Graves and Miller face off in potential Kansas GOP race
Gov Bill Graves with 83 percent approval and a 1 million plus treasury would clash with Kansas GOP Chair David Miller, a central conservative organizer. The contest would split moderates and conservatives, testing the party direction under Miller and shaping 1996 style voter mobilization dynamics.
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Bill Graves
GOP
David Miller
Kansas
Republican Party
Eudora
Graves
Miller
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Mascara on I-95 Sparks Virginia Reckless Driving Ticket
Valerie Nordstrom was fined 25 dollars for applying mascara while driving during rush hour on Interstate 95. She plans to appeal, arguing makeup use is no different from dialing a phone or drinking coffee. Supporters say stricter tickets reduce accidents amid heavy traffic.
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Virginia
Valerie Nordstrom
Nordstrom
Historic dates mark major events from 1775 to 1999
Summary of notable moments including Paul Revere's ride in 1775, 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fires, 1923 Yankee Stadium opener, 1942 Doolittle raid, 1945 Ernie Pyle’s death, 1946 League of Nations demise, 1955 Einstein's death, 1956 Grace Kelly marriage, and 1978 Senate vote on Panama Canal transfer.
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Paul Revere
Charlestown
Lexington
Mass
San Francisco
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Hornet
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Mitchells peace role echoed in Ireland and home
Mark Shields notes how George Mitchell, former Senate Majority Leader from Maine, built the Northern Ireland peace plan. He recalls Mitchells 1993 federal judge stories on naturalization and citizenship, linking immigrant roots to his peacemaking ethic and commitment to opportunity for future generations.
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Ireland
United States
America
Northern Ireland
Senate
George Mitchell
Georgetown University
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Robert Strauss
Texas
Muskie
Col
North
Tony Blair
Bertie Ahern
Bill Clinton
George
Mary Saad Mitchell
Waterville
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Pong in a Museum Sparks Boomer Reflections on Obsolescence
Leonard Pitts recalls discovering Pong displayed in a museum and uses the moment to muse on aging, memory, and how rapid tech change makes once cutting edge toys seem ancient. He contrasts past and present from rotary phones to CD ROM worlds, noting the boom generation’s struggle to stay relevant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Adoption help and critique from local agencies noted
A reader letter from Barbara Marden and Marianne Gowen of Catholic Community Services of Lawrence outlines free pregnancy counseling and adoption services since 1981, including open or semi open adoptions, contact options, and cheaper agency adoption. A second letter from John Forbes thanks supporters, but criticizes Art in the Park for ceasing fund raising and excluding him.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas City
Barbara Marden
Marianne Gowen
Catholic Community Services
Maine
Lawrence Art Guild
Art In the Park
Art Guild
John Forbes
Crossgate
Lawrence spring cleanup week and charity drive notes
In 1973 the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce designated April 30 to May 5 as Spring Cleanup Week with Gloria Morton of the Women’s Division overseeing enlistment of groups. In 1958 the March of Dimes fund drive netted $8,651, Wes Norwood chaired the drive. Officials announced a new Callery Chemical Co. plant open house two miles northwest of Lawrence for the upcoming weekend. An 1898 note from the Lawrence Journal warned bicycle riding on sidewalks was unsafe and rarely enforced. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Gloria Morton
Women’s Division
The
Chamber
Wes Norwood
Callery Chemical Co
Lawrence Journal
Watkins Community Museum
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Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
MADA
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Julie Bechtel
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
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Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
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