Why Bush should have shared Iraq evidence in real time
Duane Schrag argues the Bush administration could have strengthened its case by providing U.N. inspectors with real time access to evidence of illegal weapons. He questions past reasons given for withholding details and warns that prompt disclosure could have made the case irrefutable. He notes past success in catching contraband and urges timely transparency.
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Colin Powell
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Duane Schrag
Chanute Tribune
Death penalty moratorium bill gains Kansas support
Kansas lawmakers push a two year moratorium on capital punishment and create a commission to study capital murder law. The measure, backed by Gov Sebelius, faces cost concerns as nearly two million dollars is spent on three capital cases this year. The commission will examine racial factors, disparities, safeguards, and overall costs in capital murder prosecutions.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Kathleen Sebelius
Readers invited to send signed letters to forum
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with address and phone number for the Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald. Submissions must be under 400 words and may be edited for space. Email letters ottawaherald.com or mail to 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 64067.
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Ottawaherald
Kansas politicians contact list from Topeka offices
A fragmented roster lists White House and federal lawmakers in Washington and Kansas state officials in Topeka, including President Bush, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, Rep. Jim Ryun, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, and several state representatives with office addresses, phone numbers, and emails.
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White House
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D.C
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U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Robarts
Senate
Sam Brownback
Brownback Senate
Jim Ryun
Rayburn House
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Ryun
House
Kathleen Sebelius
Topeka
War’s environmental toll stretches beyond battlelines
Roger Martin notes research by William Tsutsui of Kansas about WWII’s environmental cost in Japan. He details deforestation, polluted air, altered fisheries, forest erosion, wildlife losses, and unusual fuel experiments, while acknowledging postwar recovery and nature’s resilience.
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William Tsutsui
University of Kansas
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Japan
United States
U.S
Hiroshima Hypocenter
Roger Martin
Kansas Public Radio
Offset alignment favored for US 59 project
Officials conclude offset alignment option 5 is cheaper in mitigation but FEIS shows similar environmental impacts to eastern alignment. The offset route would cost about $11 million more and destroy more homes and businesses, with up to 19 additional houses at risk and more frontage roads increasing county maintenance costs.
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Lawrence
Ottawa
Franklin
Douglas
Officials push offset road over eastern alignment in past debate
Community letters warn that offset plans may draw fewer users yet cost more while old U S 59 remains a danger. Governors should scrutinize Franklin and Douglas county actions as officials press for a costly new recreation center and bond-backed mill levy. Citizens urge careful timing and public education before a March decision.
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Franklin County
Forest Park
Ottawa Recreation Commission
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