Campaign finance reforms urged after rising state races costs
Editorial notes a national pattern of wealth favoring politicians as state House race spending jumped from 1.25 million in 1982 to 2.94 million in 1994. Out of state donor influence surged nearly twenty one fold while candidate and spouse contributions more than tripled. Executive director Carol Williams called wealth needed to challenge incumbents with large war chests, urging further reform at both state and national levels.
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State Commission On Governmental Standards and Conduct
House
Carol Williams
Commission
Williams
Jay Bemis
Kansas
Government contact list for Kansas officials and offices
A dense directory of contact details for federal and state representatives in Kansas including the President, U.S. Senators Dole and Kassebaum, Rep Brownback, and state officials such as Gov Graves Attorney General Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Sebelius, and state legislators. Addresses and numbers provided for Topeka offices and national contacts.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Werriara
Sam Brownback
Longworth
Kansas Ave
Topeka
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Doug Walker
Half as many lawmakers would save Kansas money
Darrel King of United We Stand America of Kansas argues that halving the number of state senators and representatives would reduce salaries and retirement costs, cut lobbyist spending, and limit legislative waste. He suggests fewer lawmakers, less parking, and a smaller government as a better idea ahead of the 1995 and 1996 sessions.
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Kansas
Will Rogers
West Lawrence
Darrel King United
America of
Taxes and civility in a troubled society
An opinion on civility, taxes and wrongdoing in Chicago. IRS Commissioner Richardson cites Holmes on civilized society while a judge’s widow laments looting after a fatal heart attack. The piece contrasts poverty with perceived civility and questions society’s moral standards.
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Margaret Richardson
Richardson
Internal Revenue Service
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
IRS
Jack Arnold Welfeld
Cook County
Chicago
Madison Street
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
L.A
United States
Clinton attacks Republicans while pledging no alternatives
The writer denounces President Clinton as a partisan opportunist who attacks Republican deficit cuts and welfare reform without offering plans of his own. They argue welfare failures predate Clinton, warn against class warfare rhetoric, and urge embracing freedom over government handouts, calling for an end to federal economic control.
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Clinton
All Americans
White House
George Bush
Lyndon Johnson
Reporter laments coverage of storm damage losses
A reader pleads for attention to homeowners who lost windows, roofs, and vehicles in a storm. He demands equal coverage and questions why investigative reporting overlooks widespread destruction and ongoing repairs. The note contrasts shed damage with broader property losses.
It's Your Quarter Forum Note Encourages Community Input
An editor's note urges readers to contribute tips to investigative reporting, noting such work can take days or months. The Herald invites comments to its community forum It's Your Quarter and provides a contact line 242 4700 with limited call hours, excluding Friday nights.
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Herald
Fifty Years Ago War Fronts Pushing Across Europe and Okinawa
Soviet armies batter German lines in eastern Germany advancing across the Oder and Neisse toward the west. American troops move into Italy's Lombard plain from the Apennines. U.S. Marines seal Motobu Peninsula on Okinawa as ground gains stall along the Shuri Line.
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Germany
Oder
Neisse
Ee Tivere
Wesr
Nuremberg
U.S
Italy
Lombard Plain
Apennines
Motobu Peninsula
Okinawa
Shur
Letters to the editor policy for publication
The notice urges letters be signed with the writer's address and provides that unsigned letters will not be published. It asks writers to enclose a telephone number to speed verification.
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Tor
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