Highways plan tests Kansas lawmakers in 1999 session
Editorial weighs the Kansas Legislature’s focus on a state highway plan, balancing need for upgraded roads with cost and funding specifics. It notes parochial stakes for districts, the call for a detailed priority list from KDOT, potential gasoline tax increases, and the challenge of selling taxes without clear project visions.
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Kansas
Robin Jennison
Jennison
Transportation 2000
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Bradley Back in the Presidential Ring After Senate Exit
The piece explains Bill Bradley has formed a Presidential Exploratory Committee to pursue the Democratic nomination. It discusses his post Senate burnout claims, campaign finance reform, and contrasts his athletic and academic resume with the political battlefield. Bradley argues it is the right time to run, despite questions about his readiness and the reform landscape.
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Bill Bradley
New Jersey
Bradley
Senate
New York Knicks
Princeton
White House
Arizona
John McCain
McCain
Russell Feingold
Wisconsin
Feingold
Mark Neumann
Washington
Newt Gingrich Vanishes Amid Impeachment Turmoil in Congress
Washington reports Gingrich disappeared from the Capitol as Republicans rush toward an impeachment vote. He avoided presiding in the speaker's chair and was replaced by Ray LaHood. Analysts suggest withdrawal after electoral setback or fear of reviving Clinton clashes. The episode echoes the 1995 government shutdown.
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Washington
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Capitol
Georgia
Newt
John Elway
Ray LaHood
Bill
Clinton
Gingtich
Henry Hyde
Law N- Order
CNN
NBC
Wall Street Journal
Bob Barr
Rga
Princeton
Sean Wilentz
Hyde
House
Impeachment Push Splits Republicans and Public Temper
Washington columnist Sandy Grady surveys the Judiciary panel as Republicans rush toward Clinton impeachment. He notes high profile objections from Bill Weld and Newt Gingrich’s team, sees risk for party rebuke, and predicts censure unlikely despite calls for bipartisan action. Public polls show clear impeachment opposition.
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John Zogby
Clinton
Hyde
Dems
CNN
Newt
Bob Livingston
Tom “Hammer
Bubba
Sandy Grady
Washington
Philadelphia Daily News
Journal World Staff Credit Line and Mailing Info
Listing of Journal World staff positions and editors including Snead Verdon Taylor Gardner Fisher, Simons family, and department heads. Provides post office box for address changes and notes USPS periodical status, lawrence Kansas circulation, and AP/Audits memberships.
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Journal-World
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Kinder gentler IRS stocks guns to aid enforcement
IRS faces backlash as it discloses contracts for up to 200000 Remington shotguns and multiple pistols. Officials say purchases are limited and replacements for aging weapons, totaling about 448000 dollars for 620 handguns and 175 shotguns. IRS notes 3000 pistols and 900 shotguns already exist.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Jon E. Dougherty
USA Journal
Congress
Secret Service
Drug Enforcement Administration
Steve Pyrek
Pyrek
Kansas University figures in energy efforts and Rhodes bids
In 1973 spokesmen for Kansas University Lawrence and the Douglas County school district note energy conservation efforts showing results. In 1958 four KU men Raymond Nichols Bob Billings Stephen Hill and David Oatjes competed for Rhodes Scholarships with Des Moines trials for possible qualification in a six state contest.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Douglas Cout
Raymond Nichols
Bob Billings
Stephen Hill
David Oatjes
Des Moines
Kansas
Lawrence Journal recalls Associated Charities of Lawrence history
On December 14, 1898 the Journal reports the previous evening's annual meeting in the W C T U rooms of the Watkins building. Alfred Whitman reviews a decade of charity effort tracing its origin to a 1888 charity concert that raised 441 dollars and led to formation of the Associated Charities. The group limited its tasks to aiding the sick, aged, and providing clothing and shoes.
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Lawrence Journal
Associated Charities of Lawrence
W.C.T.U
Watkins Building
Watkins Community Museum
Alfred Whitman
Opera House
Associated Charities
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Ton Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
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