After Littleton Tragedy New Safety Mindset Emerges
John D. Montgomery discusses how the Littleton school shootings spurred action on recognizing warning signs, parenting, schooling, and stricter responses. Reports of bomb threats and student arrests in Franklin County and Ottawa reflect heightened vigilance and a shift toward zero tolerance for threats and casual references to violence.
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Littleton
Colo
Independence
Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies
Rantoul
Columbine High School
Ottawa
Lincoln
Ottawa Middle School
John D. Montgomery
Open meetings shifts test for public oversight in July
Guest editorial warns that Kansas opens a 13th exception to the Open Meetings Act on July 1 allowing closed discussions by elected officials on security systems facilities and related matters. It argues open boards work best when taxpayers stay engaged and public governance remains transparent despite the new exception.
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Kansas
Bill Graves
War views clash with NATO action in Balkans and North Korea
Charley Reese argues the United States is guilty of meddling, bullying, and breaking international law in Yugoslavia and elsewhere. He criticizes political leaders for exploiting war headlines, warns of dangerous precedents, and calls Americans to wake from a TV trance to demand responsible policy.
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United States
Washington
NATO
Yugoslavia
Clinton
North
Korea
North Korea
Pentagon
State Department
Germany
Albania
South Korea
Gt Ue
See
Charley Reese
Oscreese
Aol
Reader Forum defends zoning as protection of public welfare
In a reader forum letter from April 13 the writer argues zoning serves to separate land uses for public health safety and orderly growth, not to grant government superiority. The piece cites the Takings Clause and private property rights, urging citizens to focus on property concepts and compensation for public use.
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Reader
Readers Forum Guidelines for Submissions
Readers are invited to share opinions in the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Submissions should not exceed 500 words.
Redesign of Teacher Licensure Prompts Public Debate
Kansas education policy sparks opposition as a proposed redesign to fuse teaching fields into broad licenses resurfaces with limited public input. Critics warn of shallow training, higher costs, and loss of certification checks, while advocates claim alignment with national norms.
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Kansas
State Department of Education
10Th Ave
Topeka
State Board of Education
John Richard Schrock
Emporia
White House and Kansas officials contact details list
A compendium of public office addresses and phone numbers includes President Bill Clinton in Washington D C, U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U S Representative Jim Ryan, Governor Bill Graves, State Senator Robert Tyson, and State Representatives Ralph Tanner and Bill Feuerborn in Kansas.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
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Ralph Tanner
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