Primary campaign ugliness marks Kansas governor race and BOE contest
The article notes harsh tactics in the Kansas Republican governor primary between incumbent Bill Graves and David Miller, including out of context tax votes and attacks on a BOE candidate. It also cites negative ads linked to the KNEA and a Hutchinson race with unsubstantiated accusations. Readers are invited to voice signed opinions in the Reader Forum.
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Bill Graves
David Miller
Miller
Graves
State Board of Education
Clifdel Wehmeier
Val DeFever
Wehmeier
BOE
KNEA
Hutchinson
Steven Graber
Ku Klux Klan
Oklahoma City
Starr Pursues Clinton Subpoena Amid Whitewater Rehash
Don Kaul opines on Ken Starr seeking Clinton testimony, likening Starr to Javert and predicting new charges. He questions motives behind the $40 million probe, notes past inquiries into Whitewater and Vince Foster, and speculates on dramatic accusations including perjury, bribery, and a Lincoln bedroom mattress tag incident. He hints at possible impeachment.
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Ken Starr
Starr
Javert
Clinton
Jean Valjean
Monica Lewinsky
Grand Jury
White House
Rose Garden
Free World
Susan McDougal
United States
Mrs. Clinton
Arkansas
Whitewater
Arkansas Grand Jury
Clintons
Vince Foster
William Safire
New York Times
Richard Nixon
Safire
Bill Clinton
Lincoln
Paula Jones
Bill
Special Counsel
Montana
Rainy beach retreat offers humbling view of Americans
A writer at the shore notes five days of rain and seasides calm amid heavy Atlantic winds. He observes beachgoers, fashion hats, jogging, and family scenes, praising human imperfection and the ocean's soothing message that headlines fade. He wryly remarks on Kaminski hats and ubiquitous tech gear, ending with a quiet reminder that both rain and life pass.
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Thor
Drovehean Island
America
New Yorker
Hillary Clinton
Mom
Dad
Pat Conroy
Roberts uses basketball metaphor in Salina rally
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts visited Graves campaign events with Governor Bill Graves in Salina, using a sports analogy to defend conservative stance while praising Graves. The piece notes Roberts backing, Baker and Sherrer on stage, and references to welfare reform and YWCA funding in Salina.
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Roberts
Graham
Pat Roberts
Bill Graves
Burdett Loomis
Pat
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum Baker
Graves
Kassebaum
Salina Area
Salina Ywca
State of
Kansas
Sherry Martin
The
YWCA
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KAUL
Tribune Media Services
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Mallard Fillmore
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