Graves delivers conservative Kansas highway plan
Gov. Bill Graves unveils the largest transportation package in state history yet keeps it moderate. The plan funds $1.8 billion in bonds and diverts 10 percent of sales tax receipts to KDOT, avoiding new fuel or vehicle fee hikes, and trails the Transportation 2000 proposal by about $217 million annually.
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Clinton sex trial turns Senate into a political circus
Washington columnist Sandy Grady argues the Clinton impeachment trial risks becoming a long, lurid spectacle driven by House Republicans and Senate leaders. He notes divisions between Lott and Hyde, questions over witnesses, and the potential damage to the presidency, predicting a brutal, partisan process with no clear control.
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Ashcroft abandons presidential bid in Missouri field shift
David Shribman reports on John Ashcroft deciding not to run for president after weighing a bid that would clash with his Missouri Senate seat in 2000. The piece traces his religious conservative base, tax plan hints, and tension between social and economic GOP wings. It notes his background as a preacher’s son, his flat tax ideas, and his struggle to balance ambitions with Senate duties and party factions.
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The line lists staff and department heads including Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager and the postmaster contact for address changes at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kan 66044 0888.
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Douglas County officials meet with Civil Defense on alarms
The Douglas County Commission and Civil Defense officials discussed preventing alarm triggers during non emergencies amid a Saturday night county level malfunction. The four day wildcat strike by housekeeping staff at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City ended and the pay dispute behind the walkout was being reviewed.
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Inaugural Ball Held in New Topeka State Office Building
The 1899 Kansas inaugural ball was planned for the new state office building in Topeka as Democratic Governor George Docking entered his second term. The Lawrence World noted extreme cold with ice harvesting booming and hundreds employed.
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Lawrence growth letter clarifies views on zero population growth
Public Forum excerpt from Lawrence Journal-World includes Larry Kipp defending his stance on zero population growth and clarifying that his comments referred to the nation rather than Lawrence Douglas County. He notes local growth strains from traffic, water, schools, and infrastructure and contrasts effects of new industry versus new households.
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