Kansas higher education consolidation plan gains attention
A Kansas legislative committee endorses a plan to unify governance of four-year universities, community colleges, and vocational schools under a state higher education council. It would absorb Washburn University, cap local property taxes, and shift funding to the state, costing about 137 million over four years but promising long term efficiency and coordination. John D. Montgomery
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Committee of
Kansas
Board of Education
Washburn
State Higher Education Council
John D. Montgomery
Israel and Iraq Middle East crisis quiz questions
A set of quiz prompts asking which Middle East countries match various geopolitical actions. The list repeatedly centers on Israel and Iraq, detailing topics from nuclear policy and UN resolutions to assassinations, refugee creation, and military confrontations.
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Middle East
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Washington Style Ethics Test for the 90s
A satire on political ethics with five situations about a president and an intern. It asks readers to choose actions, then scores responses to indicate adherence to principles or endorsement of situational ethics, revealing attitudes toward power, privacy, and accountability.
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Ashington
Washington
United States
FBI
Reader Forum Urges Campaign Finance Reform Now
In this call to action Donna Beth Blythe urges Congress to pass reform early in 1998 with immediate disclosure of gifts and givers via Internet and media. She advocates free public service time and equal time for opposing views, especially in the six weeks before elections, and urges contacting senators Brownback and Roberts and representative Ryan. Ottawa.
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Congress
House
Senate
Sam Brownback
Pat Roberts
Jim Ryan
Donna Beth Blythe
Ottawa
Central Heights eighth graders upset Ottawa Middle School
Barbara Short Richmond writes in praise of Central Heights eighth grade boys for defeating OMS 30 25 in the junior varsity game and 41 31 in the varsity matchup on January 31, commending their effort and sportsmanship.
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Ottawa
Central Heights
OMS
Barbara Short
Richmond
Reader Forum guidelines require signed submissions
Readers are invited to contribute opinions in the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Length is capped at 500 words.
Notable Milestones of Thurgood Marshall and Historic Edits
Thurgood Marshall rose to chief legal counsel for the NAACP and argued Brown v Board before the U S Supreme Court in 1952. He joined the Supreme Court in 1965, championed everyday people, retired in 1991, and died in 1993. The 14th Amendment, ratified July 28 1868, grants citizenship to all born or naturalized in the United States. The Declaration of Independence final version lacks Jefferson’s paragraph about slavery quoted here, noted for Black History Month.
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Thurgood Marshall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Brown
United States
Thomas Jefferson
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