Voter turnout, recount key in Kansas school board race
In the 3rd District GOP primary Dan Neuenswander trails John Bacon by 15 votes after a state recount. With over 27,000 ballots cast, three more votes per county could have changed the outcome. Voter registration ends Oct 19, with early in person and mail ballots available ahead of Nov 3.
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Kansas State Board of Education
Dan Neuenswander
Baldwin
John Bacon
Olathe
Neuenswander
Douglas County
Nevenswander
First national election authorized and New York City capital
On September 13, 1788 the Confederation Congress authorized the first national election and designated New York City as the temporary national capital. Later events include Chiang Kai-shek becoming president of China in 1943 and Margaret Chase Smith of Maine elected to the U.S. Senate in 1948 as the first woman to serve in both houses.
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Confederation
New York City
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
U.S. Senate
Congress
Clinton and psychiatry in politics beyond the tabloid glare
Jim Hoagland argues the presidency invites psychobabble yet risks wary reception for public mental health help. He notes White House denial of psychiatric care, cites Nixon Eagleton lessons, and cites Norway's calmer response to leaders seeking mood relief. He questions media gatekeeping and urges broader acceptance of analysis for leaders.
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Washington
Bill Clinton
Clinton
White House
Mike McCurry
McCurry
Richard Nixon
Thomas Eagleton
Norway
Kjell Magne S8ondevik
Monica Lewinsky
Michael Beschloss
Roger
Beschloss
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Choosing a baby’s sex sparks new days in fertility research
Researchers at the Genetics & IVF Institute in Fairfax announce a shift in reproductive options, suggesting couples may influence a baby’s sex. The piece frames the old boundary of parental expectation against a future where gender selection could tilt outcomes.
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Genetics & Ivf Institute
Fairfax
Rolling Stones
Designing a Baby and the Quest for Perfection
Leonard Pitts argues about gender selection and future genetic design, warning that while tech may prevent certain diseases and offer cosmetic improvements, it risks turning reproduction into a project of parental perfection. He reflects on narcissism, social pressures, and the desire to control outcomes, urging love without conditions.
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Billy
Mom
Khadijah
Becky
Manuel
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas
A brief newspaper notice notes periodicals postage is paid at Lawrence Kansas and identifies the paper as a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press for press affiliations and distribution standards.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Public Forum on FEMA waste and hurricane debris costs
A reader argues FEMA wasteful spending is driving costs higher by rebuilding in flood zones such as Topsail Island after Hurricanes Fran Bertha and Bonnie. The letter cites billions spent on disaster relief over five years and calls for policy changes to curb taxpayer exposure.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Wall Street Journal
Topsail Island
North Carolina
Fran
Bertha
Bonnie
City seeks concrete plan for Ninth and Vermont site
Old library property at Ninth and Vermont may become a local arts center after the city requested a concrete proposal within 30 days. Vere Wellman, 43, popular former KU assistant football coach, died of a heart attack after leaving coaching to start a storage-transfer business here.
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Ninth
Vermont
Vere Wellman
Kansas University
Parsons editor Clyde Reed photographed with son Mary on elephant
Four year old Mary Reed rides an elephant beside Clyde Reed a Kansas Republican governor candidate and Parsons newspaper editor publisher. Reed and his wife Betty later retired in Lawrence after long careers with the Parsons Sun.
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Mary Reed
Kansas
Clyde Reed
Parsons
Reed
Parsons Sur
Betty
Lawrence
Students Test Telephone, Trolley Habits Noted in 1898
The Lawrence World on September 13 1898 reports students at the university exploring the telephone as a new toy and curiosity, likening the craze to rides on Topeka trolley cars during former oratorical contests. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence World
Topeka
Watkins Community Museum
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
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