Archive for Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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The Leavenworth County Farm Bureau Association presented an award to Wayne Knapp at its annual meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. The plaque honored Wayne for being a member of Farm Bureau for 60 years (1948-2008). Wayne's father, Mike Knapp, had been honored in 1974 for his membership from 1914-1974. Pictured from left to right: Steve Buffo, president of Leavenworth County Farm Bureau, Wayne Knapp, and Steve Baccus, president of Kansas Farm Bureau. Council honors police officer
By Lara Hastings
July 24, 2008
Attention to detail and proactive policing has earned Basehor police officer Mike Joslyn a pat on the back.

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Beal: A modest proposal to encourage voting
By John Beal
July 29, 2008
Swift’s essay, “A Modest Proposal For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public,” bemoaned the poverty that gripped Ireland. Now, after the passage of almost 300 years, I have a modest proposal of my own.