Kansas considers treatment for first time drug offenders
Our View argues a Senate endorsed plan should divert some first time drug offenders from prison to treatment, funded for indigent cases, while urging a comprehensive review of Kansas prison and parole failures highlighted by past releases such as Ngan Pham. The piece cautions against allowing violent offenders back on the street and stresses rehabilitation over warehousing.
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Kansas
Chris Beggs
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Ngan Pham
Pham
Thang Nguyen
Garden City
War tensions rise on Korean Peninsula amid missile test
Minju Joson cites danger from U S imperialists as war games grow riskier on the eve of Roh Moo Hyun's inauguration. North Korea tests an anti ship missile while global focus sharpens on regional brinkmanship. In other remarks CBS News Dan Rather challenges Saddam Hussein to a debate. Lisa Saxton recalls John McMorran, the oldest American man at 113, who died of heart failure.
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Korean Peninsula
U.S
North Korea
Minju Joson
Roh Moo-hyun
CBS News
Dan Rather
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Lisa Saxton
John McMorran
McMorran
On This Day February 25 in History Highlights
February 25 marks notable events from 1793 cabinet meeting with Washington to 1991 Gulf War toll. Key milestones include England's Elizabeth I excommunication in 1570, US Steel incorporation in 1901, 16th Amendment effective in 1913, Kasserine Pass recaptured in 1943, Communist seizure in Czechoslovakia in 1948, Sondheim Broadway opening in 1973, Williams death in 1983, Marcos ouster in 1986, and 1991 Iraqi Scud attack on Dhahran killing 28 Americans.
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U.S
Washington
Pius V
England
United States Steel Corp
J.P. Morgan
Congress
Kasserine Pass
Czechoslovakia
Stephen Sondheim
Broadway
Shubert Theater
Tennessee Williams
New York
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Corazon Aquino
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Telegram calls for reader feedback in Garden City edition
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Remaking Gephardt Faces Challenge For White House Bid
The Gephardt campaign frames him as working class and pragmatic. He outlines a universal pension fund teacher corps and universal health insurance while revising past positions on trade taxes and Bush tax cuts. Family stories anchor his image as a candidate who has lived the life he wants to represent.
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T. Louis
Dick Gephardt
Gephardt
Richard Nixon
John Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Bill Carrick
Iowa
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Bush
Kate
Matt
Jane
Gepharat
Clinton
House
Bill Bradley
Married by America and the push for welfare marriage
Government endorsed matchmaking, a Fox TV concept and a welfare reform push seek to pair poor mothers with partners while Congress debates a 1.5 billion five year funding package. Critics warn the approach risks treating poverty and marriage as entertainment and a quick fix.
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Joe Millionaire
Fox
America
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Fox News Channel
Evan Dear
Wade Horn
Horn
Evan
Zora
Evan Marriott
University of Michigan
Pamela Smock
Little things, big impact in anxious times
A writer reflects on the unsettling mix of global tension and domestic strain. He cites war fears over Iraq, bioterror alerts, drought, and budget woes, while highlighting his family’s support as the true source of strength and gratitude in difficult days.
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Baghdad
Telegram
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Vietnam
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bin Laden
Brett Riggs
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