Editorial Endorses Benjamin In Fifth District Dem Primary
The piece dismisses Barnes and Myers as lacking vision and support, favoring George Wingert for familiarity and Benjamin for campaign effectiveness. It notes Wingert’s past bankruptcy concerns, Benjamin’s education focus, and his pledges on deficit reduction, progressive taxation, deregulation cautions, health care, and a strong federal role in education. Benjamin is praised as the most articulate candidate among ten contenders.
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Congress
John A. Barnes
Cherryvale
Kym Myers
Emporia
Barnes
Myers
George Wingert
Ottawa
Charles Benjamin
Newton
Wingert
Benjamin
Fifth
Wingert Stock Farm
Winfield
Miami
Fla
Kansas
Karnsans
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Letters Endorsing Weigand Against Inventory Tax
A reader argues that large firms like Boeing and Hallmark oppose resurrecting the inventory tax and notes many Kansas small businesses share this stance. The letter claims Weigand’s business has no inventory and urges print to inform voters of small businessmen’s position on the tax issue.
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Nestor Weigand
Boeing
Hallmark
Kansas
Agriculture voters urged to back Talkington in primary
A local note urges agriculture voters in the Fifth District to support Doyle Talkington on the Republican ticket. The writer, who has known Talkington for years, says complacency in national issues calls for farmers to take the extra step and elect him to Congress.
Commentary on campaign finance and district debates in Kansas
A columnist critiques political financing and media power, arguing for banning campaign spending and incumbents' mail and travel. He reflects on the Fifth District race, praises the Winfield debate format, and urges broad, district wide debates and ongoing reporting over isolated candidate interviews.
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Congress
Herald
Winfield
Unnamed Person Critics Bush in Tangled Political Rants
A reflective fragment argues a nameless critic unfairly targets President Bush. It links Cuomo’s strategic patience to a bid for 1992, notes media spectacles like Roseanne Barr, and questions loyalty and recession fears while weaving personal anecdotes about public figures.
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Bush
David H. Souter
New Hampshire
Supreme Court
David
Mario Cuomo
New York
U.P
Cuomo
Gov. Cuomo
Mario
Guy
Comedienne
Roseanne Barr
San Diego
S&l
Gay. Cuomo
Congress
Madonna
Soviet view of Cuba as a burden to the USSR
Some Soviet officials see Cuba as a dead weight and a 4.5 billion annual drain on Soviet resources. Mikhail Gorbachev's new thinking contrasts with Castro's steadfast socialism as Cuba remains a focal point of U.S. hostility and Soviet spy activity from Havana. The piece notes Cuba's ideological alignment with the Soviet Union and Washington’s pressure on the island.
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Cuba
George Gedda
Associated Press
Washington
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Fidel Castro
U.S
Castro
United States
Bush
America
Israel
Soviet Union
Doyle Talkington for Congress in Kansas Fifth District
Voters face a choice between candidates financed by wealthy outsiders and Doyle Talkington who, with his wife Linda and son Tyler, has campaigned on earning the Republican nomination through work in agriculture and pork industry leadership rather than large contributions. He spent six years in Washington as a trade representative.
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Fifth
Doyle Talkington
Linda
Tyler
Doyle
Kansas Pork Producers Council
National Pork Producers Council
Washington
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