Research ties and KSU funding spark Kansas farm debate
Kansas farmers and lawmakers consider oversight of Kansas State University research after professor Roger McBowen questions potential bias from corporate funding. They warn that research results may favor large farm interests over family farms, challenging the university’s mission to support agriculture.
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Kansas
Kansas State University
KSU
Roger McBowen
America
McBowen
Ashcroft Nomination Faces Senate Test and Ties to Death Penalty
Mark Shields argues that while Ashcroft is likable and respected across party lines, Democratic senators must scrutinize his record on civil rights and anti trust before confirming him as attorney general. He notes Ashcrofts aggressive stance on crime and his opposition to Judge White, plus past battles over capital punishment, to emphasize the high stakes of the Justice Department leadership.
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Warren Harding
George B. Christian Jr
Ohio
Senate
U.S
Bush
Missouri
John Asherget
Ashcroft
Texas
John Tower
Wisconsin
Russ Feingold
Minnesota
Paul Wellstone
Justice Department
George W. Bush
White House
Treasury
John Danforth
Montana
Mark Racicot
Oklahoma
Frank Keating
Alan Wheat
Mel Carnahan
Pope John Paul II
St. Louis
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Darrell Meese
Ronnie White
Missouri Supreme Court
Clinton
White
Kit Bond
Utah
Orrin Hatch
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
Jello
GOP
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Senate consent matters in Bush cabinet and court picks
Presidents nominate and Senate consents for officers including Supreme Court justices. The piece argues senators must vote their conscience, not defer to the president, and that the Constitution envisions equal branches with checks and balances. It critiques claims of deference and stresses the Senate’s advisory and consent role.
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Washington
George W. Bush
Senate
John Jay
Jay
Supreme Court
United States
Congress
Public Forum: Cold weather tests global warming theory
The Journal-World editorials defend global warming as sound despite severe cold, arguing that warming can produce cold extremes and volatile weather. The letter cites polar ice melt and references public forum guidelines for letter submissions including word limit and required contact details.
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Journal-World
Greenhouse Science
Greenhouse Science Community
John de Mott
Lawrence
Kansas Health Director seeks written powers over nursing homes
Kay Kent of the Douglas County Health Department urged the Kansas state to define in writing her office powers and responsibilities for nursing home oversight. She warned that fuzzy authority lines hinder inspections and penalties, creating controversial situations across Kansas. The piece notes multiple KU department moves and a 1901 temperance union statement about enforcing laws against saloons.
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Kay Kent
Kent
Kansas
Lawrence World
Lawrence Union
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Carry Nation
High Seas
Watkins Community Museum
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New Ventures
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Dallas Dolan
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the World Company
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New Hampshire
Kan
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Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
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Douglas Cohn
United Feature Syndicate
Tjworld.com
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Kansas University
Chicago University
KU Museum of Art
Maser
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UCLA
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Kenneth Jochim
Detroit
General Motors
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Robert Ellsworth
R-Kan
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