to believe that it's actually two galaxies
in the act of colliding.
Then there's the famous M87 galaxy, at the
center of the Virgo cluster of galaxies, around
50 million light years away.
Astronomers have been intensely studying the
four billion solar mass black hole that lurks
in its heart.
They found that in the tiny central region,
the gas is whipped by gravity to orbital speeds
of millions of kilometers per hour.
That's powering a pair of high-powered jets
that are plowing into the larger galaxy cluster.
The largest black holes in the universe probably
rose in the age of quasars, between 10 and
12 billion years ago.
By releasing energy in the form of jets, they
heated up the surrounding region.
This prevented gas from collapsing into the
center from the surrounding region, and allowed
smaller galaxies on the periphery to form
and grow.
But the monsters' impactRepeal of fee discussed

In a brief meeting Thursday morning, the Leavenworth County Commission discussed the possible repeal of the state mortgage registration fee.

By Andrea JohnsonTimes Contributing Writer

In a brief meeting Thursday morning, the Leavenworth County Commission discussed the possible repeal of the state mortgage registration fee. During the public comment period, local resident, Louie Klemp, raised questions about city and county parking allotments and the prioritization of “money maker” functions.

After the public comment period, the two county commissioners in attendance — Bob Holland and Clyde Graeber — listened to County Administrator Pat Hurley discuss the recent Kansas City Regional Realtors Association meeting he attended. The primary issue at the meeting was the proposed repeal of the mortgage registration fee – .26 percent of the total mortgage amount —