Kansas Board of Regents has, so far,
Editorial argues Regents should press ahead with qualified admissions to state universities despite years of defeat. It urges higher standards to protect institutions and taxpayers, noting most other states require admittance criteria. The piece cites budget strains, calls for efficiency, and urges renewed effort under new governor appointments.
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Bill Graves
Regents
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
NO KIDDING TO MUSICAL HISTORY AND WASTE LISTS
Karl A. Van Asselt surveys the evolution of a great musical with items from first to fifth stage works and a pivotal production. Separate notes tally Pentagon purchase specs for sandwich cookies olives plastic whistles and hot chocolate, with literary sources cited.
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Pentagon
Bill Bryson
Avon Books
Vandals hit Richmond Christmas decorations in raid
A local resident reports vandals damaged holiday lights in Richmond, says the family will skip decorating next year, and urges city officials to consider handicap parking and new approaches to crime. The note invites public input at the community forum It’s Your Quarter and provides a late night contact number.
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Richmond
Death of Kansas Territory's first justice of the peace
The Dec 13 issue notes Judge Joel K. Goodin of Ottawa died at 70 after weeks of illness. He became the Kansas Territory's first JP in 1855, served in the Kansas House in 1866, and was a charter Odd Fellows member. Born in Ohio, he helped shape early law and politics in Kansas.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Kansas Territory
Joel K. Goodin
Charles W. Goodin
Perry County
Ohio
John R. Goodin
Congress
Kansas
Goodin
Ohio Supreme Court
Wakarusa River
Lawrence
Reeder
Kansas House
Grand Lodge of Kansas, Odd Fellows
Associated Press
Georgia
Chater plan another reason to inundate Congress
Capital Watch Opinion by Robert J Honeycutt attacks President Clinton’s tax and pension policies. He claims ERISA shifts pension funds to ETIs and public housing, warns of 10 percent diversion, rebukes Reich regulations, and urges citizens to pressure senators and representatives with letters and calls.
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Chater
Congress
Capitol Watch
Springfield
Clinton
Washington
ERISA
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Labor
Washington, D.C
Kansas City
Boston
Robert Reich
The
Treasury
Robert J. Honeycutt
Majority still bullies minority in River City
LoreN Douthat accuses Ms. Williams of bias favoring her church on government property. The writer claims the majority dominates city governance and state support, asserting church and state are not separable when their religion holds power.
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Ms. Williams
River City
Williams
Loren Douthat
S. Cedar
Moran to lead Senate as Frahm departs for lieutenant governor
The Republican Senate Caucus elected Senator Jerry Moran of Hays as majority leader and Alicia Salisbury as senate vice president in a secret caucus vote held after their Plaza Lights Festival retreat in Kansas City. The move follows ongoing calls for open meetings and contrasts with open sessions in the House and Democratic caucus.
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Senate Caucus
Jerry Moran
Hays
Sheila Frahm
Senate
Moran
Alicia Salisbury
Bud Burke
Sen. Burke
Republican Senate
Kansas City
Republican Caucus
Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas
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