Court urged to force release of KDOT safety ratings
The Garden City Telegram sues in Shawnee County District Court to compel Kansas Department of Transportation to disclose safety ratings for railroad crossings and highways. The paper argues public access serves Kansans, cites delays and missed responses to three requests, and urges Judge Charles E. Andrews to deny KDOTs motion to dismiss and order immediate release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee County
Kansas Department of Transportation
Garden City Telegram
Telegram
KDOT
Finney County
Charles E. Andrews
Andrews
John D. Montgomery
Government contact list for Kansas officials and offices
A compiled contact guide for U S Senator Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U S Representative Jim Ryun, state offices in Topeka and Overland Park, and Gov Bill Groves. Includes Washington and district addresses, phone numbers, and fax lines for each official.
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U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Washington
D.C
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlton
S.E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Suite
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon
Hob
Ryun
Quincy
Bill Groves
State Capitol
War on drugs ends in tragedy on a Greyhound bus
A Salina Kansas Greyhound bus stop confrontation left one man dead after a trooper gunfight following a drug dog sweep. The column blames drug war policies and random searches for escalating danger and calls for accountability from authorities and Greyhound.
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Alina
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas
Greyhound
Salina
America
Amoco
Readers may submit signed letters to Ottawa Herald Forum
The paper invites reader opinions in the Reader Forum and requires hand-signed letters with the author's address and telephone number. Submissions must be sent to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters ottawaherald.com and should not exceed 500 words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ottawa Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Russia and NATO expansion blamed for global tension
An opinion piece argues NATO expansion betrayed Russia after 1991 aims for Western integration failed. It critiques Clinton era policy, warns of dangerous outcomes, cites Russia’s remaining nuclear arsenal and space milestones, and urges a Washington neutrality approach and anti miss ile defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexi Pushkov
NATO
Russia
Pushkov
Nezavissimaya Gazeta
Alain Gresh
le Monde Diplomatique
Journal of Palestine Studies
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bill Clinton
Ton
America
Clinton
Great Britain
France
George Washington
Republic
Congress
How much independence for judges
A discussion among judges and scholars on judicial independence, accountability, and public trust. Currie argues for fearless but not excessive independence, while Birch, Ginsburg, and Schotland weigh the balance against political influence and elections. The piece notes threats to independence, the electoral accountability of state judges, and the potential value of courageous rulings.
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Ashington
University of Chicago Law
David Currie
Senate
Bob Dole
Clinton
U.S
Harold Baer
New York
Aldolphe Birch Jr
Tennessee Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Georgetown University Law
Roy Schotland
University of Minnesota Law
Suzanna Sherry
Richard Carelli
Associated 5
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B. Pyle
Harris News Service
Adolf Hitler
Charley Reese
Oscreese
Aol.com
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Doonesbury
Saigon
Eianee
Mallard Fillmore
Vesvay
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