Rural towns lure residents with free land and local incentives
Kansas communities including Ellsworth Minneapolis Marquette Atwood Plainville and Lincoln tackle rural population decline by offering free land and incentives such as golf and housing subsidies. They back homegrown solutions like business incubators and programs to bring students back after college, proving small towns can steer growth locally without state or federal help.
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USA Today
John Ritter
Marquette
Minneapolis
Ellsworth
Atwood
Plainville
Lincoln
Topeka
Washington, D.C
Editorial Variety of Reader Opinions Not The Herald View
Guest editorials publish a variety of reader opinions. Views expressed are not necessarily those of The Herald or its editor.
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Herald
US Kansas officials contact list in government directory
A compiled directory lists names and offices of federal and Kansas state officials with contact details. It includes President George Bush, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, Rep Jim Ryan, Governor Kathleen Sebelius, State Senators Pat Apple and Derek Schmidt, and several State Representatives with office addresses in Topeka.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Senate
Roberts
Sam Brownback
Brownback.senate
Jim Ryan
Rayburn
State Capitol
Topeka
Ksgovernor.org
Pat Apple
Apple
State
Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
Tom Halland
Holland
House
Bill Feuerborn
Feuerborn
Joe Humerickhouse
Humerickhouse
Bill Otto
Otto
Negroponte role in Latin America praised by supporters
Supporters defend John Negroponte's 1980s Honduras tenure as key to promoting democracy in Central America. They argue critics misplace blame for abuses, noting Reagan dual track policy aided anti-Sandinista rebels and later peace moves across the region.
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John Negroponte
National Intelligence
Latin America
Negroponte
Honduras
United States
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Central America
el Salvador
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Nicaragua
Gov
Alfonso Rebelo
Arturo Cruz
Guatemala
Christian Democratic
Center Left
Eagan
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
Bush and steroids shake baseball lore and Bush blame game
Columnist Donald Kaul reviews Jose Canseco's steroid claims and the reaction across baseball. He argues steroids fueled performance gains in the 1990s, criticizes officials and fans, and questions accountability from George H. W. Bush era owners and leaders.
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Congress
60 Minutes
Jose Canseco
Johnny Appleseed
Mark McGuire
World of Baseball
Canseco
McGuire
Barry Bonds
Sammy Sosa
Ers
George Bush
Jose
White House
Bush
Iraq
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Ottawaherald
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Quana
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Gordon
Linda Brown
Brown
Kathy Miller
Kemiller
Otawaherald
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Sheila Holle
Shelle
Bill Gray
Tim Millbamn
Bravo
Nationalreview.com
DER
Ottawaherald.corrvottsul
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Htm
Rich Lowry
King Features Syndicate
Babe Ruth
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Chicago Cubs
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Des Moines Register
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