Editorial urges fostering more foster homes in Franklin County
An editorial calls on individuals and families to volunteer as foster parents amid a child housing shortage. It notes only 20 volunteer homes exist in Franklin County versus 26 local children in foster care and eight more outside the county, despite some state stipends. It emphasizes personal rewards over money and provides the SRS contact 242-5500.
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Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Franklin County
Fie County
Letters to the Editor Policy Encourages Signatures
Readers are invited to send signed letters with the writer’s address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published. The policy aims to encourage accountable civic dialogue through verifiable correspondence.
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Aled Mom —Laot Veanai Nyg
Anita
Robert E Lee a Christian example and leader
The piece extols General Robert E Lee as a model Christian who lived his beliefs during the Civil War era. It highlights his integrity, humility, dedication to family, and postwar choices, praising his character and lifelong devotion to duty.
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William S. Konecky
Guy Lee
Alexander Stephens
Confederate States
Citizen contact list for Kansas lawmakers and offices
A compiled contact directory for U S Representative Sam Brownback Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Seyvall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius and state legislators Bill Feuerborn Ralph Tanner and Doug Walker with addresses and phone numbers for Topeka and Washington offices.
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U.S
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Washington, D.C
Kansas Ave
Topeka
Bill Graves
Carla Seyvall
Ralph Tanner
Statehouse
Doug Walker
State Capitol
Four-Day Democratic Convention Plans Stir Chicago Hopes
A columnist critiques Chicago hosting the Democratic National Convention, mocking Mayor Daley's desire for a three-day event and predicting four long days of speeches and media frenzy. He taunts the city’s gloom, laments the TV spectacle, and notes expected Clinton Gore renomination and mixed local impact.
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Rich Ox Daley
White House
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Easter egg hunt denied to young children at high school
A group of nine to ten year olds arrived at the high school for an Easter egg hunt at eleven but were told the event was finished and they could not participate. Several kids were upset as they were the only age group excluded. The writer calls the decision unfair and urges comment.
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England
Washington & Lee University
James Longstreet
Ribicoff
Franklin County seeks new county commissioners to cut costs
A reader urges electing commissioners to reduce the county budget and limit business involvement with the county annex. He cites Franklin County's large road network and contrasts experiences between Fort Worth and Ottawa. The message requests contact at Cal 242-4700.
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Franklin County
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