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Law aims for child support for fetuses

Anti-abortion groups and reproductive rights advocates sparred in a Kansas legislative committee room last week over a bill that opponents say would give embryos and fetuses the same legal rights as pregnant women — a legal concept known as fetal personhood. HB 2062 would allow a judge to ask fathers to make child support payments beginning at the moment of conception.

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Sidewalks in Swensson

The Lindsborg City Council on Monday approved a $10,730 bid to build 278 feet of sidewalk that will connect features of Swensson Park for easier access by wheelchair or with a stroller, especially when the ground is wet.

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Bethany College picks new president

Fifteen months after Bethany College’s last president resigned on short notice, and two weeks after three finalists aiming to be the school’s next leader visited with community members, the Board of Trustees picked Laura Crawley, who last year left another Lutheran college to be a consultant and who has more than two decades of experience at public and private colleges, all in the South. She will start on May 1.

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