Kansas House higher ed bill spurned by Senate
John D. Montgomery reports the Kansas Senate refuses to discuss a House passed higher education bill that would abolish the Board of Regents and create a unified Council on Higher Education for both community colleges and four year universities. The move leaves key issues of oversight, funding, and curriculum coordination unsettled amid calls for a broader, representative board.
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Kansas Senate
House
Kansas
Senate
Board of Regents
Council On Higher Education
State Board of Education
Washburn University of Topeka
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Regents Board
Juco
John D. Montgomery
Africa for Africans policy critique opposes AGOA
Charley Reese argues against the African Growth and Opportunity Act, calling it a tool for multinational looting and sweatshop abuse. He contends Africans need ownership of resources, nationalization of foreign firms, and infrastructure built for Africans, not cheap labor exports. He urges an Africa for Africans policy and warns against Western-backed leaders.
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House
White House
Congress
Senate
sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Europe
North America
London
New York
Washington
Ottawa High School baseball and softball plea letter
Readers urge Ottawa board and community to establish a baseball and softball program at Ottawa High School citing academic benefits, scholarship chances, discipline, teamwork, and lifelong skills. Students and parents voice support, naming dozens of local residents and students as signatories.
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Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Kyle Fetters
Ashley Heise
Liz Burks
Adrienne Allegre
Adam Gillihan
Casey Colbern
Dora Pacheco
Drew Hendrix
Jayne Vance
Angela Daugharthy
Jennifer Wiesner
Ashley Robertson
Daryl Bugner
Erin Maxwell
Lindsey Dieterich
Danielle Beatty
Katie Sheffield
Emily Ball
Eric Hull
Chelsea Bien
Kristin Kay
Jenny Heck
Starr still pursues Clinton amid Jones suit fallout
Don Kaul argues Ken Starr presses the Clinton probe despite Paula Jones being dropped. He likens Starr to Javert and decries the media for overreacting, noting Clinton’s political capital wanes while Starr’s investigation costs rise.
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Arkansas
Paula Jones
Ken Starr
Starr
Clinton
Javert
Jean Valjean
Marcia Lewis
Monica Lewinsky
Ms. Lewinsky
Monica
World Trade Center
Jones
Bill Clinton
Watergate
Woodward
Bernstein
Matt Drudge
H.L. Mencken
Don Kaul
Otcoffee
Aol.com
Tribune Media Services, Inc
Michigan Ave
Suite 1400
Chicago
Contact options for Kansas federal and state representatives
A list of contact points for U S senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback and U S representative Jim Ryun. Includes Washington D C office addresses phone numbers fax numbers and Topeka and Overland Park state offices plus a web homepage link.
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U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Washington
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
Washington, D.C
S. Kansas Ave
Topeka
W. 95Th
Suite 245
Overland Park
Jim Ryan
Cannon, Hob
D.C
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Rockwood Drive
Susan Wright
Ms. Jones
Donald
KAUL
Tribune Media Services
Fox
Frank Carlson
S.E. Quincy
Ryun
Quincy
House.gov
Doonesbury
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Senator
Zican
Righi Durry, Sir
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Coviay
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