Barker declines to prosecute puppy mill case near Centropolis
Editorial recalls Wendell Barker, Franklin County Attorney, who refused to file charges against Marilyn Marsh after state officials entered her kennel without a warrant. The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled evidence inadmissible, with Attorney General Bob Stephan vowing to appeal. The piece defends prosecutorial restraint to protect due process.
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Franklin County
Wendell Barker
Centropolis
Barker
Marilyn Marsh
Topeka
Bob Stephan
Kansas Court of Appeals
Stephan
Kansas Supreme Court
Jim Hitch
GrammRudman deficit discipline questioned in 1992 outlook
The Kansas City Star notes soaring deficits with estimates to reach 400 billion in 1992, surpassing the 1991 record of 268.7 billion. It credits the Bush administration and Congress’ Gramm-Rudman agreement for discipline while cautioning over true fiscal gains.
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White House
Congress
Bush
Gramm-Rudman
House
Leon E. Panetta
California
Washington
Kansas City Star
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Contact details for Kansas and national lawmakers
A list provides names and addresses for President George Bush, Gov. Joan Finney, Senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, Rep. Dick Nichols, State Rep. George Teagarden, State Sen. Dave Webb, and State Rep. Walker Hendrix with street addresses and telephone numbers for contacting each office.
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White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Joan Finney
State Capitol
Topeka
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Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Washington
D. C
Dick Nichols
Longworth
D.C
George Teagarden
S Statehouse
Ottawa High class makes on location Civil War video
Randy Clark’s fifth hour history class at Ottawa High School produced and filmed a Mine Creek Civil War video with five junior students. The project, part of broader research teams studying pre 1900 local history, shows on site efforts near Pleasanton and a nearby museum, highlighting local history and the student generation gap.
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Randy Clark
Ottawa High School
Mine Creek
Pleasanton
Linn County
Clark
Franklin
Ottawa University
Tanya Jones
Ransomville
Osawatomie State Hospital
William Clark Quantrill
Silkville
Chippewa Indians
John Brown
Ottawa Indians
Terry Erisman
Guy Price
Angela Kraft
Mandy Johnson
Adam Tomza
Poland
Mississippi
Sterling Price
Gens, Pleasanton
Blunt
Curtis
Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes
Quantrill
Jesse James
Harper's Ferry
Brown
Union Arsenal
Virginia
West Virginia
Sebelius seeks official tally of federal cost to Kansas
Topeka Democrat Rep. Kathleen Sebelius will chair hearings to quantify state expenses tied to federal programs and orders. She cites a 1.1 billion dollar welfare budget with 693 million in federal funds and 407 million in state costs for unfunded mandates, urging aggressive review of priorities and accountability.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Washington
Kansas
Sebelius
House
Congress
Statehouse
House Senate Committee On Education
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
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