Vacation policy lapse at county attorney office causes court dismissals
Franklin County faced a court fiasco when both County Attorney Larry Wright and Deputy Meier were on vacation, leaving a junior attorney unable to supervise prosecutions. Commissioners hired Anderson County Attorney Fred Campbell to handle cases through Wright’s return, while officials call for better contingency planning to prevent future dismissals and stalled progress in court.
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Sumter
Franklin County Attorney's Office
Larry Wright
Frederick L. Meier
Tia
Anderson County
Fred Campbell
Wright
Raymond Garey
Meier
Philadelphia
Jeanny Sharp
Nader Third-Party Push Targets Kansas Ballot Access
George M Sayers urges Kansas voters to educate themselves about Ralph Nader and to sign petitions to place him on the November ballot. He promotes Nader’s campaign finance reform, media access, environmental reforms, and anti corporate influence while criticizing the two major parties. He invites signatures in Ottawa and provides contact details.
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Ross Perot
Minnesota
Jesse Ventura
George Gore
al Bush
Green Party
Consumer Advocate
Ralph Nader
Vote Resistance Party
Nader
Congress
Kansas
Votenader
Gsayers
gsayers@kanza.net
Ottawa
George M Sayers
Dorothy’s Oz spirit inspires Kansans to value home
The article argues Kansans, like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, identify with home after stints in Palo Alto Annapolis and Paris. It links Oz themes to political renewal, warns against big money influence, and urges Kansans to rediscover contentment in Kansas while staying curious about the wider world.
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Dorothy
Kansas
Emerald City
High Plains
Palo Alto
Annapolis
Paris
Indiana University
New York
England
Harry
Michael Patrick Hearn
MGM
Glinda
Congress
London
Los Angeles
Write notes to your kids not just talk to them
Syndicated columnist David Chartrand urges parents to write letters to their children. He argues that handwritten messages create a lasting, clear, personal record of love and life lessons amid noisy media influences and digital communication.
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Clinton
Max
Mom
Hemingway
Joyce
Jefferson
David Chartrand
Olathe
David
dve@aal
Davidehartrand
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Jonathan Cook
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