Audit Delay Highlights Kansas Contract Scrutiny
Kansas Senate Leader Hensley frames debate as politics over an Aging Department contract. The Post Audit Committee delayed action pending Kansas Performance Review Board analysis, amid party splits and questions about bidding practices and governance.
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LCC
The
Legislative Coordinating Council
Kansas Senate
Anthony Hensley
Bill Graves
Thelma Hunter Gordon
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Hensley
Kansas Performance Review Board
Terry Glasscock
Post Audit Committee
Rosa Parks Refuses Bus Seat Prompting Montgomery Bus Boycott
On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks a Black seamstress refused to yield her seat to a white man on a Montgomery Alabama city bus. Her arrest sparked a year long boycott of the buses by Black residents and became a pivotal act in the civil rights movement.
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Rosa Parks
Montgomery
Ala
Clinton tax and trade successes shape legacy
David Broder credits Bill Clinton with pivotal 1993 moves that raised taxes on the rich and pushed NAFTA, aiding a strong economy and foreshadowing WTO openness. He notes battles over China normal trade relations and a Seattle trade round, underscoring Clinton’s lasting impact on taxes and global commerce.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton
Congress
House
Senate
Asia
Russia
Mexico
China
World Trade Organization
WTO
Seattle
America
Jonathan Chait
The
American Prospect
Fed
Robert Rubin
Alan Greenspan
Heritage Foundation
Bruce Bartlett
Pat Buchanan
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Books Fuel Hillary Clinton Obsession In 2000 Race
A Washington view notes Hillary Clinton dominates media chatter ahead of the New York Senate contest with fascination and controversy. It cites a rush of books, from The Case Against Hillary Clinton to Hell to Pay, highlighting criticism and adulation and the cultural impact of her image.
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Washington
New York Senate
Rudy Giuliani
Hillary Clinton
Eleanor
Jackie
Queen Elizabeth
Marie Antoinette
Emma Goldman
Hillary
Amazon.com
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Socks
Buddy
Texe Marrs
Peggy Noonan
Laura Ingraham
Barbara Olson
Olson
Harold Ickes
Ickes
Bill
Monica
Senate
Eleanor Roosevelt
Sheehy
Rudy
Hillary's Choice and Hillary in the Public Eye
Washington columnist Sandy Grady reviews Gail Sheehy’s Hillary’s Choice. The book portrays Hillary Clinton as an addict of Bill, weighing ambition, marriage, and power amid Lewinsky era scrutiny and a broader critique of her public image.
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Hillaryland
Hillary
America
Gail Sheehy
Sheehy
Patsy
Yin and Yang
Bill
M.O
Mother
White House
Monica
Lewinsky
Clinton
Africa
Kosovo
Olathe Suburb Claim Noted by Journal Editorial
On December 1, 1899 the Lawrence Journal quoted the Olathe Mirror predicting Olathe would become a Kansas City suburb. The remark mocked by suggesting Kansas City could become a suburb of Olathe, a quip credited to Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence Journal
Olathe Mirror
Olathe
Kansas City
Kansas
Watkins Community Museum
Public Forum argues for U.S. 59 safety over snakes
The letters respond to a Nov 26 Journal-World piece on U.S. 59 new alignment. Matt Withers cites winter dangers and urges safer travel for DG and FR counties. Beth Stella clarifies support for a dual grading system and time for committees to develop a proposal.
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KDOT
U.S. 59
Plenk
Eye
Lawrence
Ottawa
Pleasant Grove Hill
Douglas County
Matt Withers
Lawrence Journal-World
Beth Stella
Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Kansas Officials Seek Grant for Sheriff Traffic Unit
In 1974 Douglas County officials planned to apply for a grant to fund a new traffic enforcement unit for the sheriff's department. With full funding, up to six officers could be added to the local staff. The executive committee of KU AAUP met Gov elect Robert Bennett on December 16 to discuss retirement benefits and cost-of-living increases.
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Douglas County
Sheriffs Department
Kansas University
American Association of University Professors
Robert Bennett
Wakarusa District 35 Holds Organizational Meeting
Wakarusa Watershed District No. 35 organized with officers and directors elected. Carter Anderson named president. Lawrence High unveiled bronze Chesty Lion sculpture by Eleanor Youngberg and Elden Tefft from Paul Coker concept. H Leigh Baker, originator of the idea in 1930, attended.
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Wakarusa Watershed District No. 35
Carter Anderson
Lawrence High
Eleanor Youngberg
Elden Tefft
Paul Coker
H. Leigh Baker
Kansas State University
Baker
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New Ventures
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Dallas Dolan
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