Winter brings dangerous roads and cautions for travelers
The piece notes worsening midwest winter roads in Kansas with icy conditions causing hundreds of accidents and six deaths. It urges travelers to stay home if possible, slow down if on the road, and prepare with blankets and phones. It also praises law enforcement, emergency crews, and public works for winter response. Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters up to 500 words.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Franklin County
Craig Davis
Ottawa
Ron Puterbaugh
Davis
Honest Abe as Lincoln's life lesson in honesty
Lincoln's life illustrates honesty from childhood missteps to his rise as U S president. His parents and voracious reading shaped his character. An early school incident showed courage in admitting to breaking antlers. As a storekeeper he returned 6 1/4 cents forgotten by change. Honest living yields a clear conscience and lasting rewards.
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Virtues Hall of Fame
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Abe Lincoln
Murray
Illinois
Kanza Park
United States
Government contact list for Kansas officials and offices
A domestic government contact roundup provides addresses and phone numbers for President Bill Clinton officials, U.S. senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, Gov. Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state legislators in Topeka and Overland Park.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
Federal
E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Senate
S. Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Suite
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon
Hob
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feverborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Robert Tyson
Solzhenitsyn Celebrates 80th Birthday Amid Praise
Charley Reese recalls Alexander Solzhenitsyn as a towering moral figure. The essay lauds his courage facing totalitarian regimes, his refusal to compromise, and his unwavering Christian faith amid exile and Western indifference.
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Arlier
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Joseph Stalin
KGB
Solzhenitsyn
Mstislav Rostropovich
Cas
Disputes Sour Relations Strain U S and Russia
US Russia ties deteriorate amid Baghdad war fallout and Iran nuclear concerns. Moscow opposes US led Iraq bombing, with Yeltsin recalling ambassadors. Officials warn of potential START treaty delays and rising tensions despite steps toward Western integration. Albright and Ivanov discuss stabilizing cooperation.
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Ashington
Soviet Union
Russia
Peter Rodman
Nixon Center For Peace and Freedom
Leonid Ivashov
Moscow
U.S
Clinton
Strobe Talbott
State Department
Iraq
Boris Yeltsin
Washington
London
Iran
Nixon Center
Rodman
United States
Talbott
Duma
Council of Europe
Balkans
NATO
Madeleine Albright
Igor Ivanov
Albright
James Rubin
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Charley Reese
Oscreese
Aol.com
King Features Syndicate
Doonesbury
Wat
Mallard Fillmore
MEXT
CMW
Lapey
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Kris
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Weiler
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