Candidates dodge questions in Project Vote Smart records
Group reports candidates refuse questionnaire queries while Project Vote Smart catalogs candidate data including finances and speeches. State Rep. Tom Holland called rude for refusing and the Moore staff said they answered before, but fear misuse. Kimball notes questionnaires are used in attack ads by both parties.
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Project Vote Smart
Kimball
Tom Holland
D Baldwin
Holland
U.S
Dennis Moore
Abortion policy questions from 2004 political awareness test
The sample question lists abortion principles from the Project Vote Smart survey including legality by scenarios and restrictions. It notes campaigns misusing information and advises voters to research candidates in the Vote Smart database. Staff writer contact is Scott Rothschild at (785) 354-4222.
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Project Vote Smart
Board
Project
Vote Smart
Scott Rothschild
Candidates who answered Vote Smart questions statewide and local
Statewide and local candidates provided responses to Project Vote Smart questions. Senate nominees include Lee Jones and George Cook. House candidates span Libertarian, Republican, and Reform fields across districts 1 to 4, with Kansas Legislature entries in Districts 10 and 45. The Voter's Self-Defense Manual helps voters compare stances.
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Congress
U.S. Senate
Lee Jones
Kansas
Rich Lorenzo
Lawrence
Robert Garrard
Edgerton
Tom Sloan
Patrick Wilbur
Lawrence Christmas Parade secured by sponsor bank plan
Sponsor CornerBank will provide roughly five to ten thousand dollars to produce the parade and seek sponsorships from area businesses at about two hundred dollars each. The event will be limited to horse drawn entries and celebrate holiday pageantry on Massachusetts Street with a pre event banquet and morning rider breakfast. Downtown retailers welcome the return of the parade and anticipate added shopping.
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Adams
Phillips
Eldridge Hotel
North Lawrence
Free State Farms
Lawrence
CornerBank
Massachusetts Street
Mariz Martin
Downtown
Lawrence Inc
Martin
Corn harvest gains as summer rains boost yields
Douglas County farmers report strong corn and soybeans crops with ample storage at local elevators. Douglas County and nearby counties expect yields near 130 bu/acre, well above last year’s 70, with producers like Leary noting 160 bu/acre on 350 acres. Farmers anticipate profits and debt payoff as prices rise.
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Erative Assn
North Lawrence
Midland Junction
19Th Street
Haskell Avenue
Hetherington
Douglas County
Leary
Lawrence
Kansas
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Staff writer contact line appears in article
Staff writer Eric Weslander can be reached at 832-7146. The brief note identifies the journalist and provides a contact number for readers seeking follow up or information.
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Eric Weslander
Seismic Activity at Mount St Helens Prompts Watch
Small earthquakes rattled Mount St Helens at one to two per minute as seismologists investigate signs of magma movement. Gas tests showed no high CO2 or sulfur levels, and scientists cautioned further tests are needed to assess magma under the crater while continuing volcano monitoring 50 miles away.
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Mount St. Helens
Jeff Wynn
U.S. Geological Survey
Vancouver
Wash
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