friday. august29, 2003
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City official wants to ban nude dancing
BAXTER SPRINGS — A Baxter Springs councilman has proposed banning nude dancing within the city limits and has asked the county to do the same.
City Councilman Dusty Deringer made the proposal after a rumor surfaced that a building being constructed in the county would be a nude-dancing establishment. Deringer also sent a letter to the Cherokee County commissioners asking them to prohibit such clubs in the county.
Deringer's proposal presented Tuesday would make it a class A misdemeanor for dancers to be naked. The council is expected to address the proposal at its Sept. 9 meeting.
Deringer said nude-dancing clubs depreciate property values, have the potential to increase prostitution and the risk for sexually transmitted diseases and may promote organized crime
"I'm not here to judge people for dancing naked," Deringer said.
"I'm here to protect the interest of people who elected me."
The Cherokee County Commission approved a resolution in 1992 banning nude dancing in clubs that sell alcohol, but Deringer said the Kansas Association of Counties required zoning for such resolutions to be effective. Cherokee County does not have zoning.
Fort Riley Ceremony honors 3,000 soldiers
FORT RILEY — Kelly Cunningham and her two young children gathered Thursday at Fort Riley along with dozens of other families bidding farewell to 3,000 soldiers preparing for deployment.
When Cunningham's husband, Wade, departs for Iraq sometime within the next two weeks, it will be the first time he has been away from his 1-year-old daughter, Riley, and 6-yearold son, Tyler.
"Tyler sees what happens on TV, and he doesn't want him to go," she said. "I had to tell him that he will be OK he will come back OK."
The ceremony yesterday at Marshall Army Airfield at Fort Riley honored the deploying soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. The ceremony initially was scheduled to include all 3,000 soldiers at Cavalry Parade Field, but rain forced the ceremony inside and reduced the program to just a portion of the deploying brigade.
Democrat says he won't challenge Brownback
WASHINGTON—Former Democratic Rep. Dan Glickman said yesterday it would be great to have a viable Democratic candidate to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Sam Brownback in 2004 — but he probably won't be that challenger.
"There's still a little bit of a door open, but it's pretty slim," Glickman told the Mid-America News Network.
Glickman, a former Secretary of Agriculture under President Clinton, said he may consult with some people when he returns to
The executive director of the Kansas Democratic Party, Pat Murray, said this is the first time Glickman has even publicly discussed a possible candidacy.
Kansas next week.
Glickman said he's concerned about the loss of jobs in the U.S. and in Kansas, the huge national deficit and the complicated, expensive War in Iraq. He predicted 2004 will be a good year for Democrats, and he said he disagrees with those who think his party will make no inroads into GOP strength in Congress.
Policies were too lax to control vehicle buys
TOPEKA — Policies regarding vehicle purchases in Kansas state government were "lax" and allowed agencies too much autonomy to spend resources, according to a former state secretary of administration.
Joyce Glasscock, who served under former Gov. Bill Graves, said she was not comfortable with the limited restrictions
"That seemed lax," Glasscock told The Wichita Eagle. "There was no one to say, 'Do you really need to buy 20 cars?'"
placed on department heads when it came to vehicles.
A review of records from fiscal year 2002 shows that state agencies purchased within a month and a half of the end of the Legislature's session more than half of the 135, never-used cars that were recently sitting on a state-owned lot. Forty-five of the cars were purchased on the last day of the fiscal year.
TeleTech Holdings Inc. to add 100 jobs in Topeka
TOPEKA—Despite recent financial struggles, TeleTech Holdings Inc. has announced plans to add 100 jobs to its operations center in the city.
"The center is in the process of hiring 100 customer-service representatives," said Carol Hahn, spokeswoman for TeleTech in Englewood, Colo.
Current employment of 650 would be increased to 750 to
meet business needs, she said.
One of the company's major clients in Topeka is Verizon Communications of New York. TeleTech employees assist customers with questions about billing, Internet access and phone service, according to former and current employees.
Kansas West Nile virus cases rises to 17 humans
TOPEKA — State health office have confirmed three new human cases of West Nile virus, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said yesterday.
That brings the state's total to 17 human cases this year. Health officials expect the number to increase as West Nile virus season peaks in August and September.
The latest cases are a 41-yearold in Shawnee County, an 85year-old in Pratt County and a 45-year-old in Hodgeman County. All began showing onset of the virus in August. No further details were released by the state.
The Associated Press
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