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Priceless Take One Vol. 19 Number 44 An Award Winning Weekly Newspaper Thursday, April 21, 2011 NBAF Money In Federal Budget The federal budget bill “It will be great to have the passed by Congress on project started and see the first Thursday brings good news for building under way on the Manhattan and Kansas State NBAF site,” Trewyn said. University: $40 million to fund “NBAF will be a modern, the next round of work on the world-class research facility National Bio and Agro-Defense built in the most safe and secure Facility being built at K-State. manner possible.” “We’d like to thank members The $650-million federal of the state’s congressional del- facility, to be constructed over egation for helping secure this the next few years at the north- vital funding for NBAF, which ern edge of campus, will feature is an urgent national priority,” highly secure biosafety level 3 said K-State President Kirk and 4 laboratories to develop Schulz. “This funding shows vaccines and countermeasures Congress understands how vital to foreign animal, emerging and NBAF is to the nation’s food zoonotic diseases that threaten safety and security, and why the U.S. animal agriculture and Kansas State University is the public health. It will be operated right place for this important by the U.S. Department of facility.” Homeland Security. U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, who Construction of the utility represents Kansas’ Second plant also is the start of an District, which includes expected economic boost to the City Clerk Gary Fees (left) gives the oath of office to Rich Jankovich, Wynn Butler and John Matta. Manhattan and K-State, said, “I Manhattan area, Trewyn said. have always said the federal Work on NBAF is projected to government should have only a bring 1,500 to 1,600 construc- few foundational duties at its tion jobs to Manhattan over the Commissioners Ask For Repeal core. The first among these cen- four- to five-year period that the tral obligations is the protection facility is being built, with the By Jon A. Brake mode.” City Manager Ron Ordinance will be on the copy of the Free Press and of the homeland and the majority of the contractors, con- It didn’t take long. Fehr said that these things May 3rd Agenda. At the said Commission was never American people. The work that struction workers, plumbers and At the City Commission take more time. later meeting Commission told that people would be will be done at NBAF in electricians from the region and “Pre-meeting” Tuesday night One staff member said Jayme Morris-Hardeman going to Jail if the Rental Manhattan to protect our food using Manhattan?s hotels, two of the three new said that we need more time told the public to be sure to Inspection Program passed. supply will fill a critical missing restaurants and retail stores. Commissioners ask that the to get the public involved. be at the meeting. The Free Press ran a story component of our national secu- “The Department of Rental Inspection Program The Rental Inspection that four student renters rity. I am pleased to see that Homeland Security wanted to Ordinance and the Sexual To that soon to be Program Ordinance will were given a 15 day sen- Congress and the president have build the lab in an area with Orientation Discrimination Commissioner John Matta first go to a Work Session on tence by the Municipal again made NBAF a funding high levels of research, and K- Ordinance be put on the next responded, “the public has May 10th. Court. priority. Our security transcends State is known as a national Agenda for Repeal. been involved, in the last The staff want to try and politics, and I will continue to leader for its expertise in live- City Staff went into the election.” Commissioner Loren J. stop the repeal by talking it fight day in and day out for the stock medicine, food science “hold off the new comers The Discrimination Pepperd held up last weeks to death. protection, promotion and fund- and infectious diseases,” Schulz ing of the NBAF in Manhattan.” said. “NBAF enhances K- The $40 million, which is State’s goal of becoming a top being matched with $40 million 50 public research university by in state funding, will be used for 2025 and opens the way for col- Meeting Scheduled For Flush Intersection a central utility plant on the laborations and partnerships NBAF site, said Ron Trewyn, between the facility and the uni- The Kansas Department of concerns about the intersection stop bars, on the north and at [email protected]. K-State vice president for versity.” Transportation (KDOT) is host- itself. We invite anyone inter- south legs of Flush Road as If you are in need of a sign research. ing a Public Information ested in this intersection, well as on the US-24 median language interpreter, an assis- Meeting for the US-24 and including local stakeholders, crossover. These interim solu- tive listening device, large print Flush Road intersection in businesses, and citizens, to tions will help enhance existing or Braille material, or other Pottawatomie County on attend this public information traffic control measures by pro- accommodations to attend this Kansas Bonds Monday, May 16 from 5:30 to meeting. viding drivers with more visual meeting, please notify 7:30 p.m. at St. George signage and pavement treat- Kimberly Qualls at (785) 296- Elementary School, 200 In the meantime, KDOT ments to emphasize attention to 3881 at least one week prior to Look To Be Safe Blackjack Road in St. George. crews will implement some traffic movements at the inter- the meeting. Requests may By Gene Meyer for the 10-year T-Works trans- At this public information additional traffic control meas- section. These added traffic also be addressed to the Kansas KansasReporter portation infrastructure pro- meeting, KDOT staff will pres- ures at the US-24 and Flush control measures will be Department of Transportation, TOPEKA, Kan. - The cost to gram voted by the 2010 Kansas ent the recently completed traf- Road intersection. Crews will installed by Friday, April 22, Bureau of Transportation taxpayers of carrying more Legislature. fic study findings for the US-24 re-grind the rumble strips locat- weather permitting. Information, 700 SW Harrison than $24 billion in Kansas state But KDOT isn't in the bond and Flush Road intersection, ed on southbound Flush Road, For further information on Street, 2nd Floor West, Topeka, and local government debt market just now, said Steve discuss potential short- and/or install a larger 48-inch wide this public information meet- Kansas 66603-3754 or phone won't shoot higher because Swartz, an agency spokesman. long-term solutions for the stop sign (complete with flag) ing, please contact Kimberly (785) 296-3585 Standard & Poor's is threaten- "We issued our first T-Works intersection, as well as provide on the north leg of Flush Road, Qualls, KDOT Northeast (Voice)/Hearing Impaired - 711 ing to lower the United States' bonds last summer," Swartz meeting participants the oppor- and add to the intersection Kansas Public Affairs Manager credit rating, economists said said. tunity to share their input and pavement, painted rectangular at (785) 640-9340 or via e-mail Tuesday. "We aren't expecting to go Technically, the global rating back into the market until service hasn't lowered the U.S. sometime in the second half of Kansas Profile - Curtis Crawford -Curtis C’s Diner government's solid gold AAA 2012," he said. credit rating that has been Kansas' far larger pile of By Ron Wilson, director of career. jersey on one wall. “I bought consistent, quality food and unblemished since the 1860s government debt, which the the Huck Boyd National Curtis studied Hotel, that after the restaurant had friendly service. “I have good, when Wall Street first began Kansas State Treasurer's office Institute for Rural Restaurant, and Institutional been open a few months and loyal employees,” Curtis said. grading debt to help move rail- caclulates is $24.1 billion in Development at Kansas Management at K-State and was pretty sure we were going “You learn the golden rule: road bonds. It merely said it bonds, notes and warrants State University. worked with Applebee’s and to make it,” he said. Treat others the way you want might do that if the nation fails issued by the state and nearly “It’s time to step up to the Taco Bell in Kansas City and Not only did the restaurant to be treated. I try to apply it to begin curbing its deficits by 4,000 counties, communities, plate.” Hmm, that statement Wichita. In 1994, a local make it, in 2003 it expanded every day.” the next presidential election. school districts, hospitals, has a double meaning. It could restaurant in Newton came up into an adjoining space and Curtis remains interested in But that warning is unprece- drainage districts and other tax- mean a baseball game -- or din- for sale. Curtis decided to go grew to a 75 seat diner. The sports of all kinds. He told me dented and sent securities ing bodies, won't change if a ner. Today we’ll meet an enter- into the food business for him- decorations are heaven for a about Berean Academy in the prices reeling overnight reduced credit rating shoots prise which combines both. It’s self. The Village Restaurant in sports fan. The counter has a nearby rural community of Monday. interest on federal debt higher, a restaurant with the feel of a Newton had operated since the clear top with classic baseball Elbing, which won the 2011 2A Even so, "it will have very authorities say.