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The Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise, Thursday, July 1 I, 2002
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14, 2002, will
in Eskrldge,
DeVore, recent
r~tional ,Jefferson
and founder of Even with this conflict
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honored at
on Sunday, July
P.m. at the Es-
Citizens Center,
Immediately fol-
reception, a
of the pool is
address is 106
swimming pool
everyone to
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an 82 year
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effort to raise
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in her home-
Kansas in
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metal, car
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than $73,000 on
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of Kansas, pre-
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from the Lo-
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donations have
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Romans 8: I 1 If the Spirit of raging, however, the Spirit
him who raised Jesus from the lives within us and has chosen
dead dwells in you, he who to do battle for us. The Spirit
raised Christ from the dead is not a human possession
will give life to your moral
that we can control, or that we
bodies also through his Spirit can choose to obtain. It re-
that dwells in you. mains a gift of the one sover-
A continual conflict be- eign and powerful God.
As with all gifts we can
tween good and evil dwells choose to make use of the gift
within us. It started with hu- God has given us by unwrap-
manity's fall from God's grace ping the package. This is
that we call original sin. The God's message that we must
conflict has been going on look for. We can hide, make
since that time. There is not a excuses, or simply turn away
quick fLX that we can call upon from God and not listen for the
to correct the problem, message fulfills the purpose
Paul's letter in Romans for our creation. But by
gives us hope for the resolu- opening our minds and hearts
tion of the conflict. Because of through prayer and study, the
the cross, the Spirit frees us Spirit takes control of the con-
from judgment, doom, and flict that arises between the
death. This means that we goodness of God and the evil
will live in conflict with those of the ways - prayer and
ways that are opposed to the reading the Bible. This is
way of God. Paul's message for us.
At The Pall
by Idartin Hswver
I I I I
There continues to be a
good (bad) chance that Gov.
Bill Graves is going to have to
make some mid-year course
corrections in the budget to
account for falling state reve-
nues.
And maybe it is just his
nature of being careful,
watchful and not prone to
kick-start decisions that sees
him hold/rig off until
August--and after the GOP
primary election--s decision
on whether he will institute
budget allotments to state
agencies. Those allotments
are basically gubernatorial
overrides of the budget that
the Legislature approved
based on even-then faulty
revenue projections.
If the Legislature author-
ized, say, the barber board to
spend $1,000 on a publicity
campaign for barbers about
the importance of whisk-
brooming the chair between
customers, Graves could cut
that amount by half. And,
presumably, either only even-
numbered barbers would get
the message, or maybe all
barbers would get the message
to whisk after every other
customer.
That's allotment. Spending
authority is cut and it is up to
the agency chiefs to decide
how best to do it.
Now, the key for the people
who run state agencies for the
just-over-half year left in
Graves' administration is
when they get news about
their agency allotments. Out-
side of normal, common-sense
economies like not buying any
more of those fake plants that
look like giant, green tootsie-
Pops as office decor items, the
people who run agencies
would like to know as soon as
possible if their last half-year
in generally good jobs is going
to be one of hardscrabble
economies, or whether they get
to spend the money that the
Legislature approved for them
to spend.
Oh, and don't forget that
most of the real bid do~s in
state government serve at the
pleasure of the governor--~nd
nobody's going to care what
gives Graves pleasure after
noon, January 13, 2003, when
he picks up his suitcase and
leaves for his American
Trucking Association job in
Washington. They'd hate to
spend their last six months
counting paperclips and telling
clients that the new road is
going to be two-lane gravel.
So there are not only gu-
bernatorial candidates, but
their friends who are already
lining up for those jobs, who
have some passing interest in
if allotments start and when
allotments start,and how
large they will be.
Who wants to work on a
successful gubernatorial cam-
paign, get a new job and fund
out he/she has to work out el
his/her car, or that there's no
money for coffee for the staff
for the next six months?
So, while all this election, stuff
is going on, and all the candi-
dates are talking about econ-
omy in government and cut-
ting waste, fraud and abuse
and anything else that sounds
catchy, a guy who isn't run-
ning for anything is pretty
much ordering up the music
for the new governor's debu-
tante ball.
What are his choices?
Well, Graves can either
start cutting budgets as soon
as the results are in from the
primary election, or he can
wait until later in the year
when whatever allotments are
made will have big political
ramifications.
Say he starts early, in
August, and gives government
time to slowly reduce spend-
ing. That means that a new
governor comes into the job
with a little---and we're talking
weeks here---breathing room.
A little smaller fire to put out.
And the Legislature gets a lit-
tle more time to survey the
landscape, too, which is im-
portant because, remember,
nobody quizzes out for these
jobs.
Say Graves starts
Isls..maybe November. Then,
whatever allotments he makes
have to be squeezed into fewer
months, resulting in bigger
dislocations, and probably
some panic. Like when the
buffet restaurant soothingly
announces over the loud-
speaker that people who had
the potato said might want to (NAPS)--Setting your sights
visit the county health de- on fun in the sun this summer?
partment after dessert. Don't forget eye protection, health
" experts advise. The same ultravi-
That delay means a new olet (UV) sun rays that age and
governor can use his/her in- damage your skin can also hurt
augural address to blast your eyes. Wear sunglasses that
Graves while the outgoing gee- block at least 99 percent of the
ernor sidles off the steps to a sun's UV rays, such as those sold
at Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart Vision
waiting-- presumably idling Center~, located in Wal-Mart
--car. But by the time Graves stores nationwide, and all Wal-
makes it to the county line, Mart Jewelry departments, offer
the new governor is going to be a wide variety of sunglasses,
announcing either a plan for including Serengetti, Belle, and
new taxes to shore up the Police.
According to a recent study con-
state government or cuts that dueled by Venture Lighting Inter-
lead to torchlight marches on national and the American Coun-
the Statehouse. sel for an Energy Efficient
See, that's how interesting Economy, lighting is the number
this business about budget one use of electrical energy for
business establishments, account-
allotments and waiting month- ing for approximately 40 percent of
by-month to see whether stat total electric bills. This is in part
revenues have increased or due to the more than 40 million
decreased can be. outdated, energy-wasting lighting
Of course, all that could be fixtures currently being used. One
unnecessary. Every Kansan type of lighting with energy-sav-
ing potential is high intensity dis-
with equity in their homes charge (HID) lighting. HID light-
might rush out this month ing, featuring metal halide and
and buy a new car or bass high pressure sodium (HPS)tech-
boat, or now that the taxes are nology, is commonly used in corn-
high enough, take up smok- mercial, industrial, retail and
ing. municipal applications. For more
But Railsters aren't count- information on metal halide light-
ing on that. ing or Venture's retrofit options,
*** visit www.venturelighting.com or
call 800-451-2606.
Martin Hawver is publisher of
Hawver's Capitol Report. To see Xour children need your pres-
about that, call (785) 267-5500 or ence more than your presents.
vqsit the website at --Reverend Jesse Jackson
u~t~, ha l.vt~rrtett~s, Com.
Preventing Asthma Emergencies
(NAPS)---Now that the spring
asthma and allergy season is in
full bloom, the American College
of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
wants to help the more than 17
million Americans with asthma
recognize the warning signs that
can help them avoid an asthma
emergency.
The oRen-missed warning signs
of poorly controlled asthma are:
* Waking at night wheezing
and/or coughing;
" Requiring a quick-relief
inhaler more than twice a week;
* Missing school or work; Being aware of the warning
• Being unable to participate algna can help many people
in everyday activities; svoi@ an Imthrna @nu~gency.
• Requiring emergency or Asthma"triggers"~substances
urgent care; and or conditions that cause airways to
• Finding a decreasing number become inflamed and constri~--alse
on asthmatic's Peak Flow Meter play an important role in causing
daily home test. asthma symptoms. Individual
*Each year, nearly two million patients may have more than one
Americans end up in the emer- trigger, but common triggers include
gency department because ofallergens (e.g., pollen, mold, dust
poorly controlled asthma," says mites), irritants in the air (e.g.,
Aden Stauffer, MD, of the ACEE tobacco smoke, perfume, scented
"Most people really don't under- soap), respiratory infections, exer-
stand that asthma is a chronic cise and extreme weather conditions.
condition that requires manage- There are effective treatments
ment on a daily basis. Patients that can help patients prevent
need to know the warning signs of symptoms from occurring in the
poor asthma £ontrol, recognize first place. Better asthma control
their triggers and understand how may reduce the impact the disease
to treat the two main causes of has on people's lives and reduce
asthma symptoms." the risk of attacks or symptoms
Inflammation (swelling and that require emergency care.
irritation of the airways) and "ACEP encourages people with
bronchoconstriction (tightening of asthma to talk with their regular
the muscles surrounding the air- provider about proper asthma
ways) are the two main causes of management, and keep an eye out
asthma symptoms, which include for asthma warning signs, so they
shortness of breath, wheezing, can have a healthier and happier
chest tightness and cough, spring," adds Dr. Stauffer.
Register to vote at the Wabaunsee County Clerk's Of-
rice, Alma; or with Shirley McClure, Alta Vista; Linda Raine,
Maple Hill; or Diane Turnbull, Eskridge.
MONDAY, JULY 22, is the last day to register to
vote for the primary.
You may also vote with an advanced ballot - right at
home! Call the Clerk's Office at 785-765-2421 and re-
ceive your ballot by mail. Return your marked ballot and
you have cast your VOTE.
Public service announcement from The Wabaunsee
County Signal-Enterprise.