The 1st In- 785.263.6700. Just register with The Eisenhower Presidential fantry Division Band performs our Learning and Engagement Library, Museum and Boyhood at 7 p.m. with the Salina Sym- Director. Bring your cool pho- Home, a nonpartisan federal in- phony headlining the event at tos, artifacts, memorabilia re- stitution, is part of the Presiden- 8:30 p.m. just as the sun sets. lated to WWII and share your tial Libraries network operated This year’s concert will fea- stories with others. Note: by the National Archives and ture guest artists Tatiana Tess- weapons are not permitted on Records Administration. Presi- man on piano and Trevor Duell federal property. dential Libraries promote un- on trumpet. Bus Available to Symphony derstanding of the presidency Admission is by donation. at Sunset and the American experience. Rain location will be Abilene The Symphony Office has We preserve and provide access High School Gymnasium. This arranged for a charter bus to to historical materials, support event is generously sponsored and from Salina for the Sym- research, and create interactive by Marshall Motors and the phony at Sunset event. Cost is programs and exhibits that edu- Eisenhower Foundation. $40 per person and reservations cate and inspire. Public pro- The museum building is un- are required. Please call the grams and exhibits at the dergoing a complete redesign Symphony Office at 785-823- Eisenhower Presidential Li- and access to the library build- 8309 by Wed., May 30, to re- brary are made possible through ing exhibits will be restricted serve your seat. the generous support of the for event setup. However, boy- Sons of the American Revo- Eisenhower Foundation. To Needs new motor, body is in great condition, Red, $1,000 hood home tours will be pro- lution Compatriot Grave Mark- learn more, please visit eisen- Phone: 402-239-5723 vided from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ing Ceremony howerfoundation.net. Manhattan Free Press Thursday, May 24, 2018 44

Kansas justices express doubt about school funding TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A worried that if the court isn’t then and order lawmakers to majority of the Kansas Supreme satisfied, it will declare that the boost spending again before Court expressed skepticism state cannot distribute its educa- July. Tuesday that the Legislature tion dollars through an uncon- But even Biles questioned and governor raised public stitutional funding formula, whether the state Supreme school funding enough in the which effectively would keep Court has enough information short-term to comply with the schools closed until legislators about exactly what funding state constitution, suggesting approve a fix. The court threat- would be adequate and sug- they could be wrestling this ened to do just that in 2016 to gested the justices might have summer with providing more get lawmakers to increase aid to to order more fact-finding by a money and possibly increasing poor school districts. lower court. Chief Justice Law- taxes. Legislators from both parties ton Nuss raised the same issue The court is reviewing a law who watched the arguments in questioning Alan Rupe, the passed this spring by the Re- came away more worried about school districts’ lead attorney. publican-led Legislature and a ruling against the state. If the Rupe argued that the court signed by GOP Gov. Jeff Colyer court orders more spending, has enough information to pro- that will phase in a $548 million legislators and Colyer might vide a “road map” for legisla- education funding increase over have to consider a tax increase tors. He pointed to a study five years. It’s the second fund- as early as this summer, which commissioned by legislators ing boost in two years, but four lawmakers of all stripes wanted this year that said improving school districts suing the state to avoid. schools could cost as much as argue that it still falls as much Kansas Supreme Court “They did not seem im- $2 billion more per year, de- as $1.5 billion short of being Toby Crouse, the state’s so- pressed by the size of the in- pending on the state’s ambitions adequate. wanted to spend on schools for several decades. The argu- licitor general, asked the court crease, nor did they seem for improving standardized test The court heard arguments rather than what they needed to ments Tuesday were in a law- to declare that the Legislature impressed by this increase tak- scores and graduation rates. from attorneys, and within min- spend to fulfill their duty under suit filed by four school districts complied with the court’s Octo- ing five years,” said state Rep. “The court wasn’t impressed. utes of starting, Justice Dan the state constitution. in 2010, when this year’s high ber order to boost overall Melissa Rooker, a moderate We weren’t impressed either,” Biles said Kansas would wait “There’s a lot of frustration school graduates were fifth- spending on public schools. Kansas City-area Republican said Superintendent Cynthia until “five years from now” to here,” Rosen said from the graders. The state Supreme “It is a fulsome funding sys- who backed the new law. Lane of the Kansas City, fund what would be adequate bench. “If this isn’t a kind of a Court has issued a series of rul- tem that is going into place,” The court has promised to Kansas, school district, one of this year. Justice Lee Johnson deja vu, ‘we have all been here ings, pushing lawmakers to Crouse told the court. “This is a issue its ruling by June 30. At- the four suing the state. “We later echoed that sentiment. before’ moment, I don’t know boost funding, declaring in Oc- significant input of additional torneys for the four school dis- know if we have more funding, Justices Eric Rosen and what is.” tober that the state’s current money.” tricts suing the state argued that we can help all of our kids im- Marla Luckert suggested that Kansas has been in and out of funding of more than $4 billion Colyer and legislators have the justices should rule before prove.” legislators settled on what they lawsuits over education funding a year is not adequate. Survey finds KSU provides best educational for the buck MANHATTAN — For the which finds that 95 percent of high retention rate shows the fourth year in a row, Kansas Kansas State University's 2016- success of K-State First, the State University tops a national 2017 graduates were employed university's first-year student study of the best educational or continuing their education success program. The univer- value in Kansas. within six months of their grad- sity also offers other programs The study by SmartAsset de- uation. and services for student suc- termines which schools provide "Year after year, our gradu- cess, such as First Scholars for the best bang for the educa- ates are in demand by employ- first-generation students, the tional buck based on tuition, ers and professional schools as Academic Assistance Center living costs, average scholar- shown by our high job place- and the Career Center. In addi- ships and grants, starting salary ment and continuing education tion, Kansas State University upon graduation, and retention rates," Bosco said. "To achieve students receive more than rates. In the Sunflower State, this high output is a recognition $230 million in financial aid the study found Kansas State of the excellent teaching and each year. University to be the best value academic culture offered by K- Other Kansas schools sur- among the 10 schools surveyed. State, which is designed to veyed by SmartAsset include SmartAsset is a financial data bring out the best in our stu- the University of Kansas, and technology company. dents." Washburn University, Baker "It comes as no surprise that Kansas State University also University, Pittsburg State Uni- the university in Kansas that has the highest student retention versity, Mid-America Nazarene provides the best return on in- rate in the state at 85 percent, University, Fort Hays State vestment also is the No. 1 president for student life and ates are earning the highest year's state-leading $48,300 which is 4 percentage points University, Wichita State Uni- choice of Kansas high school dean of students. starting average salary among starting salary. That increase higher than the second-place versity, Emporia State Univer- graduates," said Pat Bosco, According to SmartAsset, the Kansas schools at $50,000, also dovetails with the univer- school. Student retention is a sity and Southwestern College. Kansas State University vice Kansas State University gradu- which is up $1,700 from last sity's latest postgraduate report, priority and the university's Kansas Strengthens Trade Relations by Rejoining the Midwest-US Japan Association Topeka- Governor Jeff torically been and continue to largest export market, totaling joining the Midwest U.S.-Japan relationship with Japan through ficial for Kansas beef produc- Colyer announced today that be great partners. It is time to $980 million. Kansas has also Association, we will have even this trade mission to Tokyo and ers,” said Kansas Livestock As- Kansas will renew its alliance take the next step,” said Gover- welcomed investment from more opportunities to work to- Osaka. The trip will provide an sociation Chief Executive with Japan by rejoining the nor Colyer, “I am looking for- Japanese companies such as gether and explore opportuni- opportunity to connect with po- Officer Matt Teagarden. Midwest U.S.-Japan Associa- ward to strengthening this Kubota, Kyodo Yushi, Takako, ties for growing our trading tential customers and take part “International trade markets tion. Governor Colyer met with valuable partnership through Gunze, Softbank, Yanmar, Sek- partnership.” in briefings and site visits to are vital to the state of Kansas the Japanese consulate in April our renewed membership in the isui, and Sumitomo. In early June, the Kansas De- learn firsthand about maximiz- and the farmers and ranchers at the Capitol to discuss the re- Midwest U.S. - Japan Associa- “Japan is a very important partment of Agriculture will be ing trade relationships with who call it home. Strong rela- lationship between Kansas and tion.” export market for Kansas, and participating in a USDA-led Japanese businesses. tionships with other countries Japan and feels this partnership Japan is an important export we are looking forward to con- trade mission to Japan. Japan can only help grow opportuni- will be a good way to market for Kansas, traditionally tinuing our already strong rela- has been Kansas agriculture’s “Japan continues to be the ties for Kansas farmers and strengthen business and agricul- ranking as one of the state’s top tionship,” said Robert North, number two trading partner top export market for U.S. beef. ranchers,” said Kansas Farm ture relations. trading partners. Based on 2017 Interim Secretary of the Kansas since 2014 and the goal of the Strengthening ties with this im- Bureau president Richard Felts, “Kansas and Japan have his- data, Japan is Kansas’ third Department of Commerce. “By trip is to strengthen the state’s portant trading partner is bene- a Montgomery County farmer.

Ben Brake, Owner - Blue Ribbon Carpet Cleaning Manhattan, Kansas 785-320-7295 [email protected] Manhattan Free Press Thursday, May 24, 2018 55 No-bid contracts worth millions lead to layoffs at Kansas agency TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - other jobs within the agency lion. Kansas keeps all revenue Kansas is moving to lay off and state government.” after that. dozens of Department of Rev- Another contract requires Kansas has gained $15 mil- enue employees after entering the company to help improve lion in new revenue over the into no-bid contracts worth mil- the state’s debt collection. It in- past 10 months because of the lions with a company faulted cludes upgrades to existing self-serve portal, Whitten said. for the botched rollout of the technology as well as the Hineman said filtering federal health care website in launch of a self-service portal Kansans’ tax information 2013. that would let people create through a private company Fifty-six employees will lose payment plans and pay back could create data security risks. their jobs as the agency transi- taxes. The cost of the contract “I think most Kansans would tions information technology over 10 years is $59 million, prefer the information would be services to CGI Technologies, a according to a state form. The handled by state employees. It move that came as a surprise to state projects a return on in- does raise a level of discom- some legislative leaders. vestment of 10 to 1 on delin- fort,” he said. The Kansas Department of quent tax collections. The Department of Revenue Revenue quietly signed at least The contract includes an 80- entered into one of the contracts two contracts in 2017 and 2018 20 split on collections through in the last year of Gov. Sam with CGI Technologies, a sub- the portal, with CGI taking 80 Brownback's time in office. sidiary of Canadian-based CGI Signatures on Kansas contract with CGI Technologies. percent and Kansas keeping 20 Brownback pushed state gov- Group, which does significant percent. That arrangement ends ernment to privatize numerous government business. The cost once CGI has earned $4.2 mil- functions, including informa- of the contracts is expected to require CGI's silence, were un- He noted that lawmakers have the Department of Revenue's tion technology. surpass $100 million total over known to legislative leaders voiced resistance to other pri- tax systems. A form justifying the next decade. until the layoffs became public vatization efforts in recent the no-bid contract says CGI CGI was one of the primary knowledge, according to House years. “will work in partnership with Car For Sale contractors that developed Majority Leader Don Hineman, CGI faced scrutiny after KDOR ... to transition IT deliv- healthcare.gov. The site’s a Dighton Republican. North Carolina terminated an ery from KDOR to CGI” and launch was infamously rocky, “The Legislature was not in- $85 million contract for tax provide other services. marked by technical problems formed. As a member of leader- software in 2014. The state’s “The 56 IT staff affected by 19801980 CadilacCadilac and poor performance. ship, it’s brand new to me,” revenue department and the the transition have the opportu- Help us deliver journalism Hineman said, noting that he company agreed not to dispar- nity to apply with CGI for jobs SedanSedan DeVilleDeVille that makes a difference in our heard about the contract age each other once they parted in Topeka so that they can con- community. Wednesday. ways, the website GovTech re- tinue to lend their expertise to Our journalism takes a lot of Hineman, who was headed to ported at the time. the state’s tax collection opera- time, effort, and hard work to Topeka for meetings Wednes- In Kansas, one CGI contract tion,” department spokes- produce. If you read and enjoy day afternoon, said he intended worth $53 million requires the woman Rachel Whitten said. our journalism, please consider to learn more about the contract company to provide profes- “KDOR is also working with subscribing today. and a push toward privatization sional services to operate, those affected who want the op- The contracts, which largely that he says “raises red flags.” maintain, enhance and support portunity to be matched with KS colleges seek tuition hikes even after funding boost TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — the proposals in June. budgets covered with state tax noted that it is proposing the State universities in Kansas are The proposals came after leg- dollars has continued to decline, smallest tuition increase in three asking for permission to in- islators added $15 million to the from nearly 29 percent in fiscal decades. The increase on its crease tuition again this fall state budget for the next fiscal 2009 to 22 percent in fiscal Manhattan campus for under- even after legislators boosted year, which begins in July, to 2019. graduates from Kansas would their overall state funding to partially restore cuts made in “Our state has really got to be 1.2 percent. Undergraduate levels not seen for a decade. university operating budgets in decide whether they value edu- students on the Kansas State The six state universities and 2016. The total state funding for cation or not,” said Regent Ann Polytechnic campus in Salina the University of Kansas Med- the universities, at nearly $588 Brandau-Murguia of Kansas would see no increase. ical Center in Kansas City have million, is higher than it has City. But state Rep. Brandon Less than 55,000 miles, submitted proposals to the state been since the state’s 2009 The universities have come Whipple, a Wichita Democrat, Board of Regents to increase tu- budget year. to rely more heavily on tuition said the tuition increases still Very good condition. ition and required fees for un- But the figure doesn’t match dollars to finance their opera- would hurt students and work- Call 785-713-1497 dergraduate students from 1.2 the final 2009 budget’s funding tions. The Board of Regents ing families. percent to 3 percent. The re- of $595 million, and the per- said they’re raising about $730 gents are expected to vote on centage of the universities’ million from tuition under the current state budget to supplement their state dollars — 55 Truck For Sale Kansas child welfare agency percent more than the $468 million from tuition in fiscal 2009. turnover aimed at turnaround University of Kansas Chan- TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The we’ve made changes because cellor Douglas Girod told the 2012 Kenworth W9 leader of Kansas’ child welfare we do have concern or we’re regents at their most recent department says the many staff worried about somebody not meeting that the institution changes in the agency since No- being ethical or somebody not faces “a rapid increase in our vember are designed to turn being proactive enough.” fixed costs.” around an agency that faced Meier-Hummel took over as “Faculty raises are not part of scrutiny for months over foster secretary in December, follow- this conversation and staff care problems. ing the retirement of former raises are not part of this con- Some 20 administrators in Secretary Phyllis Gilmore, who versation,” he said. the state Department for Chil- had faced calls from legislators The University of Kansas is dren and Families have been for her resignation. A scathing proposing a 3 percent increase fired, shifted to new jobs or pro- state audit of the foster care in tuition and required fees for moted in the past 6½ months, system in July 2016 concluded undergraduates from Kansas on KCUR-FM reports . The that Kansas was putting vulner- its Lawrence campus, making it changes included the dismissals able children at risk by strug- $5,574 per semester. It is also of two staff members in the Wi- gling to provide adequate abandoning a “compact” pro- chita regional office earlier this oversight for contractors program that allowed incoming spring in response to “concern- viding services. freshman to pay one, frozen rate ing trends” in the region. The department also has for four years. Department Secretary Gina faced questions about several “It’s always about balancing Meier-Hummel said staffing high-profile deaths of abused affordability and quality,” changes come both from a de- children in recent years after spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb- sire to reshape the over- DCF was alerted to problems, Peterson said. “We want a KU whelmed agency and from including three in the Wichita education to be affordable for concerns about some staff area. One involved a 3-year-old our students and families, but members’ actions. Wichita boy whose body was we also need to provide the “Part of it is wanting to make found in September encased in level of education that people sure we have the right people in concrete at the home where his are going to expect from a re- Owner must sell, doctors orders: Less than 10,000 miles on new motor, new the right position and doing the mother and her boyfriend lived. search university like KU.” drums and brakes, new tires. 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How Close Was the Coordination Between the FBI and CNN RedState tailed timeline that looks ugly. sion exactly as I had planned,” and “I said media like CNN had Damned close, it seems. According to documents them and were looking for a In early April, I posted on the received by the Committee, the news hook.” famous January 6 meeting be- FBI appeared to have had January 8, 2017, 12:08 tween James Comey and Presi- awareness in January 2017 that p.m. Then-FBI Deputy Director dent Trump. The backstory was media outlets had information Andrew McCabe sent an email that numerous news organiza- about the Steele Dossier. It ap- to senior FBI leadership with tions had received the Trump pears that then-FBI Director the subject line “Flood is com- dossier by this time but they James Comey briefed then- ing. “ Mr. McCabe wrote, were all a bit squirrelly about President-elect Trump about “CNN is close to going forward publishing it without some of- this information, at the request with the sensitive story . … The ficial reason to do so. During of then-Director of National In- trigger for them [CNN] is they the course of the meeting, telligence James Clapper. Ac- know the material was dis- Comey asked to speak to Pres- cording to the FBI, CNN then cussed in the brief and pre- ident Trump privately. In this published its article using the sented in an attachment.” meeting, Comey told Trump President-elect briefing as the January 8, 2017, 12:55 about the “good parts” of the “trigger.” p.m. Mr. McCabe emailed then- dossier. On January 10, CNN Deputy Attorney General Sally reported that Trump had been January 6, 2017, 9:44 Yates and then-Principal briefed on the contents of the a.m. FBI Chief of Staff Jim Ry- Deputy Attorney General dossier. bicki sent an email to unspeci- Matthew Axelrod with the sub- Two interesting facts here. It fied recipients stating, “the ject line “News.”9 Mr. McCabe was James Clapper who asked director is coming into HQ wrote, “Just an FYI, and as ex- Comey to brief Trump on the briefly now for an update from pected, it seems CNN is close to dossier. At some point, Reince the sensitive matter team.” running a story about the sensi- Priebus asked if there was any- January 6, 2017, after- tive reporting.” thing they should know about. noon. Director Comey met with January 10, 2017. CNN Logically, all the Russia related President-elect Trump. published a story entitled “Intel stuff in the dossier fits into that January 7, 2017. Direc- chiefs presented Trump with category. Comey says “no.” tor Comey memorialized his claims of Russian efforts to Which is probably the truth. He discussion with President-elect compromise him.” The article didn’t want the White House to Trump via an email to senior explained that the President- know what was on the way. FBI leadership.4 Director elect received the briefing on Comey wrote, “I said there was the contents of the Steele More information has been something that Clapper wanted Dossier. released and more questions me to speak to PE [President January 10, 2017, 6:20 arise. Senator Ron Johnson has Elect] about alone or in a very p.m. BuzzFeed News published just sent a letter to FBI Director small group.” Director Comey the contents of the Steele Christopher Wray with a de- wrote, “I then executed the ses- Dossier. Manhattan Free Press Thursday, May 24, 2018 77 ‘Speech police’ roam America’s college campuses, says AMAC WASHINGTON, DC, May “And, there appears to be a Walter Williams of George Meanwhile, another free Andrews, a German woman the college campuses — the 18 – A California State Univer- trend among educators to sup- Mason University points out, speech advocacy organization, who lived through the holo- agendas fueled by the profes- sity professor didn’t get fired press the rights of students in a ‘many professors spend class Speech First, is taking the mat- caust, put it this way: ‘What re- sors. That's how Hitler started, after tweeting the night former manner bordering on indoctri- time indoctrinating students ter to court and has filed a law- minds me more of Hitler than he pulled in the youth to mised- first lady Barbara Bush died nation.” with their views’.” suit against the University of anything else [is] the destruc- ucate them, to brainwash them, that Mrs. Bush was an “amaz- The fact is, he says, hundreds Weber believes that it is an Michigan asserting “speech tion of freedom of speech on it's happening today’." ing racist” and Fresno State of colleges and universities “alarming notion” to think that codes like Michigan’s fla- President Joseph Castro con- have gone so far as to establish conservative speech and grantly violate the First Amend- firmed that Randa Jarrar would- strict new rules against so- thought are being stifled on our ment.” “If we ever forget that we are ‘One n’t be fired. called “offensive speech” on college campuses. Jarrar’s tweet, which was campus. But perhaps even more The president of Speech Nation Under God,’ then we will be a laced with profanity, is pro- alarming is that many schools First, Nicole Neily, says “a bias tected, Castro said in a state- “Institutions of higher learn- have set up Bias Response response system has no place in ment after the incident. In New ing used to be a place for dia- Teams [BRT] to investigate and America, much less on a mod- nation gone under” Jersey, a professor at Brookdale logue but these days it seems enforce rules regarding so- ern-day college campus. Be- Community College, Howard that only progressive students called ‘offensive’ speech. cause it’s impossible to know Ronald Reagan Finkelstein, berated a student, have a right to express their When a student is accused of what comments might be ‘per- also using profanity, because of views. Perhaps there is a corre- making a comment or using a ceived’ by others as offensive, the student’s conservative be- lation between that observation word in a conversation or on students don’t contribute to liefs. and the fact that the vast major- social media that offends an- conversations and debates, ask House For Sale “There were no conse- ity of college professors are lib- other student, the offended questions, write papers, or in- quences for what Jarrar and erals,” according to Weber. party can file a complaint, vite speakers they might other- Finkelstein did, but across the anonymously if he or she wise. This is not a real country, the free speech rights He cites a recent survey that wishes. The school’s BRT then educational experience, and 207 W. Commercial of students at many institutions revealed 39% of American col- investigates the incident and Michigan students deserve bet- of higher learning are being re- leges don’t have even one pro- can punish the offender. The ter.” Waterville, Ks stricted,” says Dan Weber, pres- fessor on their faculties who punishments can include any- Some of the on-campus bias ident of the Association of identifies himself or herself as thing from ‘unconscious bias incidents can be downright ab- Mature American Citizens. a Republican. “As Professor training’ to suspension, in some surd, according to Weber. He cases. Many campus BRTs in- described an incident in which clude not only designated ad- three young women were re- ministrators but campus police ported to the Bias Response as well.” Team at the University of Wis- consin for dressing up as the Thanks The Foundation for Individ- “Three Blind Mice” on Hal- ual Rights in Education [FIRE] loween because it was offensive says its survey has identified to the handicapped. And, he to our Advertisers 232 schools that restrict “insen- says, at the University of Ken- sitive” talk on campus. tucky smoking, apparently even we will not be in designated areas, is cause for “Could anything kids say or a BRT investigation. write on campus be any more raising the price of 4 Br, 1 1/2 bath home w/beautiful woodwork, parlor, foyer, ‘insensitive’ or ‘offensive’ than “The speech police can be bay window w/bench seat, lead glass windows, partially fin- what Randa Jarrar tweeted your called in if a student draws a po- ished bsmt, Good Schools, Low Taxes. $83,500 about the late Mrs. Bush or the litical cartoon.” Subscription. verbal abuse Howard Finkel- Tammy Parker Realty stein inflicted on his conserva- Weber says that while some 2293 2d Terr., Waterville tive student,” Weber asks. “Yet of these incidents might sound www.tparkerrealty.com they apparently need not be ludicrous, “we should be con- email: [email protected] concerned that they will be vis- cerned for the long term impli- 785-563-2010 ited by the speech police.” cations of such trends. 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President Donald J. Trump welcomes 2017 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Martin Truex Jr. and his team to the White House | May 21, 2018 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks) Trump honors NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. at the White House WASHINGTON (AP) — White House, praising Truex’s and admiring the No. 78 Toyota Truex’s team bonded through cancer. field spent the season “chasing President Donald Trump is hon- vow to “never give up.” Camry. The president says, “I tragedy, including the death of Trump says the team’s motto 78,” pointing to eight victories. oring NASCAR Cup Series Trump is paying tribute to want to get in that thing and crew member Jim Watson and of “never give up” was the Trump asks, “Does it get lonely champion Martin Truex Jr. and Truex’s championship on the drive it right away.” Truex’s girlfriend Sherry “story of the 78 team.” being in front?” Furniture Row Racing at the South Lawn of the White House The president is noting that Pollex’s battle with ovarian Trump says the NASCAR Jeff Gordon headlines nominees for NASCAR Hall of Fame CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — should be zero discussion re- ball sports fans. honor,” said Gordon. “I’m voters and one fan vote. The won five races in seven full sea- When Jeff Gordon’s name is garding his worthiness. The He was the star the sport thankful that timing has defi- 2019 class is one of the tough- sons but was killed in an avia- presented to panel of voters for four-time NASCAR champion needed and it certainly didn’t nitely been on my side . and 10 est yet to predict: tion accident five races into his the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the played a massive role in mov- hurt that he won, almost all the or 15 years ago the Hall of championship reign at the age debate should be short and sim- ing stock car racing beyond its time. Fame was not what it is today. — Two drivers, Davey Alli- of 38. In his championship sea- ple. Southern roots and into the na- Gordon’s debut was the 1992 That ceremony now, what it son and Alan Kulwicki, could son, Kulwicki overcame a 278- tional landscape. Business mod- season finale, also Richard means to be in the Hall of Fame potentially split voters. point deficit with six races Yes, Gordon gets a slot. els changed because of Gordon, Petty’s final race. He was a win- is on a whole other level than Kulwicki was NASCAR’s remaining to win the title. Last Gordon is on Wednesday’s who appealed to Madison Av- ner in his second full season, a what it’s ever been.” 1992 champion and is on the year, Truck Series champion ballot for the first time and there enue advertisers and stick-and- NASCAR champion in year Just five of 20 nominees will ballot for the fourth year. He Ron Hornaday Jr. beat out Kul- three. Gordon’s 93 victories and be selected by the panel of 57 was rookie of the year in 1985, wicki in a tie-breaking vote. 81 poles both rank third on NASCAR’s all-time lists, and FOR SALE he’s a three-time Daytona 500 winner and five-time winner at For Rent Used 2016 Hyundai Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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The Trump administration on strongest sanctions in history by ously led the CIA, long demo- Still, Pompeo’s list of 12 re- Monday demanded that Iran the time we are complete,” nized in Iran for its role in a quirements included many that make wholesale changes in its Pompeo said at the conservative 1953 coup. Iran is highly unlikely to con- military and regional policies Heritage Foundation in his first “A guy who had been active sider. He said Iran must allow or face “the strongest sanctions major policy speech since tak- in an espionage center for years nuclear inspectors “unqualified in history,” as it sought to turn ing over as top diplomat. now wants to make a decision access to all sites throughout the up heat on Tehran after Presi- Pompeo vowed Trump’s ap- for Iran and other countries country,” Pompeo said, alluding dent Donald Trump’s decision proach would ensure Iran from the position of a foreign to military sites that were off- to withdraw from a landmark would never develop a nuclear minister. It is not acceptable limits under the 2015 deal ex- nuclear deal. weapon. A new pact should re- under any circumstance,” cept under specific In speech that called Iran out quire that Iran stop enrichment Rouhani said to a group of uni- circumstances. To that end, he for a wide range of “malign ac- of uranium, which was allowed versity teachers in Tehran. also said Iran must declare all tivities” apart from its nuclear within strict limitations under “Who are you to make a deci- previous efforts to build a nu- program, Secretary of State the previous deal. Iran would sion for Iran and the world and clear weapon, reopening an Mike Pompeo called for the ne- also have to walk away from to tell Iran what to do and what issue that the U.N.’s Interna- gotiation of a new deal that core pillars of its foreign policy, not to do in the nuclear field?” tional Atomic Energy Agency would go far beyond the single including its involvement in Pompeo did offer Iran a series has already deemed a closed focus of the 2015 agreement Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and of dramatic potential U.S. con- matter. and would have the status of a Afghanistan, he said. cessions if it agrees to make Pompeo also demanded that formal treaty. The 2015 deal “This list may seem long to “major changes.” Under a new Iran cease from a range of ac- concluded under the Obama some, but it is simply a reflec- agreement, the U.S. would be tivities throughout the Middle administration dealt only with tion of the massive scope of willing to lift all sanctions, re- East that have long drawn the the nuclear program and was Iranian malign behavior,” Pom- store full diplomatic and com- ire of the U.S. and its allies. He not a treaty but rather a U.N.- peo said. “America did not cre- mercial ties with Iran and even said Iran must end support for ate this need for changed Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen, endorsed executive agreement Secretary of State Mike Pompeo support the modernization of its between the parties. behavior. Iran did.” economy, Pompeo said. “withdraw all forces” from Unless such a treaty can be keep its economy alive.” But he China, France, Germany, Rus- In response, Iranian President “It is America’s hope that our Syria, halt support for its ally reached, Pompeo warned that laid out no strategy for convinc- sia and the European Union — Hassan Rouhani described labors toward peace and secu- Hezbollah and stop threatening Iran would face tough sanctions ing Iran, the other participants or others to open such a negoti- Pompeo’s speech as unaccept- rity will bear fruit for the long- Israel. that would leave it “battling to in the original deal — Britain, ation. able and took issue with the fact suffering people of Iran,” FBI, Justice to ‘review’ classified info sought by lawmakers has called Trump’s claim of an ment or its use of informants. WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunday was not the first time embedded spy “nonsense.” The New York Times was the Ratcheting up pressure on the that Trump accused his prede- first to report that the FBI had Russia investigation, the White cessor of politically motivated “His ‘demand’ DOJ investi- an informant who met several House announced Monday that activity against him. gate something they know to be times with Trump campaign of- top FBI and Justice Department Without substantiation, untrue is an abuse of power, and ficials who had suspicious con- officials have agreed to meet Trump tweeted in March 2017 an effort to distract from his tacts linked to Russia. with congressional leaders and that former President Barack growing legal problems,” Schiff The GOP-led House Intelli- “review” highly classified in- Obama had conducted surveil- tweeted. “Never mind that DOJ gence Committee closed its formation the lawmakers have lance the previous October at has warned that lives and al- Russian meddling probe last been seeking on the handling of Trump Tower, the New York liances are at risk. He doesn’t month, saying it found no evi- the probe. skyscraper where Trump ran his care.” dence of collusion or coordina- The agreement came after campaign and transition and tion between Trump’s campaign President Donald Trump made maintains a residence. Comey Trump’s demand of the Jus- and Russia. Schiff and other an extraordinary demand that later testified to Congress that tice Department alarmed many committee Democrats were fu- the Justice Department investi- internal reviews found no infor- observers, who felt it not only rious and argued that Republi- gate whether the FBI infiltrated mation to support the presi- violated presidential protocol cans had not subpoenaed many his presidential campaign. It’s dent’s tweets. Trump fired but also could have a chilling witnessed they considered es- unclear exactly what the mem- Comey over the bureau’s Rus- effect on federal law enforce- sential to the committee’s work. bers will be allowed to review sia investigation. or if the Justice Department will be providing any documents to Congress. White House Press Secretary Business: Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump chief of staff John Kelly Representative Devin Nunes will broker the meeting between congressional leaders or requests were made by peo- using information compiled by and the FBI, Justice Department ple within the Obama Adminis- Christopher Steele, a former and office of the Director of Na- tration!” British spy, and paid for by De- Now OPEN tional Intelligence. She said the With the demand, Trump en- mocrats to justify monitoring officials will “review highly tered into the realm of applying Carter Page, a former campaign classified and other information presidential pressure on the Jus- adviser to Trump. they have requested,” but did tice Department regarding an Horowitz said his office will not provide additional detail. investigation into his own cam- look at those claims as well as During a meeting Monday paign — a move few of his communications between with Trump, Deputy Attorney predecessors have made. Steele and Justice and FBI offi- General Rod Rosenstein and Trump made the demand cials. FBI Director Christopher Wray amid days of public venting The back and forth between also reiterated an announce- about the special counsel inves- the Justice Department and ment late Sunday that the Jus- tigation, which he has deemed Congress began with a classi- Paintless Dent Repair Specialist tice Department’s inspector a “witch hunt” that he says has fied subpoena from Nunes in general will expand an existing yielded no evidence of collu- late April. The panel didn’t pub- investigation into the Russia sion between his campaign and licize the subpoena, but the Jus- probe by examining whether Russia. In response, the Justice tice Department released a there was any improper politi- Department moved to defuse letter it sent to Nunes rejecting cally motivated surveillance. the confrontation by asking its the request for information “re- Rep. Devin Nunes, an ardent watchdog to investigate garding a specific individual.” Trump supporter and head of whether there was inappropriate The department said disclosure the House intelligence commit- surveillance. could have severe conse- tee, has been demanding infor- “If anyone did infiltrate or quences, including potential mation on an FBI source in the surveil participants in a presi- loss of human life. Russia investigation. And dential campaign for inappro- Trump has taken up the cause as priate purposes, we need to The Justice Department said the White House tries to combat know about it and take appro- the White House had signed off the threat posed by special priate action,” Rosenstein said on its letter, but Nunes wasn’t counsel Robert Mueller’s inves- in a statement announcing the satisfied, and continued to pres- tigation into potential ties be- move. sure the department. Negotia- tween Russia and the Trump The Justice Department tions between the House campaign. probe began in March at the re- Republicans and the Justice de- Trump tweeted Sunday, “I quest of Attorney General Jeff partment appeared to stall last hereby demand, and will do so Sessions and congressional Re- week ahead of Trump’s tweet officially tomorrow, that the publicans. Sessions and the — an apparent reversal of the Department of Justice look into lawmakers urged Inspector White House’s initial policy. whether or not the FBI/DOJ in- General Michael Horowitz to Ron Roche and Steve Lacey 8865 East Hwy 24 filtrated or surveilled the Trump review whether FBI and Justice Rep. Adam Schiff of Califor- Campaign for Political Pur- Department officials abused nia, the senior Democrat on the 7855-410-9665 Manhattan, Ks 66502 poses - and if any such demands their surveillance powers by House Intelligence Committee, Manhattan Free Press Thursday, May 24, 2018 1010

Star Plays Race Card To Excuse Woman “Work and family are the center of With 26 Unpaid Traffic Tickets our lives, the foundation of our dig- The Sentinel that despite her 26 outstanding tion.” 2017 but, Stacy admits, “the of- The Sentinel is an online tickets, Bryant is “not necessar- The contributor adds, “The ficer exercises discretion and nity as free people.” news service that holds govern- ily a bad or unsafe driver.” As fact that [the Star reporters] doesn’t pile on charges.” She ment and mainstream media ac- evidence, they cite the fact that don’t really mention this ex- rightly calls this gesture “gener- Ronald Reagan countable for providing of the 13 traffic tickets she re- tremely common practice is ab- ous.” complete, accurate and unbi- ceived in 2017 alone, none were solutely repugnant and really Adds Shaw, “These are eco- ased information. for moving violations. Five makes me distrust them.” nomic-based crimes, they’re not The headline is classic were for having no insurance, The reporters do cite black poor driver crimes.” Based on Kansas City Star: “Black KC six were for driving on a sus- attorney Stacy Shaw who as- her own testimony, they would drivers get more tickets than pended license, and two were sures the reader that “it’s not seem to be poor driver crimes whites. Race is only part of the for expired tags. just about race,” but the re- aggravated by economics. As a problem.” Driving without insurance is porters have shown no evi- remedy, Shaw recommends a As the lengthy and confused not a victimless crime. dence that it is about race at all, means-tested scale for car reg- article shows, however, race is They insinuate race had at least from the perspective of istration. not the issue at all, at least not something to do with Bryant’s the police. They concede, in Nowhere in the article do the from the perspective of the po- misfortune by noting that fact, that blacks are stopped for reporters pay any heed to the in- lice distributing the tickets. But African Americans, who make speeding proportionately less nocent victims of these seem- in that the media view virtually up 30 percent of the population, than whites or Hispanics. ingly victimless crimes. Sooner everything through the prism of get 60 percent of the tickets. Shaw explains why blacks or later, the kind of people who race, the Star reporters have to A contributor to Tony’s receive relatively few speeding get stopped seven times a year jam race into the calculus. Kansas City suggests why those tickets. “What may happen,” will cause an accident. To make their case, the Star statistics are intrinsically unre- says Shaw, “is that the reason When they do, the people reporters highlight the plight of liable. “Apparently, nobody at for the stop is a moving viola- they hit are out of luck and out Manhattan Shoe Repair Kansas City woman Larena The Star has knows how traffic tion, like speeding. But when of pocket for who knows how Bryant. Yes, Bryant has three court works,” he writes. “Their officers discover the driver is much. Almost as problematic, Manhattan Shoe Repair will be children, works long hours, and reporting on this issue doesn’t not insured, then they issue a the victims of these accidents closing its doors drives a fair amount. Life is take into account all of the ticket for the insurance and ig- remember them and talk about Friday, May 25, 2018 tough, especially without a fa- whites who pay a lawyer to nore the speeding.” them. Not surprisingly, the col- @ 5:30 p.m. ther in the house. PLEAD DOWN their traffic In other words, the police lective memory of these en- The reporters insist, however, ticket to a non-moving viola- counters does little to advance likely stopped Bryant seven GARY E. GORDON 216 S. 4th St. race relations. times for moving violations in 776-1193 Local Manhattan, Ks 66502-6003 Mass school shootings mostly happening in small-towns ATLANTA (AP) — If you It’s also blamed on the pres- college town of about 40,000 pening. While students often want to know where mass sures of living in small towns people. The shooting last week have a sense that a classmate school shootings are most likely that make it harder for disgrun- took place in a town of 13,000 might be planning an attack or to occur, look no farther than tled teenagers to adjust. people about 40 minutes south- know that someone is troubled, small-town and suburban east of Houston. they might be more hesitant in America. “In small-town America, it’s smaller towns to tell anyone said everybody knows every- The prevalence of the mass about it, said Langman, director The massacre that killed 10 body, and that’s well and good shootings in smaller cities of SchoolShooters.info. They people at a high school in Texas except when you don’t want stands in contrast to the situa- know each other well, visit each last week was just the latest to everybody to know what’s tion in big cities like New York, other’s homes and families can happen in a small or suburban going on with you,” said James Chicago and Los Angeles. They be business associates. city. Of the 10 deadliest school Alan Fox, a professor at North- have strict gun laws and their shootings in the U.S., all but eastern University who has own problems with street gun “The best prevention is to one took place in a town with been studying mass shootings violence, but it’s rare that a catch them early before they fewer than 75,000 residents and for decades. “If things are going mass shooting has been carried show up with a gun rather than the vast majority of them were downhill for you, you did some- out in one of their schools. trying to make it hard for them in cities with fewer than 50,000 thing wrong or someone did once they’re already at the people. something wrong to you and In the 1980s and 1990s, building with a gun,” he said. some girl dumps you, every- urban districts sought to make These are seemingly idyllic body knows. So it’s much schools safer from drug- and Fox also said it’s hard to places to grow up: low crime harder to get away from it. gang-related violence, taking overlook the issue of copycats rates, good schools and a sense such steps as installing metal — and how much that can de- of community where everyone “Whereas in the big city, detectors at entrances. That is termine the types of locations Car For Sale seems to know your name. And where no one knows your exactly what pro-gun Republi- where school shootings occur. it’s exactly those attributes, ex- name, that can be a good thing,” cans and the National Rifle As- perts say, that are why small he added. “You don’t have this sociation have been proposing “They’re all white, male, Mustang Motors rural and suburban towns are a feeling that everybody knows in the wake of recent massacres. teenagers in small towns or breeding ground for the next what you’re going through. rural areas because they iden- 2012 Ford Fusion SEL school shooter. Being in a small town has its Some school security and tify the other white, male advantages in terms of a net- psychology experts, as well as teenagers in small towns or “Ironically it’s people in work and a sense of community those who have been studying rural areas. Whereas a black kid small towns and suburbia who but sometimes that can be a mass shootings for decades, say in the Bronx or the streets of think it can’t happen here. And double-edged sword.” school designs and talk of arm- Chicago, that’s not his world. that is exactly the type of place ing teachers is a simplistic ap- He’s got totally different issues where it does happen,” said Parkland, Florida, where au- proach that doesn’t get at the he’s dealing with,” Fox said. Peter Langman, a psychologist thorities say a former student in heart of preventing it from hap- who has been studying school February gunned down 17 peo- shootings for years and operates ple, had just recently been voted a database of school gun vio- the safest town in Florida. New- lence in the U.S. and abroad. town, Connecticut, where a “People tend to think of vio- shooting in 2012 at Sandy Hook lence associated with cities, not Elementary School took the violence associated with small- lives of 20 children and six town America, but this type of adults, is a classic New England violence is the one associated town, seemingly a world away with small-town America.” from the crime and problems of nearby Bridgeport, one of that ONE OWNER!! 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Kansas fires AD, saying progress in some areas ‘elusive’ LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — ing for his job this fall. door practice facility is already Sheahon Zenger brought an im- “I spoke with Coach Beaty under construction, fundraising peccable reputation to Kansas, earlier today and shared my ex- has proven difficult for a pro- where he was tasked with solid- pectation that he will continue gram that hasn’t had a winning ifying an athletic department in recruiting hard and getting his season in a decade. turmoil, resurrecting the foot- team ready for the season,” ball program and keeping bas- Girod wrote in a letter to the “I’m proud of our successes ketball at the forefront. campus community. during the past seven years, He failed in everything but Zenger did maintain the Jay- most of all the accomplish- keeping hoops on top. So it hawks’ storied basketball pro- ments of our student-athletes came as little surprise Monday gram, not only keeping coach and coaches,” Zenger said in a when Chancellor Douglas Bill Self happy but also giving statement. “I hope our fans Girod, despite having given him the tools to succeed. He know I did my best and always Zenger a vote of confidence just raised $12 million to build a prioritized our student-ath- last fall, announced that he had dorm for the program’s players letes.” been fired after seven years in and $18 million for a facility to Girod took over as chancellor charge. house James Naismith’s origi- last July from Bernadette Gray- “Sheahon has been a loyal nal rules of basketball, which Little, and said he’s spent Jayhawk, and Kansas athletics were purchased at auction by “countless hours” with his peers has improved in many ways,” Kansas booster David Booth. to get their perspective on Girod said in a statement. “But Fans still sell out every game at Kansas. The common thread, he the department continues to Allen Fieldhouse. said, was that achieving its lofty face a number of challenges and In this file photo from Oct. 14, 2017, Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger shows He also made led construc- aspirations extended beyond ac- progress in key areas has been frustration after a penalty is called against the Jayhawks during the second quarter tion of Rock Chalk Park, the ademics and to the athletic de- elusive. To achieve the level of of a football game in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by Nick Krug) home of the national title-win- partment. success we need and expect a ning women’s outdoor track change in leadership is neces- and field team, and made “As I have said many times, sary.” — and Jed Hughes of the exec- And while he succeeded in plicated. But as the school con- minor improvements to the a successful athletics depart- Zenger was terminated with- utive search firm Korn Ferry to bringing steady leadership, the tinues to finalize the details of a football program. ment is inextricably linked to out cause, meaning the school help identify the next full-time school’s athletic department massive $191 million contract But he has been slow to keep our mission as a flagship re- will pay him roughly $1.5 mil- athletic director. was once more dragged with longtime apparel partner up in the football arms race, search university,” Girod said. lion in salary and benefits for Whoever is chosen will have through the mud when it was Adidas, the probe has neverthe- leaving the Jayhawks to play in “Across the country, we are rec- the two years remaining on his their hands full. recently identified in the recent less cast a shadow over a pro- woefully outdated Memorial ognized as having elite pro- contract. Zenger was hired from Illi- FBI investigation into college gram that reached two Final Stadium. And while Zenger re- grams, a proud tradition and a Deputy director Sean Lester nois State to fix an athletic de- basketball. Fours and kept its Big 12 title cently unveiled a $350 million loyal fan base. These assets will will serve as the interim athletic partment that was still reeling The school has claimed it is streak intact while Zenger was plan to influential donors to up- serve us well as we identify a director, and Girod said he had from the firing of football coach a victim in the scandal, and no- in charge. grade the stadium, and an in- new athletics director.” enlisted Drue Jennings — who Mark Mangino and an embar- body from Kansas has been im- Zenger, a former assistant served as interim AD in 2003 rassing ticket scalping scandal. football coach, was also expected to return the Jayhawks to national relevance. But after fir- Class of ‘71 ing Turner Gill, he surprised New Kansas law allows agencies many by hiring Charlie Weis, you are eligible for who managed just six wins and Medicare to refuse LGBT adoptions left the program in dismal shape Time to be exposed to a whole New Termi- scholarship-wise when he was nology TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — from facing lawsuits over their primary in August. “This does fired. Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer signed faith-based placement policies just the opposite.” Zenger’s next hire was David Time to meet people from all over the legislation Friday granting legal or hostile actions from state of- Colyer was elevated from Beaty, a relatively nondescript world... telemarketing. protections to faith-based adop- ficials who disagree with their lieutenant governor to governor assistant coach from Texas Time for direct mail advertising promoting tion agencies that cite their reli- views. Catholic agencies in Cal- in January when former conser- A&M. And while Beaty has their opinions. gious beliefs for not placing ifornia, Illinois, Massachusetts vative Republican Gov. Sam been successful on the recruit- Maybe you should take time now for a free children in LGBT homes, an ac- and Washington, D.C., stopped Brownback resigned to become tion that quickly became an handling adoptions over the U.S. ambassador at large for in- ing trail, that hasn’t crossed non-biased review of Medicare & Social Se- issue as he runs this year to past dozen years. ternational religious freedom. over to the field, where he has a curity. keep his office. The top administrator at the Brownback was a strong oppo- 3-33 record in three seasons and The Republican governor Kansas Department for Chil- nent of gay marriage. just one victory against a Bowl Dwight Johnson signed the measure during a dren and Families, who reports Colyer faces a strong chal- Subdivision foe. Kansas Financial Services ceremony at a Christian boys’ to Colyer, argued that such a lenge on the political right from With the man who hired him 785-537-1305 home outside Wichita, sur- law would encourage faith- Secretary of State Kris Kobach, out, Beaty will likely be coach- rounded by supporters who based agencies to place more who praised the legislation and view it as a religious-freedom foster children in adoptive promised Friday to “work tire- measure. But the Democratic homes or to start doing such lessly” to defend religious lib- Party and one of Colyer’s oppo- placements. erty. Car For Sale nents in the GOP primary im- “By keeping faith-based But Barnett and the Kansas mediately criticized him as adoption agencies in our state, Democratic Party said Colyer’s supporting discrimination. we give more children the op- action ties him firmly to the The new law takes effect July portunity to be adopted,” Brownback, whose popularity Black 2011 Honda Pilot Touring 1. Under the policy, agencies Colyer said in a statement. waned before he left office. cannot be barred from provid- Critics argued that the bill The Democratic Party’s 4WD 60K miles - LOADED! ing foster care or adoption serv- would allow taxpayer-funded statement also took a shot at in- ices for the state if they refuse discrimination, particularly dependent candidate Greg to place children in homes vio- against LGBT couples. They Orman, a Kansas City-area lating their “sincerely held” re- also said such a policy makes businessman. It noted that ligious beliefs. In Oklahoma, Kansas look backward. Orman’s running mate, state term-limited Republican Gov. “The governor has said he Sen. John Doll, of Garden City, Mary Fallin signed similar leg- wants to bring businesses and voted for the legislation. islation last week; seven other young people into the state,” But Orman tweeted earlier states have such policies. said former state Sen. Jim Bar- this month: “As governor, I Supporters contend that such nett, a Topeka physician seek- would never sign a bill that con- laws prevent adoption agencies ing to unseat Colyer in the GOP dones discrimination against any individual or family.” This Weeks Answers Kansas Is Raising Taxes, Missouri Is Cutting Theirs The Sentinel souri legislature and had a For years, generations really, Democratic governor as late the traditionally Republican 2016. Kansas has been a more busi- Undeterred by the bad press ness-friendly state than the tra- coming out of Kansas, on ditionally Democratic Missouri. Thursday Missouri lawmakers That seems to be changing. approved a cut in individual tax rates from 5.9 to 5.5 percent Republicans now have super starting next year. majorities in the Missouri Sen- ate and the House as well as a For all his troubles Eric Gre- If you like the inside, wait until you see the complete car, Republican governor, however itens is proving to be an effec- troubled. 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Manhattan Free Press Thursday, May 24, 2018 1313 Eve—attended a meeting of Tuesday 12/14/58 Good Templars. Two candi- Diary of Issac T. Goodnow - 1858 A.M. Shelled corn &c P.M. dates initiated. Albert Beebe Transcribed by staff and volunteers of the Rode to Blue City 12 miles with Charles Briggs. Home at 11. an ox team Ellen & Hatty P.M. Riley County Historical Museum from a type- aboard & a grist of 7 Bu corn, Friday 12/17/58 script of the original diary held in the collection N. Trafton disappointed, Didn’t Read some A.M. Saw W.E.P. of the Kansas State Historical Society. The care for it! & had a call from T. Smith on Goodnow House Historic Site, 2001 Claflin Stopped at E.P. Webber’s claim business. P.M. rode to Road Manhattan, Kansas 785-565-5490 is open Pleasant day. Manhattan. Saw Mrs. Mary T. Sherwin Gracey Boston—long to the public Saturday and Sunday 2:00 p.m. to Wednesday 12/15/58 talk. Letter from W.C. High— 5:00 p.m. and when Riley County Historical Mu- Call from J. Cress. Did busi- draft of $50.65, on account of seum staff is available Tuesday through Friday ness for Wm. E.G. Gave E.P.W. church, Atlas Bank, Boston, 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. Note for $116, to Cress for se- No. 753 Nov. 30th signed J.C. curity for his own note of $110. Mayer. P.M. Visited at J. Kress’s with Eve—read & visited. Diary of home a Load of groceries. N. Trafton & wife Marion & El- Isaac T. Goodnow Beautiful day Decided to finish isha. Dined with them. Eve— Saturday 12/18/58 church on my own Financial re- Spent at Elisha’s after looking Rode over with Ellen to my 1858 sponsibility, in 2 months. over his claim. Beautiful day! house, Sold T. Smith 126 ft. Oak boards, 11 Boards, Thursday 11/18/58 Friday 11/26/58 Thursday 12/16/58 W.E.G—at St. George Went Plastered in my cabin. E— Sent Letters to J.J. Davis, & Went before breakfast to the down to Manhattan. Saw Higginbottum, settled with D.B. Randall. Rain, 8 ½ A.M. mill & got my grist. After Flagg, Brous, Perry & Wood- Wm. Morris Dined with us. [M.S. illegible] started for home in co. with man, Thurston. Letter from T.P. Eve—attended meeting of Eve—attended Trustee Meet- Kress & E.P. Webber, who went Richardson with check of $100. Good Templars. Cold weather ing, Manhattan Town Associa- also with an ox team, carried Wrote T.P. Richardson, Wm. C. for several days. tion at C.E. Blood’s Appointed N.T’s grist &c Arrived at J.D’s High, & E. A Manning. Beau- a committee to settle with A. at 2 P.M. after meeting with tiful day. Friday 11/19/58 Barry for Legal services. Dark Wm. E.G— Called on Thurston. Rode to night. Letters from H.F. Morse, St. George. Called at Brous’s T.P. Richardson, T.B. Tread- Isaac Goodnow was an early resident of Manhattan, J. Duncan, Esquires, Bartlet, well, P. Judson. Kansas, and was a free-state supporter. He was a dele- Harrold’s, Dr Adams’, Mill gate to the Leavenworth Constitutional Convention Store Wilson’s &c Plummers. Saturday 11/27/58 and was one of the founders of Bluemont College. Co Took dinner at C. Lewis’s Sup- Went to St George on busi- hattan, on church business. per at Brous’s. Arrived home 9 after myself. ness for W.E.G— Called on Mr Very cold windy & snowy. ¼ PM. Brous,—Tyler, Esquire Wilson, Read Burlinggame’s & Thay- Wednesday 12/8/58 Snow storm. Slept with Wm. Chapman, &c. Settled with ers speeches. Prepared Mete- Therm—16°! Looked over Corey. On my way home, orological Report for Nov. papers. Found the missing 2 Saturday 11/20/58 called at Mr Colson’s, to see Too cold & home too late to Lots all right! Most of the day Went out early with my gun. about a girl for Br. Denison &c, attend Templars Meeting. on college papers. Mr. Knapp Nothing— also on Mr Crowl on lumber Coldest night of the season at dinner. Call from Mr P.M. Quarterly meeting at business, &c, got home late. A Therm 7°. Stevens. school house, no P.E. Several hard week’s work. Letter from calls. Eve—read in Gibbon. T.P. Richardson Friday 12/3/58 Cold day. Wrote L—H. F. Sunday 11/21/58 Thursday 12/9/58 Optical Perspectives Sunday 11/28/58 Moss. Rode over to Wm.’s & Went over early & helped Br. Looked over papers on busi- Wrote T.P. Richardson, J.S. to Manhattan. Too cold for Wm. 11. Preaching at Manhat- ness, & read some. P.M. went Laman, H.F. Morse, W. Truitt, plastering church. Sold W. tan by Br Denison. P.M. 3. over to my cabin & to Manhat- T.B. Treadwell, W.S. Studley, Marlatt Bbl. Flour 12.50 Read Oclock heard sermon by Rev tan. Paid G.F. Brown 1.50. Sermon at Manhattan by J. Dr Crane—-on Drugs &c, & 930 Hayes Drive, Suite E. C.E. Blood “Casting all your Called on Dr. Robinson, Mr. Denison. Pleasant. Wrote & newspaper articles. Snow, 6 Manhattan, Kansas cares upon him” Eve—Wrote Butterfield, Mr. Parkerson &c. read some. Wm. better. inches deep—sledding. Col. Joseph J. Davis on college Went into court. Saw Marlatt, called on Mr Blood. Milder. business. Monday 11/29/58 Saturday 12/4/58 Eve, read in Gibbon. (785)539-5105 Fax (785)539-2324 Sent T. Shattuck a check No. Therm—3. Fahrenheit. Monday 11/22/58 448, on Suffolk Bank, Boston, Called on Wm. Snow & sleet Went to Manhattan. Got Friday 12/10/58 from City Bank of Lynn, in at 1 ½, followed by heavy W.A. McCullum to acknowl- Remained at home. Read & favor of T.P. Richardson, for snow, cut a load of wood for edge deed of 40 acres to college wrote E—rode home. Call $100. date Nov 16th 1858. the church. FOR SALE Sent W.A. McCullum $15. to from Mr. Bicknell. Beautiful Wrote H. Newhall, T. Bateman, Eve—settled with Br Deni- 2003 Honda Goldwing GL1800, 49,000 settle with Clark. Called on cool day. sent to A.J. Bowen, certificate son. Read the preface to Gib- miles. With trailer and lots of extras. Mead, Pipher, & Trafton. Dr of Deposit No 145, date Sept bon’s Decline & Fall of the Saturday 12/11/58 Stillman up to give Wm. a 13th 1858 on Atlas Bank, Runs great! Roman Empire. 9 PM. Therm Called at my cabin Read in course of medicine. Eve—read. Boston, Ms. for fifty dollars in 14°. Gibbon. Called at Mr Kings & favor of J.T Goodnow. Rode to Tuesday 11/23/58 went to Manhattan. Dined at St. George on business for Wm. Sunday 12/5/58 Call from C. Lewis to see Mr Brou’s church business. E.G. also to get a hired girl Miss Cold! Cold!! Cold!!! Re- about job of building House for Letter from E.A. Manning Colson.—failed on the last mained at home. A foot of D—on College Site. Stone W.H. Messick, L. Sent Dr snow! Read in Gibbon 43 very convenient. Rode to Robinson $20 till his return Tuesday 11/30/58 pages! Called on Wm. Wrote Wm.’s—chills yet Went to from Leavenworth. Mrs. Wells Borrowed a bucket, put on a little L—J.M. Howe. Read Manhattan to see about loading. there. Call from W Marlatt & iron hoop & went to Manhattan miscellaneous papers! Took a left goods at church Pd. J. H. Westcott in the Evening. & got a rope for our college fine wash in the snow water. Pipher $10. well-diggers 65 ft long. Called Sunday 12/12/58 Eve—read papers. Adams at Br Kimballs to get him to Monday 12/6/58 Went with Ellen to Meeting Prospectus: Talked over col- draw stone for college well. Forenoon chored it, &c. at F.W. Smith’s. W. Marlatt lege & church matters House Called on Wm. E.G— &c P.M. Took a load of wood to preached Saw B.B. Edmunds, building &c with Denison. Talked over building—Read the church moved the stone &— went over to my cabin. a little. from [M.S. illegible] to church, Wednesday 11/24/58 Wrote L.—($100. Draft T. Shat- &c brot to Wm. a load of salt Went to Manhattan,—to J. H. tuck), D.W. Clark. Read some. Wednesday 12/1/58 rails &c. Eve—read newspa- Brous’s. Talked over finishing Snow melted a good deal. Rode to Manhattan. Paid pers. Church. Did errands for Wm. A.J. (?) 38.50 for 550 ft. floor- Monday 12/13/58 Br D—killed a Beef. 900 ing. Went on to St. George. Tuesday 12/7/58 Arose early & called at Mar- Eve went to Institute. Mr Brought home Rebecca Colson Pleasant & cold. Home at 7. latt’s to see about the purchase Simm’s U.S. Senate. to help Ellen about housework. A.M. Zero! Read in papers 2 of a farm. Made arrangements Some rainy Called on Brous, hours. Rode to Manhattan. Thursday 11/25/58 to do so when pre-empted. on Church, &c Eve—read & Called on Mr. Blood, Dr Took a Load of lumber to Went to Manhattan to attend wrote some Tired. Windy & Robinson, went to Court room Bluemont. Did business for the District Court as juryman—no wet Evening. Letter H.F. Case Letter from Gen Pomroy, church with Warring, J.H. judge, no court, Called on Mr. with remittance $27.00 Came back to Wm.’s built a Brous, &c. Dined with Br R—Pipher &c. Saw Trafton & fire, & ate supper with Mr. B. Arnold. P.M. read in Gibbon Brous. Called on Mr. Mead,— Thursday 12/2/58 Bicknell who came up soon &c. Cold day. Phone: 785-554-9205 consulted on lumber. Brot Called on Wm. 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Foreign media arrive for North Korea nuke site closing WONSAN, North Korea to participate. summit between leader Kim protest an exercise with the heightened concerns about the charter flight from Beijing is (AP) — A small group of for- Pyongyang is allowing the Jong Un and President Donald U.S. military — a protest the success of the summit and made up of media from the eign journalists arrived in North limited access to the site to pub- Trump scheduled for June 12 in North’s media reiterated Tues- prompted South Korean Presi- U.K., Russia, China and the Korea on Tuesday to cover the licize its promise to halt under- Singapore. day, saying saber-rattling and dent Moon Jae-in to travel to United States. The journalists, dismantling of the country’s nu- ground tests and launches of The eight South Korean jour- dialogue don’t mix. Washington, where he was to including an Associated Press clear test site later this week, intercontinental ballistic mis- nalists were excluded because Such messages from the meet with Trump in Washing- Television crew, will stay at a but without South Korean siles. It unilaterally announced Pyongyang has cut off high- North and Trump’s statements ton later Tuesday. hotel in this port city on North media initially also scheduled that moratorium ahead of a level contact with Seoul to he is ready to call it all off have The group that arrived by Korea’s east coast before trav- eling by train to the site, which is in the northeastern part of the country. Experts disclose new details about 300-year-old shipwreck The dismantling ceremony is tive carving on the cannons,” expected to be held in the com- BOSTON (AP) — A Spanish “We’ve been holding this with British ships in the War of sonar images that found the San said WHOI engineer and expe- ing days, depending on the galleon laden with gold that under wraps out of respect for Spanish Succession. The treas- Jose in more than 2,000 feet dition leader Mike Purcell. sank to the bottom of the the Colombian government,” ure is worth as much as $17 bil- (600 meters) of water. weather. “It was a pretty strong feeling Caribbean off the coast of said Rob Munier, WHOI’s vice lion by modern standards. The vehicle descended to 30 The North’s decision to close of gratification to finally find Colombia more than 300 years president for marine facilities The Massachusetts-based feet (9 meters) above the wreck the Punggye-ri nuclear test site it,” said Munier, who was not at ago was found three years ago and operations. WHOI was invited to join the to take several photographs, in- has generally been seen as a the site but learned in a phone with the help of an underwater The exact location of the search because of its recognized cluding some of the distinctive welcome gesture by Kim Jong call from Purcell. “It was a autonomous vehicle operated wreck of the San Jose, often expertise in deep water explo- dolphin engravings on the San great moment.” Un to set a positive tone ahead by the Woods Hole Oceano- called the “holy grail of ship- ration. The institute’s au- Jose’s cannons, a key piece of The treasure has been the of his summit with Trump. graphic Institution, the agency wrecks,” was long considered tonomous underwater vehicle, visual evidence. subject of legal battles between But it is mainly just a gesture. disclosed for the first time. one of history’s enduring mar- REMUS 6000, helped find the “The wreck was partially several nations as well as pri- The North has already con- New details about the discov- itime mysteries. wreckage of Air France 447 in sediment-covered, but with the vate companies. Several weeks ducted six underground tests at ery of the San Jose were re- The 62-gun, three-masted 2011, which crashed in 2009 camera images from the lower ago, UNESCO, the United Na- leased on Monday with galleon, went down on June 8, several hundred miles off the altitude missions, we were able the site — including its most tions cultural agency, called on permission from the agencies 1708, with 600 people on board coast of Brazil. to see new details in the wreck- powerful ever, last September Colombia not to commercially involved in the search, includ- as well as a treasure of gold, sil- It was REMUS 6000 that in age and the resolution was good — and Kim told ruling party exploit the wreck, whose exact ing the Colombian government. ver and emeralds during a battle November 2015 took some side enough to make out the decora- leaders last month that further location remains a state secret. testing is unnecessary. If you like the Free Press please tell these Advertisers

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