Gifts sign highlights lobbying reform stalemate in Congress
Editorial notes Rep Cynthia McKinney placed a gifts sign on her Washington door. Republicans delay lobbying reform beyond 100 days of Congress while Democrats push for gift bans. Common Cause urges members to refuse gifts with only about 30 of 435 taking the pledge.
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U.S
Cynthia McKinney
D-Ga
Washington
Clinton
America
GOP
Congress
House
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
McKinney
Ottawa Middle School Bond Clash Prompts Informed Debate
In Ottawa, the school district proposes an April 4 1995 bond election to fund a new middle school at 9.38 million dollars. An alternative renovation plan at 5.65 million dollars would reuse the existing 112545 square foot building. The critic, Sam Sheldon, argues the cheaper option would better serve education while maintaining operations, with phased renovations and summer work to minimize disruption.
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Outawa
Ottawa seeks summer food program for hungry children
Ottawa area schools qualify for a summer food service program as more than half of students in Eisenhower and Hawthorne elementary areas qualify for free or reduced meals. The Campaign to End Childhood Hunger in Kansas has notified officials, seeking a sponsor to apply with the state board of education and attend training.
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Ttawa
Food Service
Nutrition Services Division
Kansas State Board of Education
Eisenhower and
Hawthorne
Campaign To
Kansas
CTECH
State Board of Education
Kansas Childhood Hunger Identification Project
Franklin
Rita Brown
Ottawa
Brown
Bill Graves
Graves
America
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Board of Education
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas School Food Service Association
Capitol Hill
GOP
Dot Smith
Nutrition Services
10Th Ave
Topeka
Dancing debate and local politics stir Ottawa comments
A reader condemns Franklin County dancing bans, defends teens and adults enjoying evenings, and questions officials in Ottawa. They urge library expansion near the park, oppose power-plant job claims, and call for Whitewater probe while targeting the Clintons and racism in lingering state remarks.
It's Your Quarter residents urge Franklin County dancing ban review
A reader attacks the county commission over the nude dancing ban, defends revenue needs, and questions library and police building moves. They warn the ban hurts business and tax dollars, urging readers to participate in the community forum by calling 242-4700, while noting mill-levy impacts and bond plans.
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Franklin County
Kansas City
Topeka
Franklin
Police Department
the Historical Society
Public contact list for government representatives
A compiled contact roster lists President Bill Clinton at the White House in Washington DC with main comments line, U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum with Senate offices and faxes, Rep Sam Brownback with DC and state office numbers, and state legislators Feuerborn Tanner and Walker with Topeka addresses and phones.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Washington
D.C
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Kansas Ave
Topeka
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
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