State should not bail out troubled adoption agency
Gov Bill Graves warned against bailing out Lutheran Social Services of Wichita after the state overpaid contracts by 31.2 million dollars while LSS faced 9.8 million debt and 7.3 million assets. Subcontractors agreed to accept partial payment, but officials say the state has no obligation to fund bailouts. A quarterly audit and tighter monitoring could protect solvency without enabling improper budgeting. The goal remains a healthy adoption system without triggering endless bailouts.
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Bill Graves
Lutheran Social Services of
Wichita
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
LSS
Graves
SRS
Joyce Allegrucci
Public facts for voters amid Franklin County concerns
A compilation of local items notes Franklin County commissioners gave 47000 to O F C D C, a state backed tax change, recreation plans, and hospital contracts. It cites Ottawa Herald reports, county minutes, deeds and RMH records, with named figures including Bob Green Kurt Weigand Archie McGehee and Raymond Carey.
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Franklin County
O/FCDC
Franklin County Commission
Ottawa Herald
County Commission
OFCDC
Southgate Development
23Rd Street
Old 50 Highway
Eisenhower
Bob Green
Kurt Weigand
Archie McGeehee
Franklin County Registrar of Deeds
RMH
Ramond Carey
Carey Mechanical Inc
Kansas
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Politician Contact Directory Fragment From State Capitol
A fragmented list presents contact details for U S leaders in Washington and Topeka. Names include President Clinton and Senators Roberta Brownback, plus Rep. Jim Ryan and Gov. Bill Grayen, with office addresses and phone numbers. Some entries are truncated or garbled.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberta
Hot Senate
pat_roberts
Roberts
Senate
Sam Brownback
Hart Senate
Sam
Bill Grayen
State Capitol
Topeka
State
Surplus Should Benefit Kids Not Rich Elites
The author argues against tax cuts favoring wealthy and calls for using any budget surplus to fund education for the young. They critique Social Security privatization, dispute the framing of Social Security as an earmarked fund, and urge sustaining intergenerational support with emphasis on investing in youth and public services over benefits to the affluent. The piece condemns shifting costs and underscores the need for a coherent fiscal strategy benefitting the broader public.
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Congress
Clinton
Media cynicism taints political coverage at Republican Convention
A veteran journalist argues media bias and cynicism affect political reporting. He notes low diversity in coverage, cites J C Watts’s African American conservatism at a convention, and urges fairness over cynicism, recalling Watts’s line on educating and valuing every child.
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George
J.C. Watts
Watts
Jesse Jackson
Capt. Ahab
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Ottawa
Walter Rubel
Rabel
Otawaherald
Vernon J. Brown
Vern
Kathy Miller
Krmiller
Tim Millbem
Joe
Bush
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Tribune Media Services
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Roper Center
Freedom Forum
George W. Bush
Yarmulke
Kathleen
Parker
Tribune Media Service
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