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President Bush welcomed the 50 Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education repeal of racial segregation that prevailed here Monday with a tribute to America as a nation, is trying to make law “, while Senator John Kerry has welcomed a half-century of race, but progress, said the nation are not always black and Latino citizens.

The two presidents spoke in rival demonstrations in memory separate from the decision of 1954 in which a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that the doctrine of “separate but equal” education for blacks and whites was unconstitutional. The decision has sparked a lot of resistance in the south, but marks the beginning of a movement for civil rights, race, mechanisms for protection in housing, voting rights, housing and employment.

Bush spoke at the opening of a historic site in the two-story brick Monroe Elementary School, separated from one of four primary schools that black children were forced to Topeka to a reunion in 1954.

“America has not yet reached the high demand of its own ideals, but we are a nation that aspires to the right,” said Bush in a sunny courtyard, with the doors of the school 78 years behind him. “We remember with gratitude the good souls, was a serious mistake and their land and won his case.”

Kerry, appearing six blocks on the Kansas Capitol just four hours earlier, said that defending the progress achieved since Brown was only part of the challenge to the fulfillment of promises of the decision. The likely Democratic nominee said that minorities still suffer higher rates of unemployment and poverty as whites, and that many school systems in America today, “separate and unequal.”

“Brown began to break down walls of inequality,” said the senator from Massachusetts. “The next big challenge is it to a head of equal opportunities for all.”

The Back-to-back speeches of rival candidates had a glimpse of the face-offs to come. Bush remains about the project optimism, even though polls show that a majority of Americans believe the country in the wrong direction, and Kerry jumped in the role of challengers, it would be in conditions to strive to resolve.

Bush won at least 10 per cent of African American votes in 2000, received a warm welcome on the amount of its manifestation. He left the podium with a big tree and his arm around Cheryl Brown Henderson, president of the Brown Foundation and one of three daughters of the late Oliver Brown, whose work with 12 other families culminated in the historic decision . She also said the event early in the morning in the capital.

Bush was 8 years and Kerry 10, when the judgement was confirmed. Both have said that it had changed forever America. “For better,” Bush said. From there, their priorities differ.

Bush said: “The habits of racism in America.” “The habits of respect must be taught to every generation,” he said. “The legislation against racial discrimination must be firmly applied, education and housing and rental accommodation and the public.”

Kerry welcomed the decision of 50 years, a lot of work but remained at creating equal opportunities for all races. No response from Bush, Kerry weighs some opponents of the working groups were created to push back the progress of the race.

“Today more than ever, we must renew our commitment to America,” said Kerry. “We should not under any illusions and think about an immediate end, because the Brown Act, we have achieved our objective, that the work of Brown is done, when it comes to those who are still trying, in various ways to cancel - to reduce the “affirmative action” to restrict equal rights, to undermine the promise of our Constitution.

It makes no sense, in a fox terrier-Kick try one of elephant teeth. While the world would be a man sentenced aufklärender crazy to come in contact, Kansas City and try in the fight against the star. We want the second paper, but we intend a population second paper. ”

Husky has been a lecturer, 55, Irish named Harry Newman, last week bobbed as the new editor-publisher of 87 years, Kansas City (Mo.) Journal. He spoke with apt awareness of the harshness of competition, it is against.

Not since the late great Rock Hill William Nelson received a star on the legs of a second Kansas City paper money. During the past 20 years in particular

Journal, Publisher “explosive.

Bricks clay Tycoon Walter S. Dickey, bought the newspaper in 1921, bashed to try his luck, Bock-Star. Utility man Henry L. Doherty, bought 50% in the control group during the year 1931, decreased by approximately $ 300000 per year in the Journal (plus $ 250000 per year in advertising Utility). Its only advantage: What is the satisfaction came from his hysterical of slander and conspiracy costumes total of $ 54000000 against the Star for their equipment beat campaign for lower rates of gas (they were thrown in 1939 ).

Since Doherty ‘death in the Official Journal of the European Communities was published by analysts newspaper Orville H. P. Russell and Miles McPherson. Despite strong Make-up and pace, more features, alcohol ads ( who refuses to Star) and “New Deal”-ax loops, the magazine has not made money estate Doherty, has a circulation of only 80000 - Whether a fourth early in the morning or afternoon edition the Star.

Glib Harry Newman is the best memory of Kansas City for his sled reindeer Christmas Pageant, directed in 1927 with 1000 reindeer, as a tour of Alaska for the Advancement of Star.

Veterans amateur soccer players ambulatory (Ohio Wesleyan, Miami University, Washington & Jefferson), Kaufmann, public relations officer, insurance executive, instigator of the newspaper Goodwill, born in Ohio Newman-Verlag publishes a fourth Estate (sold later in Notepad & Publisher), the organizer and was the first president of the Columbia Broadcasting System, was the last Under the leadership of former judge. His last publication of Venture was Senator, Washington, a gossip magazine and accumulated debts of $ 84000 for 27 issues in 1939.

The authorization it has no money to buy the magazine, Harry Newman said only that the capital was created by the “Washington and interests of Kansas City.” Better information was available in Washington, that the paper was purchased by the former Russian Ambassador Edward Joseph Davies (perhaps also the conservation of the magazine as a democratic voice) for $ 100000 cash .* Cagily M. Davies denied the report, are not allowed he was raised.

* Only about one third of the only journal evaluation, a number, net-Doherty establishment of a tax loss satisfactory conferences.

Jim Lindley avoids the heavy lift crates of beer and spirits in its Harrisonville Liquor Store, for fear of aggravating his bad.

The malt beer, 58, a former truck driver also suffers from hypertension and a random drop charm. For several years, he exasperated the salaries of his health problems by an individual HMO policy Kaiser Permanente.

But for Lindley, and over 1000 other residents that coverage ends today, after the last Kaiser’s links to businesses in the region are cut.

Coventry Health Care of Kansas Inc., coverage of more than 54000 people, once belonged to the Emperor group health plans. But Coventry, which is a part of Maryland-based Coventry Health Care Inc., will not cover people like Lindley, held various policy areas.

Some owners policies have received new coverage by the way.

But for Lindley and others in the same boat, searching for a replacement coverage has been top-son to act tough with financial risks. He said he could obtain health insurance by “high risk” Insurance Program encouraged by the state but he could not afford the premiums have more than $ 600 per month. With the emperor, his monthly premium was $ 258.44.

If you have a young company in motion, needs, to 15 minutes of fame, if you 10 minutes before a space on the part of investors?

While more than 100 potential investors listen, 21 businesses and entrepreneurs - some well-established, some Starting Out - is the height of their business plans and their future. Beginning early Wednesday morning, each receives only 10 minutes. Some are looking for cash to increase. Others are seeking money to survive.

They are Invest Midwest, the second annual Venture Capital Forum sponsored by the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

The public is much - probably a total of about 300 - with accredited investors $ 1 million or more in assets, representatives of more than two dozen High-powered investment firms.

Kansas City, Mo. — OK, owner of the house. Expiration.

Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan in Florida maybe not object on the roof of the house owner “insurance costs in Missouri, Kansas, or Kansas City, insurance say fake raffles.

Although estimates $ 13 billion in Florida damage caused by hurricane so far amounts to about two-thirds of what the nation insurers place after Hurricane Andrew in 1992, few industry observers significant changes outside that state.

Insurance officials in Missouri and Kansas predict no effect. Indeed, they say, in both sets of countries where they are stable for years already.

Officials say Missouri and Kansas should remain immune against the buffeting of Charley and Frances for several reasons. First, insurers say, Missouri and Kansas residents are largely evaluated on the basis of their experience.

In addition, Florida put into effect a series of “stoßabsorbierender” mechanisms by Andrew - including surcharges paid by Florida and owner of a support fund government

The majority of operations Kansas City Business Men’s Assurance Co. of America are sold to a giant Canadian financial services for $ 220 million, the company announced Tuesday.

RBC Insurance, the insurance arm of Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, she said the BMA plans to purchase life insurance and their operations Jones & Babson investment funds related businesses in two transactions.

The group Generali, Trieste, Italy, BMA purchased in 1990 but was Kansas City downsizing of the company in recent years. Generali keep BMA’s reinsurance and recast.

Unlike the rest of Wall Street, yellow roads followed by a strong Corp. 2003, with a better 2004.

Shares of Overland Park-based Trucking giant rose by 54 percent over the previous year after an increase of 44 per cent a year earlier. It was the second best part-the Dow Jones above the average of transport.

Bill Zollars, the Chief Executive, said the strength of the economy has contributed to all stocks of transport. He also benefited from yellow roads of its late 2003 acquisition of former rival roads Corp.

“There were some skeptics early on, do not think we would be so successful that we were, for businesses,” said Zollars.

Yellow cut roads in the Top gainers of Kansas City in 2004.

Zollars said its outlook remains positive. It provides more growth in turnover as the economy develops and another $ 100 million in cost savings this year.

“I think there is still much on the head,” said Zollars.

Topeka man on board health insurance - A pro-Topeka mental health, last week was the board that administers health insurance for workers who are nationals of government.

Dir Bill Graves appointed last week, Bryce B. Miller to the Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission, five members of the Board of Directors that manages insurance for 43000 active and retired state of 8400.

Miller is a retired management analyst and worked 20 years at Kansas Department of Human Resources. He volunteered for groups, including health programs SRS Advisory Group, which Kansas Department on Aging and care Kansas Mental Health and Aging coalition.

The Senate Tuesday a law that would extend the insurance coverage mental illness, but stops short time to demand parity with coverage of physical illnesses.

The measure, by a 27-13 vote, calls for insurers to cover at least 45 days stationary and 45 outpatient visits for the treatment of mental illness. The bill would also raise the ceiling of € 7500 to cover mental illness of a patient for life.

“I would say that this is a big step forward,” said Sen. Sandy Praeger, R-Lawrence. “It is old los limits of dollars in the field of mental health coverage were, indeed, in Kansas since 1986.

And I would say that this is a step forward in the direction of mental health parity possible. Other states, which have shown, it is cheap, much more. ”

The legislation, the Senate representative for House Bill 2033, has survived the limits of their trials and convert to a full mental health parity.

Praeger, the Senate said that the measure is a compromise between those who want mental illness are covered in the same extent as physical illnesses and a desire to retain the current dollars and the life of frontiers in the field of cover mental illness.

The bill would be extended to mental health coverage with the plans of private health insurance, over 35 per cent to 40 per cent of market health insurance in Kansas. It does not apply to so-called self-administration of insurance plans, supported particularly by large employers in the state for their employees.

The bill comes home for consideration of changes made by the first chamber. The House version of the legislation called for a review of whether the mental health parity rising costs of health insurance.

Gegnerischen groups of mental health parity Kansas Association of Health Plans, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, the Law on Health Insurance Association of America, Kansas and Industry and Chamber of Commerce, for reasons could make insurance unaffordable for many Kansans. Nearly mental health, all advocacy groups supporting the bill.

Praeger, the government health insurance offers full parity of mental health in their report.

“The state employees’ plan of two years of management experience in delivering services in their HMO plan and have evaluated the premium increases by 1 to 1 1 / 2 percent,” she said .

The Senate rejected an amendment from Senator 15-24 Karin Brownlee, R-Olathe, which have been referred for collection of mental health to seek a timetable for patients to pay 100 percent of the first $ 100 of the USA to a cost $ 80 per cent of the next 100 and 50 per cent of costs remaining $ 1640 in terms of cost, a lifetime limit of $ 7500

The first Board of Appeal was also an amendment to Sen. Dave Jackson, R-Topeka, which would have freed businesses with fewer than 50 employees.

“The last year has been difficult for small companies like mine,” said Jackson, co-owner Jackson’s Greenhouse and Garden Center-North Topeka. “If this is a new stage of nickel on the costs of the assurance of my collaborators, employees pay.

Sarah Adams is back on Capitol.

She was here last week to plead with members of the committee for the establishment of insurance to require insurance companies to cover mental illness the same way they do physical illnesses.

Today, they observe, to see if their message received by members of the committee vote on a so-called mental health parity.

“I only hope that listening to people like me,” said Adams.

Adams, Topeka, suffers from chronic depression.

“I am today if I cry,” she says. “Nothing is really trigger.”

The other day, is all that can Adams to get out of bed and face the day.

Adams, 29, was in the fight against depression, disability since his adolescence, age years.

Beginning last spring, she found a psychiatrist and therapist, was able to help them. She began to improve. But in their 10 weeks of treatment, the mental health of their insurance benefits had expired, and he was forced to reduce its meetings with his therapist.

“I have not seen in two weeks,” she says. “And I can already feel the effects of it.”

Equality vs. costs

Adams is not alone. Thousands of Kansans health care coverage, pays for the treatment of physical illnesses, but imposes limits payment in the field of mental health. Laws on parity in mental health coverage, it exists in 32 countries.

“This is a just cause,” said Sen. Sandy Praeger, R-Laurent, chairman of the Senate, financial institutions and insurance companies.

“Why a disease of the brain are treated differently than any other chronic illness?” Claimed Praeger. “People do not believe that mental disorders are real.”

There may be a problem of equity, but it is also one of cost, said Rep. Bob Tomlinson, R-Roeland Park, chairman of the insurance house.

Tomlinson is the resistance, it requires a costly mandate, because he believes it might insurance premiums too expensive for some Kansans to work, especially single mothers.

“It is simply not responsible for mental health to implement parity, until we know, as many people are not able to provide health insurance because of the increase of health insurance premiums, “Tomlinson said in a written statement last week.