Editorial calls to keep the levy for Kansas schools
The editorial urges lawmakers to extend the 35 mill state property tax for another year amid election year pressures. It warns against hasty, poorly conceived bills and notes Gov. Graves’s stance, Senate plans to phase out instead, and the uncertainty of alternate funding and federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Bill Graves
Senate
Dick Bond
Overland Park
Bond
Graves
Significant historical milestones and events across years
A compact chronology lists key moments from 1766 to 1989 including the Stamp Act repeal, Gandhi's civil disobedience sentence, Schick Inc electric razor, a fatal New London school gas explosion, Hitler Mussolini talks, Hawaii statehood, Algerian truce, Leonov spacewalk, Arab oil embargo end, Reagan Mulroney acid rain talks, Bernard Malamud's death, Gorbachev and Yeltsin referenda, and a Roman Spanish royal wedding.
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United States
Grover Cleveland
Caldwell
Britain
Einar Dessau
Denmark
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Schick Inc
New London
Tex
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Germany
France
Eisenhower
Hawaii
Aleksei Leonov
Reagan
Brian Mulroney
Washington
Bernard Malamud
New York
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Boris N. Yeltsin
Republic
Federation
United States Catholic Conference
Spain
Elena
Jaime de Marichalar Y Saenz de Tejada
Seville
Journal-World staff and mailing details
Bill Snead Deputy Edlitor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager Postmaster. Send address changes to the Journal-World P Q Box B88 Lawrence Kan 66044 0888 USPS 306 520 Second Class postage paid at Lawrence Kan Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of the Associated Press.
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Bill Snead
Edlitor
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Journal-World
P.Q
Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Things change in 1996 campaign shifts and volatility
Washington scene shows Clinton's high standing while Dole trails yet both parties face rapid shifts as voters swing between states and polls. Experts warn the race will tighten by Labor Day with public opinion swinging before August conventions.
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Washington
Clinton
Senate
Bob Dole
Kansas
Dole
Mac Stipanovich
Tallahassee
Fla
Iowa
South Carolina
Dakotas
House
Labor Day
Alfred J. Tuchfarber
Institute For Policy Research
University of Cincinnati
George Bush
Wall Street Journal
NBC News
Johnson
Panama City
Keys
Journal
Robert T. Bennett
GOP
Ohio
Don Totten
Illinois
Ronald Reagan
Ballot mandate costs rise as language ballots face scrutiny
Washington lawmakers debate foreign language ballots tied to the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Localities spend heavily on multilingual ballots with few voters requesting them, spotlighting costs in Alameda County Los Angeles and Long Beach. Proponent Roth seeks to end bilingual education and language mandates, urging local choice and English ceremonies.
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Washington
U.S
Alameda County
Calif
Toby Roth
R-Wis
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Roth
America
Jan Moller
House
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Bob Dole
Privately Run Foster Care Not a Silver Bullet
Lorie Askeland argues in a Public Forum letter that privatizing foster care is not a guaranteed fix. She cites failures in private providers amid systemic underfunding and urges accountability, warning of shifted liability and higher costs if privatization is pursued. She calls for thorough oversight and continued public responsibility for vulnerable children.
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Tara M
Philadelphia
Kansas Srs
Rochelle Chronister
Kansas
Lves
Lorie Askeland
Tenn
Rally for Kansas basketball sendoff and campus meeting
About 250 people attended a rally to send Kansas to Wichita for an NCAA Regional clash with Houston. Kansas legislators and KU students debated on campus, amid tensions over unrest and past violence. A separate $1 million expansion would double capacity at Malls Olde English Village Apartments.
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Kansas
Wichita
Houston
English Village
Lawrence Jaycees Honor Winners and Local Professors
In 1956 Eugene Riling joined the family firm Riling and Riling alongside his uncle Edward. Wes Whitney, a former Kansas University basketball squad member, was named Lawrence Young Man of the Year by the Lawrence Jaycees. Fred Sutton Jr. earned the Jaycee Key Man honor. Professor W J Baumgardner completed his 58th year teaching at Kansas University.
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Eugene Riling
Riling and Riling
Edward
Wes Whitney
Kansas University
Lawrence
Lawrence Jaycees
Fred Sutton Jr
Jaycee
W.J. Baumgardner
Kansas Uni
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