Olathe schools ban Annie On My Mind book amid suit
Editorial notes that in 1993 Project 21 donated the novel Annie On My Mind to Olathe High and Middle schools libraries, the district removed all copies in January 1994, and a November ruling by U S District Judge Thomas Van Bebber found a First Amendment violation. The piece asks what book will be hot this winter.
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Ark Twain
Twain
Olathe
Project 21
U.S
Thomas van Bebber
Tempe Fiesta Bowl and Super Bowl fever hits Tempe
A narrator recalls a Tempe Christmas visit during January 1996 packed with Sun Devil Stadium hosting both the Fiesta Bowl and the Super Bowl. He riffs on corporate naming of events, mocks likening sponsors to Weedeater and Ottawa University, and notes a Suns game featuring Ottawa University as sponsor.
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Tempe
Chamber of Commerce
Sun Devil Stadium
Pope John Paul II
America
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
National Football League
NFL
Tostito
Tostitos
Ariz
Mobile Oil Church of God
R.J. Reynolds
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Valley of the Sun
Phoenix
Topeka
Phoenix Suns
Suns
Ottawa University
Balanced budget battle rhetoric from 1995 GOP stance
The piece contrasts Republican claims of budget balancing courage with Bill Clinton's vetoes and tax increases. It argues for GOP tax credits and spending reforms, criticizing Clinton’s welfare, education, and EPA policies while praising Republican plans to balance the budget and limit federal programs.
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Sam Brownback
Bill Clinton
Congress
Clinton
Brownback clarifies co sponsorship on water bill and local control
Senator Sam Brownback explains co sponsorship questions about H.R. 2466 to transfer federal irrigation districts water rights to Kansas state and local entities. He argues the bill aims to improve management, preserve parks and uses, and notes flaws in draft language and timing while inviting discussion on long term solutions.
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Pat Roberts
Bureau of Reclamation
Kansas
Nebraska
Kansas Bostwick
Kansans
Sam Brownback
Isolationists defend non entangling policy with Washington creed
The piece argues for isolationism, contrasting it with internationalism. It cites George Washington on avoiding permanent alliances and minimal political ties, praises trade without entanglement, questions why Americans should fund overseas peacekeeping, and references Smedley Butler’s critique of serving Big Business. It frames isolationism as preserving independence, prosperity, liberty, and security while maintaining capable defense.
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Alan Ladd
Jack Palance
Shane
America
George Washington
Washington
Pat Buchanan
Bosnia
Middle East
Smedley Butler
Wall Street
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