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Did bullying at MPS lead to a suicide?
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#1 Oct 19, 2013
By now, most people have heard of the Florida bullying case of Rebecca Ann Sedwick, the 12-year old Florida girl who committed suicide after bearing horribly bullied by other kids for over a year.
Did something similar recently occur in Erie, and at a place that's supposedly "above" such terrible things?
One rumor that still lingers in Erie concerns a Mercyhurst Prep Freshman who supposedly committed suicide at the end of last year due to bullying of him by fellow students at the school.
Is this true? Anyone? What actually happened?
Has the school taken steps to deal with it, including identifying and disciplining the offenders?
#2 Oct 19, 2013
#3 Oct 19, 2013
Or are you a "innocent" bystander?
#5 Oct 19, 2013
Bullying does not just affect the young..
I am a senior citizen who on SSD I been
harrassed /bullied by a Neighbor son for
four years.
Finally he graduated to the big stuff and
did a home invasion. Is serving 5-10 years
in State Prison...
His mother blames us as we had addressed the
harassment/bullying twice with the District
Justice office.. And she defended him, instead
of getting the profession help he needed.
Then this summer she started to harass / bully
me via the internet.. Till I to her she be
charged with Stalking..
I guess Bullying just runs in some families
they are so stupid to know right from wrong
you would think of mother of 42 would know
#6 Oct 19, 2013
It was not the fault of MPS. It was not the fault of the teachers. It was not the fault of the administration. It was not the fault of the students. It was the fault of the unfortunate young man who was taunted and bullied without mercy - it was his fault for not recognizing that bullying is just a normal part of growing up.
Wake up! It is never the fault of adults or teachers or staff or students. It is always the fault of someone else. That is why MPS will always be "Marked by Pride and Spirit" - they are too good and Holy and Christ like to ever be blamed for allowing bullying to occur in their precious precious hallways.
#8 Oct 20, 2013
You are absolutely correct. He should have went to Central Tech, Strong Vincent, East or McSowell where he would have been safe from bullying. Take your anti Mercyhurst head out of your ass and grow up.
#9 Oct 20, 2013
You're absolutely right, fluck face. Absolutely right. Thanks for making my point for me. Mercyhurst Prep is never wrong, period!
Bullying is bullying is bullying. Doesn't make it a part of growing up. Now go and bully you wife into a fake orgasm you putz!
#10 Oct 20, 2013
Nobody said Mercyhurst is never wrong. But thanks for letting us know that you are never right and that your whole post was simply based on your hatred for Mercyhurst. And you wonder why you never fit in or got any respect? Nobody likes an angry little boy.Get over it.
#11 Oct 20, 2013
What did Garvey have to do with it?
#12 Oct 21, 2013
Hatred? A young man was bullied and because of that he killed himself. Where was the administration on this? teachers? When you send your kid to school you do so with the assumption they will be safe. MPS failed in its fiduciary duty to keep this young man safe. That's a Sin of omission in the Catholic Church, to do nothing when someone needs help. MPS is guilty of a sin, and they love to squawk about being Christ like and Christ centered. Give me a break
#13 Oct 21, 2013
Did Mercyhurst know about the bullying or are you just assuming that they did. The other poster was correct when he stated that your hatred for Mercyhurst was blinding you to the facts. You likely have a pocket of stones so you can throw them at those whom you think have wronged you. If you are going to sit in judgement of others you should at least base your judgements on facts not your emotional turmoil.
#14 Oct 21, 2013
You're absolutely right. I would like to apologize to the wealthy people of MPS. It was so very insensitive of me to forget that MPS is perfect and above reproach in everything they do. My sincerest apologies for even assuming for one minute that bullying never takes place in the hallowed halls of such a fine world class institute.
#15 Oct 21, 2013
Who cares. Who really cares. Bullying is a normal part of growing up. He should have had a spine to begin with. Get a life!
#16 Oct 21, 2013
Lots of grumbling back and forth here, but still no hard facts on what did or didn't happen at the school. So typical of Topix!
#17 Oct 21, 2013
Wow, you must be a real tough guy. You probably wouldnt even be afraid to post you real name! Right spiney?
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#18 Oct 21, 2013
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. No one but the person who commits it is responsible. It is an extremely selfish act that only punishes those left behind!
#19 Oct 21, 2013
I hope nothing like this ever happens to anyone close to you. It is devastating regardless of the cause. Your pithy comments may seem funny when you are typing them, but I have compassion for you because I know that one day (if not already) you will experience a great loss. Words will not comfort you then. All we have is life and each other to cling to so to you I say, hold your loved ones closely each and every day.
#20 Oct 21, 2013
The student in question was extremely popular. It is problematic to blame the administration without knowing all the facts. This was nothing more than a tragic incident that probably had nothing at all to do with being bullied.
In addition to being a permanent solution to a perceived temporary problem suicide is also a mortal sin and is punishable by eternal damnation.
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#21 Oct 21, 2013
You all are making very, very broad and incorrect assumptions. Discuss the issue of bullying as adults and keep the long held " As an Erieite I like this school and passionately hate that school" biases out of it as well as irrelevant obscenities . Bullying is a reality in all schools to varying degrees and in various ways ...PARENTS need to be modeling options to choose to behave differently. I would suggest you respect this outstanding young man, the pain all felt, and not make assumptions you clearly cannot substantiate.
#22 Oct 24, 2013
Parents need to teach their children how to handle these people and situations. We were all bullied at one time in our lives, it's how we dealt with it that made us who we are today! Suicide is an easy way out & only hurts the ones you love and left behind.
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Oracle, Google CEOs ordered to mediation
San Francisco: Larry Ellison and Larry Page, the chief executives of Oracle Corp and Google Inc, must attend mediation in a potential billion dollar patent case between the two companies, according to a court filing.
Oracle sued Google last year, claiming the Web search company`s Android mobile operating technology infringes Oracle`s Java patents.
Oracle acquired the Java programming language through its purchase of Sun Microsystems in January 2010.
In an order on Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal ordered both Ellison and Page to attend a settlement conference on September 19. A trial is currently scheduled for October.
The case in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, is Oracle America, Inc v. Google Inc, 10-3561.
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Nick Faldo reignites the feud with TV snap at Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie
They are the two most recognisable faces in British golf. And right now, they can't stand one another.
It is never pretty when two egos clash and the simmering feud between Colin Montgomerie and Sir Nick Faldo — lest we forget, the present and immediate past
captains of Europe's Ryder Cup team — is threatening to turn really unpleasant.
Monty and Faldo have history when it comes to bickering with their fellow pros, so perhaps it was inevitable that at some point they would turn on each other.
Enemies: Ryder Cup captain Montgomerie and Nick Faldo do not see eye-to-eye
Here is a brief history of their contretemps.
Monty has been chipping away at Faldo's hopeless captaincy almost from the moment the last match finished at Oakland Hills.
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He was upset — with some justification, it should be said — at how he was treated in the long run-up to that match and it was as much as he could do, for the sake of team unity, to keep his views to himself.
Once the match had taken place, however, he wasted no time in venting his feelings, and has upped the ante in recent interviews by making it clear he would not be seeking Faldo's advice.
Naturally, someone with the Englishman's self-regard could not allow that to pass without comment.
On CBS television in America on Saturday, the self-styled S'Nick used his position as chief analyst to get his own back.
Faldo was telling viewers about how Ian Poulter got into golf after watching him play in the 1993 Ryder Cup.
'He also got a signed ball from Monty,' Jim Nantz, his fellow commentator, pointed out.
Oh dear. Nantz was clearly unaware that the worst thing you could do to Faldo when he is basking in his own glory is to bring up Monty.
'Can't have everything in life, I suppose,' said Faldo. As Nantz tried to steer the conversation into less controversial waters, Faldo reached for the stilleto.
'Monty's too busy these days cutting my head off to try to make himself look taller,' he added.
I suspect we have not heard the last of this one.
Refs cut up rough on rule dunces
It has always struck me as ridiculous that so many players do not know the rules of the game they play. Yes, golf's rules book is right up there with watching paint dry and grass grow. But if it was your livelihood, wouldn't you make an effort?
Some players have got into a habit of just calling on a referee to explain even the most basic decisions, which hardly squares with what was intended as a self-regulatory game. Now the referees are fighting back.
Tired of being called over yon valley and several fairways to point out rules that some players, if they were not so lazy, should know with their eyes shut, European Tour chief referee John Paramor and his able deputy Andy McFee have developed a rules DVD.
Any player calling on them to make what they consider a 'frivolous' ruling will be made to attend a seminar.
If they do not attend it within three events they will be barred from entry to the next tournament.
Sounds to me like a rule we can all agree on.
Quote of the week
'I do plan to return to golf one day, I just don't know when that day will be. I do not rule out that it will be this year.'
Speaking out: Shamed world No 1 Tiger Woods addresses the world last Friday
Just a thought, but if the latest intelligence suggesting Tiger Woods will be back as soon as the Masters is right, where does that leave his quote above? Wouldn't it be adding grist to the mill of his opponents who thought last Friday's speech a fraud?
Perhaps it was just as well that American Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin was playing in a US Senior Tour event last week. It would have spared him watching his boys getting a spanking at the Accenture Match Play Championship.
While Colin Montgomerie must have been watching with a smile getting broader with every putt holed by the likes of Ian Poulter, Paul Casey and Sergio Garcia, what was there to encourage Pavin?
In the only event staged all year that mirrors the Ryder Cup's 18-hole format, a DVD made up for Pavin comprising the week's highlights from his perspective would have lasted about as long as a television commercial.
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Motivated by the growing desire to visualize large mathematical data sets, and our desire especially in number theory, we offer and illustrate various "visual" tools for representing floating point numbers as planar (or three dimensional) walks and for quantitatively measuring their "randomness".
What to expect: some interesting ideas, many beautiful pictures (including a 108-gigapixel picture of π), and some easy-to-understand maths.
What you won't get: too many equations, difficult proofs, or any "real walking".
The lecture with all animations embedded is at http://www.carma.newcastle.edu.au/jon/walking.pdf and at http://www.carma.newcastle.edu.au/jon/walking-sm.pdf in lower resolution.
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"I'm grateful for the men and women willing to dedicate their time and talent to make Kansas the best state in America to raise a family and grow a business," said Brownback.
The Governor's Office is always looking for qualified, interested Kansans to serve the state on commissions and boards in their areas of expertise. If you are interested in serving on a commission or board, visit http://governor.ks.gov/serving-kansans/office-of-appointments.
Western Kansas appointees include:
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The 22nd annual Wild West Festival in Hays is scheduled for June 30 to July 4.
Hays Post is partnering with the Wild West Festival committee to offer a sneak peak at the performers taking the stage this year.
In her hometown of Hays, Hannah Norris got started on guitar at the age of 12. Two years and four more instruments later, she was writing and recording Americana-styled folk songs.
Her influences and styles have since shifted, but the electric sound remains the same. She cites her muses as T. Rex, Patti Smith, Laura Marling, Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin.
Hannah has performed live countless times, including appearances at several college radio stations, the 2015 Wild West Festival and Hays High School.
Despite her heavy involvement in music, Hannah is active in debate, journalism, and drinking good coffee. For more information, check out hannahnorris.bandcamp.com.
Norris takes the stage July 2.
Check HaysPost.com for more acts in the coming days.
Temperatures on Sunday will not be much cooler, as highs will still be in the low 90s. However, the humidity will be considerably less. A stronger cool front will move through Monday night and will become stationary south and west of the region. As an upper-level disturbance moves through Tuesday night into Wednesday, this could trigger scattered thunderstorms each day.
Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. South southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 90. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 5 to 9 mph.]]>
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services is moving about 20 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities out of a facility in Parsons and into community-based services.
But some providers of those services say they're already strained. Angela de Rocha, a KDADS spokeswoman, said the change is being made to deinstitutionalize residents of Parsons State Hospital and Training Center who don't need the intensive support that the hospital provides.
The Parsons hospital is one of two facilities in the state that serve Kansans with intellectual disabilities.
"We have a mandate to take care of people in the least restrictive setting possible, and we had some folks out there that were not being cared for in the least restrictive setting," de Rocha said. "So those people were placed in home and community-based living situations outside of Parsons."
De Rocha said each person leaving the Parsons facility must be assessed by a community developmental disability organization to determine if their next step is a group home, adult day care or another form of community-based provider.
Some of them will be leaving southeast Kansas to return to their hometowns, she said.
She said KDADS will not know if it saved money by closing the facility at Parsons where the 20 people now live until the agency finds out what it will cost to serve them in home and community-based settings.
"I can't say that we'll save money or be spending more money, and in any event that was not the purpose," de Rocha said. "It wasn't a fiscal decision." Scott Thompson is president and CEO of a community-based service provider called CLASS that operates in six locations throughout southeast Kansas. He said some of the people being moved from Parsons and their caregivers have been evaluating his organization to see if it will meet their needs.
"Presently some of those individuals are going through our local CDDO (community developmental disability organization) looking at what service options might be available to them and taking tours and trying to figure out who their provider will be in the future," he said.
Employees from Thompson's organization say they've been scrambling to aid Parsons residents in their transition from the hospital since they found out last month that the facility would be closing.
Such transitions usually take six to eight months, said Lori Hinman, an eligibility coordinator at CLASS. The Parsons residents have to be out of the hospital and into other services by Sept. 1.
"We're in a huge time crunch," she said, adding that the staff at Parsons has "been wonderful" in helping residents with the transition. Hinman said it's unusual for so many people to leave the state hospital at one time and she's working to place nine of them in community services right now.
They all require fairly intensive services, she said. "Most of them are needing 24-hour support," Hinman said. "Not necessarily a group home, but they do need 24-hour support.
That could be in their own home. Some people move in with family and they get it that way." It can be a challenge for home and community-based providers to find qualified staff in southeast Kansas, according to CLASS officials. Cliff Sperry, CLASS vice president for administration, said no new providers are getting into the business of serving people with developmental disabilities because the pay, most of which comes from Medicaid, is so low.
"The capacity is dwindling would be a good way to put it," Sperry said.
Andy Marso is a reporter for KHI News Service in Topeka, a partner in the Heartland Health Monitor team. You can reach him on Twitter @andymarso]]>
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1997 GMC Jimmy driven by Ramses Jimenez, 16, Salina, was northbound on Simpson Road two miles east of Salina.
The driver fell asleep and the vehicle entered the east ditch striking a ditch embankment and a mailbox.
The driver overcorrected and the vehicle rolled multiple times.
Jimenez was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center.
He was properly restrained a the time of the accident, according to the KHP.]]>
After earning my degrees and learning more about the world through full-time work and travel, I became certain I wanted to make my home in Kansas. My hobbies include traveling, spending my free time with my family and pets, and doing physical fitness, hiking, and gardening. Having grown up in Ellis County, a farmer's daughter, I feel a great affinity for the people and the environs of Kansas. I was born in this place for a reason, and I want to stay here to contribute my efforts and talents to Ellis County, the place my family has called home since my ancestors came to the U.S. in the late 1800s.
We are at a time in history, I believe, is especially poignant. Our city, county, and nation need to pick leaders with integrity, courage to make tough decisions, and common sense as we move thoughtfully onward. As a new candidate for Treasurer I aim to make our county stronger by working in the spirit of togetherness with other county employees to make the best decisions we can to strengthen and unite our county. Ellis County citizens can count on me to perform the duties of Treasurer with excellence and integrity. I invite citizens to vote for me in November to serve a 4–year term as Treasurer of Ellis County.
Lisa Schlegel]]>
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1992 Suzuki motorcycle driven by James Howard Zordel, 59, was northbound on 189th Street six miles south of Interstate 70 when the motorcycle collided with a black cow.
Zordel was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Pohlman Verner Peeler Mortuary
He was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.]]>
By RANDY GONZALES
FHSU University Relations and Marketing
Oscar Rodriguez, who was an all-conference safety for the Tiger football team more than a decade ago, wanted to make sure he was part of Fort Hays State University's inaugural Hispanic College Institute. That's why he was one of 14 "Hispanic Stars" who volunteered to share their success stories with almost 90 campers in small groups on Thursday.
"A part of me wants to give back to the institution that's given me so much," said Rodriguez, a 2005 Fort Hays State graduate who played for the Tigers in 2003 and 2004 after transferring from a community college. "Just seeing it change in a diverse way doesn't mean it still can't thrive. If I can be part of the growing process, I want to have a seat at the table when it really changes and be a part of that process."
Rodriguez, 34, knows all too well about change. Early in a successful coaching career, Rodriguez learned he had testicular cancer, which spread to a kidney, in 2012. A few years later it came back, and Rodriguez is now a two-time cancer survivor.
"I didn't beat cancer; God spared me," said Rodriguez, who finished his first season as the defensive coordinator for University of La Verne in La Verne, Calif. "You don't lose to cancer because you die. It's just part of the process. You've got to embrace it."
Because of cancer, Rodriguez founded the Coaches Against Cancer Foundation four years ago. It has a free football camp and charity golf tournament every summer in his hometown of Liberal.
"I have a platform; that's why HCI is such an important deal to me, to give back," Rodriguez said. "We raise money to give back to these people who have medical expenses. One thing I learned going through cancer, I had insurance, I had a support system. But not everybody has that."
Rodriguez was a student teacher under legendary Liberal football coach Gary Cornelsen when he moved to Texas to coach. That's when Chris Brown — who is also from Liberal and played there with Rodriguez under Cornelsen — asked Rodriguez to join the staff at Washburn University, where Brown was the defensive coordinator. When Brown left Washburn to become head coach at Fort Hays State, Rodriguez also left to take the defensive coordinator position at Emporia State University. After his second year there came his first bout with cancer. Now, he's a coach at a school near Los Angeles that serves the Hispanic population.
Life didn't go according to plan — but that's the plan, Rodriguez said.
"It's all about the process," Rodriguez said. "The process never goes according to our plans. One thing I've learned through cancer is that everything is so much bigger than ourselves."
Rodriguez said FHSU hosting its first HCI is an important step in helping Hispanic students. The HCI brought almost 90 high school juniors and seniors to the FHSU campus from Wednesday through Saturday this week. The institute is a free, four-day residential program that prepares Hispanic students for success in higher education. It was the goal and dream of FHSU President Mirta M. Martin to bring the HCI to Fort Hays State after starting a similar program when she was involved in higher education in Virginia.
"Dr. Martin has an unbelievable vision and a plan," Rodriguez said. "They're lucky to have her."
Rodriguez also had a sibling as one of the program's "Hispanic Stars." His sister, Mirta Chavez, is the director of multicultural programs and services at Kansas State University. She is also a Fort Hays State graduate. Chavez stressed to the students the importance of finding a school that takes seriously the role of multicultural education.
"You want to go to a university where they will invest in you," Chavez said. "Think about that as you move forward to your college campus visits.
"This has been one of my best days in a very, very long time," she added. "It's just great to see you all here, motivated to learn and to move forward. You guys are our future."
Yasmin Salazar, who will be a junior in high school this fall at Erie, decided to attend the HCI because she wanted to check out Fort Hays State. She enjoyed meeting the "Hispanic Stars."
"It was pretty interesting," she said. "I liked what they all had to say. They had really interesting stories that motivated me."
That was the purpose, said Hector Villanueva, a multicultural recruitment admissions counselor at FHSU.
"We want students to picture themselves on the other side," he said. "All the professionals we have here, everyone has a college degree. (The students) can see themselves going somewhere, doing something with their lives, after high school."]]>
"Kansans aren't seeing our economy recover," said Sen. Moran. "In my conversations with Kansans, I haven't talked to many who see their economic future as brighter. They don't feel more secure in their jobs. They're worried about having opportunities for their kids when they graduate from school and about whether or not their kids can pay back their loans. They're worried they can't save for their own retirement or for healthcare emergencies. The sense of an economic recovery is far from being felt universally."
In her testimony and again in response to Sen. Moran's questioning about economic strength and the value of our dollar, specifically in relation to prices for agricultural commodities, Chairwoman Yellen admitted that business investment outside the energy sector has been "surprisingly weak." She cited "slow growth and a less rapid increase in the labor force" as possible explanations for generally overall weak investment spending.
Sen. Moran continued, "Chairwoman Yellen's testimony helps us understand the Federal Reserve's thinking on how to strengthen our economy. It's clear that when business owners are hit with regulation after regulation, when the Department of Labor ignores productivity and free market wages, and when potential entrepreneurs can't see a path to success, Americans will remain out of work and worried about their futures."]]>
The Larks (17-2, 13-2 JL) scored a run in the first then two in the third after the Twins (4-13, 4-11 JL) tallied two in the top of the second to take a 2-1 lead. Austin O'Brien's double scored Connor Ross to tie the game 2-2. Nate Olinger's single scored O'Brien with the go-ahead run.
The Larks increased their lead atop the Jayhawk League to 3 1/2 games over Dodge City who lost at Haysville 12-8.
The Larks and Twins play the middle game of the three-game series Saturday night at 7 pm. Nex-Tech is the buyout sponsor for the annual Larkstoberfest game which will feature authentic German food and music.]]>
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — George Springer hit a grand slam and a triple in Houston's nine-run first inning against Edinson Volquez, and the Astros routed the Kansas City Royals 13-4 on Friday night.
Springer finished with five RBIs, and Colby Rasmus had four hits, including a homer in the eighth, scored three runs and drove in two.
Marwin Gonzalez, Carlos Gomez, Jason Castro and Rasmus all had RBI singles in the first off Volquez (7-7), who retired only three of the 15 batters he faced with 12 scoring, ballooning his ERA more than a full run to 5.15. He gave up eight hits and walked three.
The last time the Astros scored nine in the first inning was July 10, 2003, against Cincinnati. The Royals last allowed nine or more in the first on Sept. 23, 2006, when Detroit scored 10.
Dallas Keuchel (4-9) picked up only his second victory since April 15.
Cole Murphy pitched two scoreless innings with two strikeouts to pick up the win.
The Eagles are now 11-5 on the season.]]>
Chase Werth went the distance with eight strikeouts and four walks and suffered the loss. Braydon Conn had two hits with two RBIs and two runs scored.
Adam Gottschalk had two hits and scored two runs in the second game. Gavin Schumacher drove in two. Carlos Schwindt pitched five innings and allowed four runs on eight hits and picked up the win.]]>
Kansas legislators have passed an education funding plan from Republican leaders that boosts aid to poor school districts to satisfy a state Supreme Court mandate and end a threat that the state's public schools might not reopen next month.
See the legislative description of the school funding bill here
The plan approved Friday night increases aid to poor school districts by $38 million for 2016-17 by diverting money from other parts of state government.
The votes were 116-6 in the House and 38-1 in the Senate, sending the plan to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback.
Brownback said the Kansas Legislature has done a "fantastic job" in passing a school funding plan.
and he told reporters he will sign the bill.
Legislators had a two-day special session to respond to the Supreme Court's ruling last month that the education funding system remained unfair to poor districts. The justices warned that schools would be unable to reopen after June 30 without changes.
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Kansas legislators ended their special session after passing the education funding plan
The Senate adjourned at about 8:20 p.m. Friday, and the House followed about 30 minutes later.
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The Kansas House has approved an education funding plan from Republican leaders that would boost aid to poor school districts to satisfy a state Supreme Court mandate and end a threat that the state's public schools might not reopen next month.
The vote Friday night was 116-6 on a bill that would increase aid to poor school districts by $38 million for 2016-17 by diverting money from other parts of state government.
A Senate vote also was expected Friday night. Its approval would send the bill to Gov. Sam Brownback.
Legislators had a two-day special session to respond to the Supreme Court's ruling last month that the education funding system remained unfair to poor districts. The justices warned that schools would be unable to reopen after June 30 without changes.]]>
NEW YORK (AP) — Government researchers say the nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine didn't protect kids this past flu season.
Health officials reported Wednesday that the spray performed dismally for the third straight year, while the traditional flu shot — the one that stings — worked reasonably well this winter.
The vaccine's manufacturer, AstraZeneca, presented its own study that found the FluMist vaccine was somewhat effective, but still not did not work as well as flu shots.
FluMist was once regarded as the best vaccine for protecting children against flu.
The new research was presented at a medical meeting in Atlanta.
An expert panel is expected to consider a proposal to rescind its recommendation for the spray.]]>
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A coroner's office wasn't able to determine what killed a 2-year-old Wichita girl whose body was found in a field.
Medical examiner Timothy Gorrill says in an autopsy report that toxicology tests on Jhornee Bland were negative and the cause of her death will be listed as undetermined.
The girl was found dead in a field May 9, a day after her mother reported her missing.
Wichita police have said her body showed no signs of trauma. Investigators said they believe she died early Sunday, May 8.
A babysitter was caring for Jhornee in the days before her death. Police have said the babysitter put the girl's body in the field and lied to her mother about Jhornee's whereabouts. The babysitter was arrested but later released without charges.]]>
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) —The Kansas Senate has rejected a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have prevented the state's courts from closing schools in deciding future education funding lawsuits.
The vote Friday was 26-13, one vote short of the 27 needed for a two-thirds majority to pass a constitutional change.
The measure was a response to a state Supreme Court ruling last month declaring that the state's education funding system remains unfair to poor school districts. The justices warned schools might not reopen after June 30 if lawmakers didn't make changes.
Critics said the proposal was designed to handcuff the courts.
But supporters said future school closure threats need to be eliminated. The proposal also would have prevented legislators from closing schools in response to a court order.]]>
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a Kansas man for allegedly lying to FBI agents who were investigating an attack on three Somali men in Dodge City.
An indictment unsealed Friday charges 27-year-old Diego Martinez of Dodge City with one count of making false statements. He is the brother and the half-brother of two of the alleged attackers.
The indictment alleges he lied to FBI agents to provide himself a false alibi for the time of the assaults.
Court records do not show an attorney.
His indictment is the latest fallout from the June 19, 2015, assault on the three Somali men, who were in the country legally, by Hispanic men outside the African Grocery Store in Dodge City.
Omar Cantero Martinez and Armando Sotelo were charged in April with federal hate crimes.]]>
"That's good news. Hopefully that trend continues."
So said Hays Mayor Eber Phelps following Thursday's report from Finance Director Kim Rupp showing an increase in sales tax collections for the city. "Everybody sat up when they heard we finally had an increase in sales tax (revenues)," Phelps said.
In his monthly financial report for May 2016, Rupp noted that month-to-date general fund sales tax collections were at $611,927, an increase of $11,689 as compared to last year.
"That ends a four month slide in sales tax," Rupp pointed out, although "eight of the last twelve months experienced a notable decrease in sales tax receipts."
Year-to-date general fund collections are $2,960,302, down $117,404 or -3.81% as compared to the same time last year.
Commissioner James Meier was curious why the city's sales tax collections are down less than those for Ellis County which is looking at a 10 percent decrease during the past two years. "How do you reconcile that?," Meier asked.
"The county is more than just Hays," Rupp replied, "so outside the (Hays) city limits, sales are doing a little worse." The city's general fund money comes from sales taxes.
One notable area of increased revenue compared to May 2015 was water and sewer revenues. Vice-mayor Shaun Musil wondered if related infrastructure replacement could be sped up.
"We should be able to," Rupp responded. "In sewer, it was around September/October 2015 that we did a rate increase, and then we did another rate increase on Jan. 1, 2016. Water was one increase on Jan. 1, 2016. We're pretty much on track of what we thought where we'd be, even with the dip in consumption. The way we're looking at projecting 2016 and budgeting for 2017, we should be able to put away what we thought we could (to pay for infrastructure replacement.)"
"And you'll see that in the 2017 budget when it's presented," added City Manager Toby Dougherty. "The Capital Improvement Plan will have a lot more projects year after year after year because now we know we should have the revenue to cover those."
Water and sewer revenue were up 2.88% and 29.74% respectively, or a combined $55,000 as compared to May of 2015 despite water consumption being down 9.6%. Year-to-date water consumption is down 6% while total water revenue is up 5.75% and sewer revenue up 30.2%.
Commissioner Lance Jones was absent from the meeting.]]>
SEDGWICK COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Sedgwick County continue to investigate the death of a 3-year-old girl who drowned in a pool at her daycare provider's Wichita home.
Family and friends have established a fundraiser to assist the family.
Police Sgt. Nikki Woodrow says the girl and a 5-year-old were playing in the backyard Thursday morning.
The 3-year-old somehow got into an above-ground pool that was about 4 feet high. She died at the scene.
Woodrow said the daycare provider and three other children were in the house when the girl drowned. She says it's unclear how long the girl was in the pool and an investigation is continuing.]]>
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Chevy Tahoe driven by Cynthia Maclennan, 64, Dallas TX., was northbound on Interstate 135 just south of K-4 when the trailer started to sway to the right.
The driver over corrected to the left and the SUV overturned.
Maclennan was transported to the hospital in Salina.
She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.]]>
By DIANE GASPER-O'BRIEN
FHSU University Relations and Marketing
The goal is to give students pointers for a successful college career — and to make them feel at home.
Welcome, students, to your home away from home.
From the get-go, Fort Hays State University President Mirta M. Martin got the attention of the nearly 90 high school students participating in this week's inaugural Hispanic College Institute.
They arrived on campus from across Kansas, Colorado and Missouri about noon Wednesday and spent the afternoon doing team-building activities and touring the campus.
Martin was on hand when the students arrived by bus, helping unload their belongings. Late in the afternoon at the opening ceremonies, Martin, a native of Cuba, delivered her welcoming speech in Spanish.
She told the students she was speaking in Spanish because she wanted them to understand that like their parents and like them, she was fluent in Spanish and she was proud of that ability.
"Having an accent in English should never be embarrassing," Martin said. "It means you speak a second language."
Following Martin's opening talk, the motivational speaker, Dr. Sonia Esquivel, intermingled Spanish and English while talking to her audience of teenagers heading into their junior and senior years of high school.
"I think they can relate to me because of my experiences," said Esquivel, who grew up in Garden City, the youngest of 10 children of Hispanic parents. She noted at the time that Finney County had the one of the highest — if not the highest — rates in the state for teenage pregnancies.
"We're all looking for the American dream. That's where you guys are right now," said Esquivel, who talked about her journey of juggling the responsibilities of teenager motherhood and college classes to earning a doctorate degree.
Esquivel now is an assistant professor and counselor at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
She said she was honored to be asked to speak at the first HCI — and to have the chance to make a difference.
"I'm excited to be back at my alma mater," said Esquivel, who was accompanied on this trip by her 11-year-old daughter, Karina.
With her young son, Manny, at her side and with her parents' support, Esquivel worked her way up, earning an associate degree from Garden City Community College, bachelor's and master's degrees from Fort Hays State, and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University.
"I mention my parents a lot," Esquivel said, "because they had the biggest influence on me."
Esquivel also talked about the importance of friends — old and new.
"I came here with about seven friends from Garden City, and I think there were only 20 Latinos on campus," she said. "What do you do when you go to a place where people don't look like you? You get involved so that you fit in. You make new friends."
That place could be Fort Hays State, stressed Martin, the first woman president at FHSU and the first Hispanic president in the Kansas Board of Regents system.
"When I started down this path, I didn't have a community of people to support me," said Martin, who escaped the Communist regime of Cuba as a 6-year-old, lived in Spain for a few years as a youngster before coming to the United States at age 10, unable to speak English.
"Here at Fort Hays State, you don't only have a community, you have a family to support you," she said. "As the fastest-growing minority in the United States, you need to be educated so you have access to meaningful careers; you need to be educated so you are an integral part of the economic engine of our state and of our nation."
Martin started the HCI institute — a four-day residential program for Hispanic and Latino high school students to learn about the college admissions process — from a similar model she used while working in higher education in Virginia.
"As the only Hispanic (university) president in the state, I understand your values. They are my values. They are the values of Fort Hays State University — hard work, sacrifice, dedication, loyalty," Martin said. "Together with close to 1,300 faculty and staff, we are all here for you to guide you so you can achieve your American dream.
"I want all of you here so you can seize that opportunity, an opportunity that can only be achieved through education," she added. "Regardless of where you go, the goal is to get you to college and then to ensure you graduate from college. At Fort Hays State University, we are uniquely positioned to make your dreams a reality."]]>
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Four former Kansas governors are lashing out at Gov. Sam Brownback over policies they say have thrown the state into a serious fiscal crisis.
A letter signed Friday by Republicans Bill Graves and Mike Hayden and Democrats Kathleen Sebelius and John Carlin calls the upcoming elections the most important in Kansas history.
The letter says Kansans are starting to acknowledge that many of the wrong people are serving in state office, but adds that too many residents don't understand the issues and will be vulnerable to misleading political campaigns.
The governors are part of the Save Kansas Coalition, which also includes more than a dozen former lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
A Brownback spokeswoman said Friday afternoon the governor hadn't seen the letter and couldn't comment.]]>
Hays Post is partnering with the Ellis County Coalition for Economic Development to help employers find workers and workers find careers.
Hays Has Jobs offers a comprehensive listing of employment opportunities in the Hays area, ranging from education to health care, service to manufacturing.
Aside from job listings, the site also includes the latest business opportunities in the area and tips for job seekers. Users also will find information on the latest job fairs locally and around the region.
Hays Hays Jobs, which is refreshed continually as new job opportunities are added, can be found under "Hays News" on HaysPost.com.]]>


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Well, this would certainly be one way for Samsung to bolster its image as an innovator. ZDNet Korea's supply chain sources claim that Samsung has started testing an absolutely wild new smartphone prototype that will feature a wraparound display that will completely eliminate side bezels. This means that the touch display will extend around to the side of the phone and will be used in lieu of the side buttons that we're normally accustomed to on mobile phones.
ZDNet Korea's sources say that so far it's "unclear whether Samsung will produce the new phone massively or change it to a limited edition premium phone for developed countries." That said, we do know from past patent filings that Samsung has been working on this crazy experimental smartphone design for a while. One particularly intriguing patent that we read about earlier this year describes a phone that is ovular in shape and that similarly has button icons on the side of the device instead of physical buttons.
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Editorial: Celebrity cook, author and self-styled domestic goddess Nigella Lawson's annus horribilis is nearly over but she faces further public torments in the new year as Scotland Yard detectives investigate allegations of her drug use that formed the basis of the defence case during the fraud trial of her former housekeepers.
OPINION: It is difficult to predict what long-term effects the allegations - and her admission that she used drugs recreationally on a few occasions - will have on her impeccably manicured public image and her lucrative career as a food television show star and cookbook writer.
Inevitably there will be some whose belief in the perfectly imperfect persona Lawson fashioned has already been damaged and that may yet hit her hard on her business bottom line.
There will be others for whom the lurid stories will only enhance the perception that Nigella Lawson is food porn royalty.
By many accounts Lawson is an intensely private person whose gorgeous public appearance and staged coyness in front of the camera are merely marketing tools used to promote her branded business empire, of which she is firmly in control. The humiliations she has had to endure this year through no fault of her own must be particularly galling.
Two striking images stick in the mind.
The first is of that disturbing scene on the terrace of Scotts of Mayfair, the restaurant where her former husband, PR, advertising and art maestro Charles Saatchi, firmly grips Lawson around the throat in a hateful act of physical abuse, her demeanour calm as she tries to reason with him but terror clearly visible in her eyes.
The second is of Lawson outside the courthouse where her former housekeepers, Italian sisters Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo, were on trial for the alleged unauthorised spending of nearly $1.4 million of Saatchi's money.
In every photo Lawson has her head held high as she stares defiantly into the lenses of the world's media despite two days of aggressive inquisition.
If she is feeling shame she is not allowing herself to share it.
With the wave of prurient public interest in Lawson's private life it is as if it was she who was on trial.
Allegations of prolonged drug use, a secret bunker, drug stashes hidden in hollowed-out books and around the house, drug residue and paraphernalia dominated headlines, yet not once did anyone claim to have seen her using drugs.
The Grillo sisters were acquitted of taking the money so it is Nigella Lawson who is the real victim here, in more ways than one.
The throttling, conniving claws of her recently ex-husband can be detected all over much of the rumour and innuendo aired during the trial.
In an email to his ex-wife he deftly referred to her as "Higella" then made a token attempt to retract it once the comment became public, saying he had been angry when he wrote it.
It is beyond belief to suggest that one of the most influential PR men of modern times would not have foreseen the resonant effect his words would have in the public domain. Suspicions that Saatchi was orchestrating a campaign to destroy Lawson's reputation as payback for the public humiliation he endured after the choking pictures were published appear to have been confirmed when reports surfaced that Saatchi had approached several newspapers as far back as last July trying to plant stories about Nigella's alleged drug use.
Lawson moves into 2014 fighting to maintain her reputation as it buckles under the weight of all the dirt sticking to her.
Even if English police find her innocent, the glamorous facade has been tarnished forever.
As intelligent, powerful and wealthy men tend to do, Charles Saatchi has got his way.
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Australia end Nepal's World Cup adventure
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