November 20, 2009

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Plenty of honors for EHS, Cornejo

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Obermeyer, Armenta each appear on all 3 first-team lists

More November Pain

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Hornets lose in Regionals for third straight year

Author tackles life-altering challenges

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

On the Shelf

Energy-saving gadgets

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Wrap up your water heater, seal your windows, install a programmable thermostat, change your furnace filter—these tips are standard fare for anyone trying to keep their heating bills under control.

Tech college offers flexible scheduling

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Can’t find time to take a traditional semester-long class?

Accountant urges caution in final months of the year

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Despite a harsh economy, Lyon County commissioners received a positive financial report from A&M Consultants during their Thursday action session.

NTHF Auction tops last year

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Money goes toward honoring outstanding teachers

Savings program offered for low-income families

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

A higher-education savings plan for low-income families has been added to the state’s Learning Quest 529 Education Savings Program.

Audit finds university fiscally responsible

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Emporia State University and the administration of President Michael Lane were found to be fiscally responsible in a management review released Thursday by the Kansas Board of Regents.

Clean Sweep

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Olpe students earn first prizes in state essay contest

Not Trester

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman has released the name of a man whose body was found Tuesday afternoon by a hunter outside Chapman.

Teachers reach tentative agreement

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Representatives of teachers and the school board and administrators came to a tentative agreement on compensation Thursday evening, with the help of Patrick L. Dunn of the Kansas City office of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

More than aides

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

What? Newman Regional Health wants to reduce LPN (licensed practical nurse) status to aide (tech) status?

Don’t change

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Is Newman Regional Health trying to become another Mayo Clinic?

Mammogram Advice

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

AS A 15-YEAR survivor of breast cancer, I read with great concern the article, “New Mammogram Advice Raises Questions, Concerns” in the Tuesday paper. I am very aware of the controversy which surrounds the question of when women should begin having routine screening mammograms; however, according to the article, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government panel of doctors and scientists responsible for the new screening recommendations, not only stated that women should not start getting routine mammograms until age 50, but that women shouldn’t be taught to do breast self-exams because they “do no good.”

Friday Thoughts

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Friday Thoughts is a light-hearted commentary.

Pats on the Back

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

EDITOR’S NOTE: Each Friday, The Gazette salutes those who make Emporia and the surrounding area a better place to live and work. The following folks deserve a pat on the back ...

Focus on the reason

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Sunday Sermon

Rock at Natasha’s

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Arts Notes

Mediator brings IBB team to agreement

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Teachers' contract must be ratified by ENEA and school board.

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