Editorial calls for Kansas presidential primary to empower voters
The piece argues against canceling the April 7 presidential primary costing 1.5 million, urging Kansans to vote directly for nominees via a primary rather than caucus politics. It notes the Electoral College dilutes voter influence and highlights independent voters’ disenfranchisement and isolation without a primary. It also includes a correction about Ottawa city commissioners’ replacement timing.
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Kansas
Kansas Senate
Ottawa
Cal Lantis
City Commission
Stephan’s fall from grace shakes Kansas AG tenure
The Emporia Gazette editorial laments Bob Stephan’s public troubles after a federal grand jury indicted him on multiple counts. It notes his long service as attorney general, past popularity, and ties to the KPERS scandal, cautioning that a conviction could end his term and lead to jail, while stressing the case as a public matter.
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Bob Stephan
Stephan
Kansas
Joan Finney
KPERS
Emporia Gazette
Letters Policy Promotes Signed Submissions with Address
The paper invites letters to the editor and requires signatures and the writer’s address for publication. Un signed letters won’t be published and a telephone number should be enclosed to speed verification.
Prairie View School’s Rural Life and Teachers Remembered
In Franklin County memory, Prairie View School District 91 near Princeton operated 1880–1957 with last teacher Louise Pohl. Former students recall buggy rides, pony travels, spelling and geography matches, heat beans on the stove, and wartime bandaging with Miss Taylor. Names include Ruth Kreek, Mildred Taylor, Irene Shomber, Mary Campbell, and many Carey, Moody, and Macy family members.
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Franklin County
Bruce Fleming
Beech
Jim Hitch
Prairie View School
Princeton
Louise Pohl
Harry Moody
Maxine Brown
Grant Carey
Prairie View
Ruth Kreek
Ottawa
Mary Campbell
Lee Taylor
Tremont
Beverly
Taylor) Schmidt
Dorothy (Ferguson) Harrison
S. Oak
Bonnie (Anderson) Gibbons
Grant
Louis
Bud” Plaske
Iowa Terrace
Harrison
Mildred Taylor
Miss Taylor
Irene Shomber
Mary Jane French
Mary Channon
Marjorie Meagher
Doris (Fitzgerald) Peterson
Mary Baker
Ruth (Tullos
Fred Kissinger
Richard Lantis
Helen
Perry
Linneman
Thelma
Burns
Hopkins
Moody
Macy
Marjorie Keene
Doris
Ramsey
Beal
Rex Weigand
Carolee
Ferguson
Goetz
Jim Bald
Helen (Macy )Moody
RFD
Charlotte (Moody) Macy
Robert Carey
George Moody
Craig Brown
Sharon (Brown) Haas
Rick Sass
Leland Sass
Veterans clash over nonveterans using VA hospitals
A debate on opening VA medical facilities to nonveterans highlights tension between veteran groups and broader access to health care. The piece notes rural hospital needs, management woes, and calls for a universal national health program while urging veterans to focus on welfare rather than political clout.
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Joe
Veterans Administration
VA Health and Human Services
Virginia
VA Hospital
Tuskegee
Ala
Veterans Organization
Disabled American Veterans
Walter Reed Hospital
DAV
Jesse Brown
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Herald
Win
Anna Hoff
Charlotte
Hazel
Domnanish
Dale Burns
Ray
Valley View School
Mona Kewish
Harold Carey
Lester Wicke
Albert Strafuss
Herbert Strafuss
Katherine Kissinger
Thelma Burns
Hazel Perry
Beverly Taylor
Nadine Plaschka
Homer Perry
Russell Ferguson
Bud” Plaschka
Alton Carey
June Burns
Raymond Carey
Iris Plaschka
Lucille Plaschka
Velma Carey
Dorothy Strafuss
Helen Perry
Marjory Carey
Beverly Schmitt
John McCormally
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