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Area/State Colby Free Press Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Page 3 Weather Marshal pulls back on citations Senate tones down Corner From “MARSHAL,” Page 1 he said. He said he had called a meeting of all the inspec- agent, said inspectors had not been following that tors in the Topeka offi ce for Monday to go over the law. law and the rules on older buildings. voter ID proposal “I’m not sure exactly when the fi re marshal’s of- “We want to get them all on the same page with By John Hanna voter fraud cases in state courts. fi ce got off track,” he said, noting that he came on the inspection process,” he said. “I think that will AP Political Writer The House’s version of the bill board in January with the change of state administra- help a lot.” contains those provisions. tions. Rep. Cassidy said he’s been working on the fi re-in- TOPEKA – Secretary of State Negotiators will have to re- The governor, who has about 1,500 appointments spection issue since taking offi ce in January, prompt- Kris Kobach’s proposal for re- solve the two chambers’ differ- to make when starting a term, hadn’t found someone ed by his experience with inspectors as a principal. A quiring Kansas voters to show ences, and a key senator said who meets the legal qualifi cations to be fi re marshal, slew of inspections in western Kansas early this year photo identifi cation at the polls Tuesday that the work is likely he said, including training in building inspection. He prompted superintendents to complain, he noted. is all but certain to emerge from to move the fi nal version back National Weather Service was asked to fi ll in, adding that he’s had “a number News coverage included an Associated Press story legislative negotiations after toward what Kobach prefers, Tonight: Mostly clear, with a of calls” from school superintendents and legislators prompted by a report in The Oberlin Herald. the Senate approved its version particularly on the proof-of- low around 23. North wind 5 to about the inspections. At the same time, other bills had been fi led, in- Wednesday. citizenship requirement. 15 mph becoming east. After the revised citations went out, he said, one cluding at least one which would break up the fi re Senators voted 36-3 to ap- Kobach, a Republican, won Thursday: Sunny, with a high superintendent told him he’d been about to order 73 marshal’s offi ce and parcel its duties out to other prove a version of the bill that is last year’s election with 59 near 57. Breezy, with a south- or 74 new doors. All this comes at a time when the agencies. less stringent than what Kobach percent of the vote after mak- east wind 5 to 10 mph increas- state is scraping to cut its budget and schools have School offi cials often complained that something or the House wants, but it con- ing election fraud the key issue ing to between 20 and 25 mph. been hit hard by cutbacks. which passed inspection one year was found to be a tains his photo ID proposal. of his campaign. But he’s long Winds could gust as high as 35 While the safety of students is a concern, he said, danger the next. Cassidy said he’d learned the fi re The Senate version still in- faced skepticism that signifi cant mph. his offi ce has found that most schools can be evacu- inspectors had to go in each year for training before cludes Kobach’s proposal to election fraud occurs in Kansas, Thursday Night: A 20 per- ated in 2 to 3 minutes. And the old doors do not ap- they went out to check schools. require people registering to and Democrats argue that his cent chance of rain before 1 pear to be an immediate hazard to life or property. “The inspectors are the ones who were giving us a vote for the fi rst time in Kan- proposals will suppress turnout a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low “If there is a distinct hazard, we can cite those,” bad time,” he said. sas to produce a passport, birth and decrease the number of reg- around 29. Breezy, with a south certifi cate or other proof of citi- istered voters. wind 20 to 25 mph becoming zenship, but the rule would be The bill would make Kansas south 5 to 10 mph. Winds could Author says city should stay course delayed until 2013, instead of the 10th state with a require- gust as high as 30 mph. From “AUTHOR,” Page 1 medical fi eld, working as a lab great-grandfather, James Wallace, taking effect next year, as Ko- ment that voters show photo Friday: Mostly sunny, with technologist in Hoxie and Colby, was a farmer and a butcher who bach proposed and the House ID at the polls, according to the a high near 60. Calm wind be- ing to City Council meetings and until retiring in 2006. married a local homesteader. approved. National Conference of State coming east between 10 and 15 educating himself on the council’s “I wanted to come right back “Colby’s been good to me and The Senate’s version of the Legislatures. Kobach contends mph. business. where I started,” he said. my family,” he said. bill also omits proposals from Kansas would be ahead of all Friday Night: A slight chance “I’m retired, so I have the time,” Adrian has a long history in Adrian’s father Tim lives in Kobach to increase penalties other states if it combines that of rain showers before 1 a.m., he said. Colby. He was born here and his Colby. He is a past commander of for election crimes and to give requirement with a proof-of- then a chance of rain and snow Adrian said spent 20 years in great-grandparents were some of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post. the secretary of state’s offi ce the citizenship rule and the other showers. Mostly cloudy and the Army. He continued in the the original settlers. He said his His sister, Rosalie Schulz, lives in authority to fi le and prosecute measures he proposed. breezy, with a low around 34. Norton. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Saturday: A slight chance of Mayoral candidate touts rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation LOCAL TV LISTINGS is 20 percent. City Council experience Saturday Night: A slight sponsored by the From “CANDIDATE,” Page 1 chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, that come before the council. He with a low around 28. Chance of pointed to the recent debate over precipitation is 20 percent. own Voss Western Auto and Ace repairs to the Community Build- Sunday: Cloudy, with a high Hardware in Colby. ing: near 49. Voss’ wife Melanie is an ag loan The city staff had put repairs Sunday Night: A chance of offi cer at Bank West. They have to the stage and bleachers on the rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, fi ve children, two in grade school, agenda. Voss examined the stage, with a low around 29. Chance of one a freshman at Fort Hays State but came to the next council meet- precipitation is 30 percent. 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