Partisan Credit War Over 1996 Budget Sparks Washington Critique
John D. Montgomery argues the 1996 budget process was a disgrace. He notes Senate and House votes approving a $159 billion measure funded five months of the fiscal year, signed by President Clinton amid repeated shutdowns and last minute stopgaps. He urges balancing the budget through compromise and shared credit to avoid government paralysis.
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Senate
House
Clinton
Serote
Congress
Kerk
White i House
John D. Montgomery Roeoksint
Washington
Editorials and turmoil in Nebraska sports ethics dispute
Editorials from diverse editors reflect concern over Nebraska athletics and accountability after Kansas mourns Brook Berringer death and Nebraska faces controversy over how it treated Kansas player McEwen. The piece criticizes university handling of McEwen versus star Lawrence Phillips amid abuse and championships.
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Kansas
Brook Berringer
Goodland
Nebraska
Katé McEwen
USA Today
University of Nebraska
Ms. McEwen
Angela Beck
McEwen
Nebraska Athletic
Cornhusker
Lawrence Phillips
Phillips
The Expensive Road to College for Merion High Grads
Parents face surging costs as high school graduates apply to colleges. Tuition, room and board reach about six thousand dollars yearly at state universities, with private or out of state schools higher. Extra charges follow for books, fees, sororities, travel, and campus life, plus lingering homesickness and ongoing bills for mail, snacks, clothing, and campus activities.
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Merion
Kansas University
It's Your Quarter rail-trail concerns raised by readers
In letters to the editor readers praise Gov. Graves for signing the Prairie Spirit Rail-Trail appropriation and urge greater public input on the Katy rail-trail. They note limited tourism coverage and promotional efforts, call for town bed and breakfasts, and invite letters to the community forum with signables details and contact numbers.
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David Lee
Jim Hitch
Bill Graves
Ottawa Herald
Missouri
Katy
Contact details for Kansas state and federal officials
A list of contact addresses and phone numbers for President Bill Clinton US Senator Bob Dole US Senator Nancy Kassebaum US Representative Sam Brownback Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius State Representatives Bill Feuerbom Ralph Tanner and Senator Doug Walker, all in Topeka and Washington DC, with office numbers for public comments and inquiries.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
USS
Nancy Kassébaum
Russell Senate
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Kansas Ave
Topeka
Bill Graves
State of Topeka
Kathleen, Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerbom
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
State Capitol
The Georgia Pig barbecue review a quirky jewel
A narrator recounts stopping at The Pig near Brunswick Georgia excerpting a rustic one room shack setup with wood tables and a red sauce. The piece praises bold flavor over modernity while lauding nonconformist charm and Southern barbecue as culinary delight. It contrasts chrome and talkative servers with minimal fuss and a cleaver wielding cook.
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Brunswick
Georgia Pig
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