Editorial Calls for Road Fixes After Rain and Snow
The Franklin County district faces unsafe roads that hinder school buses traveling 750 miles daily. Leo Bud Laird urges residents to pressure county commissioners to fund gravel, graders, and repairs, winding up with a call to action for public contact and swift road improvements.
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Franklin County
Central Heights School News
Leo “Bud” Laird
Jim Hitch
Dole Responds to Kansan Letters On Campaign Questions
Senator Dole replies to Orville’s pre election questions with defense of his Kansas work and voting record. He claims openness of campaign funds, IRA tax breaks, and opposition to tax increases while promoting his reform stance on campaign financing. He accuses Orville of distortions and vows to set the record straight for Kansans.
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Dole
Orville
Kansas
Cole
Ate Finance Committee
Money Magazine
The Hitching Post on Friendship and Love
A reflective essay on friendship as a mix of love trust and truth. It argues true friends share secrets, listen, tell the hard truths, forgive breaches, and give support without complaint. The piece stresses action over words and the need to take the first step to form genuine connections. It questions casual “best friends” labels and promotes quiet, enduring friendship as a practice.
I Cannot Contribute A Saying For Mr Neely’s Book
A writer recounts receiving a request from Michigan author Joseph Neely for a favorite saying. He lists various famous figures and personal sayings encountered over life from mothers to Studs Terkel and John Wayne. He ends noting he cannot contribute but appreciates the invitation and signs off with a familiar quip.
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Joseph Neely
Michigan
NATO
White House
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Norman Vincent Peale
Deborah McGriff
Notre Dame
Lou Holtz
Studs Terkel
John Wayne
Frank Sinatra
Mike Ditka
Homosexuals in the military not a major issue
A columnist dismisses Clinton's plan to lift the ban on homosexuals in the armed forces as overblown. He argues the military already includes gays, stresses equal standards, and notes bigger problems like downsizing. He laments media obsession and urges focusing on real morale and manpower concerns.
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Bill Clinton
United States
Clinton
Phil Donahue
Military
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